Cristian Riveros

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Cristian Riveros
Full name	Cristian Miguel Riveros
Date of birth	October 16, 1982 (age 24)
Place of birth	J.A. Saldivar, Paraguay
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 74 kg (163 lb)
Nickname	Ti
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Libertad
Number	16
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-2004 2004-2005 2006-	San Lorenzo Tacuary Libertad	? (?) ? (?) 27 (7)
National team²
2002-	Paraguay	18 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 April, 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 4 April, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Cristian Miguel Riveros (born October 16, 1982 in J.A. Saldivar) is a football player from Paraguay that plays as a midfielder. Riveros started his career in his hometown club Colón de J.A. Saldivar and then moved to other Paraguayan teams such as San Lorenzo and Tacuary before arriving on his current club (as of 2006) Libertad.

Riveros played in Paraguay's first two matches at the World Cup and played efficiently on the left wing. Despite Paraguay's disasterous first round exit, Riveros continued his good form through to club level, where he has been excellent for his club Libertad. He picked up his first international goal for Paraguay in a 3-2 defeat to Chile. He was also called up to play in the two friendly matches against Colombia and Mexico.

	Paraguay squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Villar \| 2 Núñez \| 3 Toledo \| 4 Gamarra \| 5 Cáceres \| 6 Bonet \| 7 Cabañas \| 8 Barreto \| 9 Santa Cruz \| 10 Acuña \| 11 Gavilán \| 12 Gómez \| 13 Paredes \| 14 da Silva \| 15 Manzur \| 16 Riveros \| 17 Montiel \| 18 Valdez \| 19 dos Santos \| 20 López \| 21 Caniza \| 22 Bobadilla \| 23 Cuevas \| Coach: Ruiz