Julio Rivera
Julio César "Coyote" Rivera González (born 12 April 1967) is a retired Peruvian footballer who played mainly as a winger.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julio César Rivera González | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alianza Lima | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 19??–19?? | ETE | ||
| 19??–1991 | Juvenil Los Ángeles | ||
| 1992 | Melgar | ||
| 1993–1997 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| 1999–2000 | Universitario | ||
| 2002 | Melgar | ||
| 2003 | Sport Boys | ||
| National team | |||
| 1992–1997 | Peru | 34 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
Julio Rivera developed as a footballer in the Alianza Lima youth system.[2] He then started his senior career with Segunda División side Escuela Técnica del Ejército (ETE).[3] Later he joined Juvenil Los Ángeles and played there with his brother Óscar Rivera.[4] There Julio made his debut in the Torneo Descentralizado and played for the Moquegua club until the end of the 1991 season.[4]
He would then have his chance to play for Arequipa giants FBC Melgar in the 1992 Torneo Descentralizado season.[5]
After an impressive season with Melgar, Rivero joined Sporting Cristal in January 1993.[1]
Personal life
He is a half-brother of Paolo Guerrero, current national team's captain.[6]
His son, also named Julio Rivera, was murdered during a robbery in Lima.[7]
Honours
References
- "Player - Julio Rivera". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- "Futbolistas - Julio Rivera" (in Spanish). Peru.com.eu. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- "Once Ideal: Beneficio colateral" (in Spanish). dechalaca.com. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- "El anterior militante" (in Spanish). dechalaca.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- "Julio Rivera". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
- https://larepublica.pe/deportes/1110665-seleccion-peruana-julio-rivera-conto-un-secreto-de-paolo-guerrero-luego-del-partido-ante-colombia-video/
- Bocón, Redacción El (9 Mar 2019). "Sobrino de Paolo Guerrero muere en fatal accidente". El Bocón (in Spanish).
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