Guillermo Rivera

José Guillermo Rivera Escobar (born November 25, 1969 in San Rafael Cedros, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran professional football player.[1]

For the Chilean tennis player, see Guillermo Rivera Aránguiz.
Guillermo Rivera
Personal information
Full name José Guillermo Rivera Escobar
Date of birth (1969-11-25) November 25, 1969
Place of birth San Rafael Cedros, El Salvador
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1986–1987 CD FAS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1998 CD FAS
1999–2001 USAC
2001–2005 AD Isidro Metapán
2004–2005 Once Lobos
National team
1988–2000 El Salvador 74 (15)
Teams managed
2008 CD Marte Soyapango
2009 El Salvador U-17
2010–2011 El Salvador (assistant)
2011–2012 CD Marte Soyapango
2013 Santa Tecla FC (interim / assistant coach)
2013–2014 CD Atlético Marte
2015 CD Dragón
2015–2018 Municipal Ilopaneco
2019 Jocoro FC
2019 El Salvador U-23
2019–2020 CD FAS
2020 Platense
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rivera and the second or maternal family name is Escobar.

Club career

Nicknamed Memo, Rivera came through the youth ranks at FAS, where he would stay for over a decade and win two league titles. In 1999, he moved abroad for a stint at Guatemalan side USAC. He returned to El Salvador to play for Salvadoran second division side Isidro Metapán[2] alongside fellow international William Renderos Iraheta and finished his career at Once Lobos.

International career

Rivera made his debut for El Salvador in 1988 and has earned a total of 74 caps, scoring 15 goals. He has represented his country in 22 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 1991, 1993, 1995[4] and 1999 UNCAF Nations Cups[5] and was a non-playing squad member at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup[6] but did play at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]

His final international game was an August 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Jamaica.

International goals
Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
118 April 1991Estadio Rigoberto López, Managua, Nicaragua Nicaragua-3-21991 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification
22 June 1991Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica Honduras1-21-21991 UNCAF Nations Cup
313 September 1992Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Honduras2-13-1Friendly match
417 September 1992Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Honduras1-01-1Friendly match
51 November 1992Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Bermuda4-04-11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
68 November 1992Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, Canada Canada1-13-21994 FIFA World Cup qualification
729 November 1995Estadio Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador Belize2-03-01995 UNCAF Nations Cup
83 December 1995Estadio Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador Costa Rica1-12-11995 UNCAF Nations Cup
95 May 1996RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington, United States Bolivia1-11-1Friendly match
108 September 1996Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Cuba1-05-01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
118 September 1996Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Cuba4-05-01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
1221 January 1998Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Trinidad and Tobago1-02-0Friendly match
1329 February 2000Estadio Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador Panama1-03-1Friendly match
1423 July 2000Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3-17-12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
1523 July 2000Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4-17-12002 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life

Rivera is married and has two children.

References
  1. "Guillermo Rivera, nuevo técnico de la sub-23". Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  2. Isidro-Metapán y Jocoro inician batalla Archived 2007-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa Grafica (in Spanish)
  3. Guillermo Rivera – FIFA competition record
  4. UNCAF Tournament 1995 - RSSSF
  5. UNCAF Tournament 1999 - RSSSF
  6. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details - RSSSF
  7. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details - RSSSF
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