Diego Rivas

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Not to be confused with Diego Rivas Rego.

Diego Rivas
Personal information
Full name	Diego Rivas Gutiérrez
Date of birth	(1980-04-27) 27 April 1980
Place of birth	Ciudad Real, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Eibar
Number	20
Youth career
	Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1998–2000	Amorós	32	(0)
2000–2002	Atlético B	69	(3)
2002–2003	Atlético Madrid	3	(0)
2002–2003	→ Getafe (loan)	31	(3)
2004–2006	Getafe	83	(0)
2006–2011	Real Sociedad	124	(3)
2007–2008	→ Cádiz (loan)	20	(0)
2011–2013	Hércules	57	(0)
2013–	Eibar
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 June 2013. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Rivas and the second or maternal family name is Gutiérrez.

Diego Rivas Gutiérrez (born 27 April 1980) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for SD Eibar as a defensive midfielder.

Football career

Born in Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Rivas started playing as a senior in Atlético de Madrid's lower ranks, but could never break into the first team. In the 2002–03 campaign he served a loan at neighbouring Getafe CF, in the second division.

Having returned to the Colchoneros Rivas was definitely waived and, in January 2004, had a second Getafe spell, still pitching in 17 games for a first ever top flight promotion. He continued to be everpresent from 2004 to 2006, as the side achieved two consecutive ninth-place finishes in La Liga.

In the following two seasons Rivas played his first with Real Sociedad, appearing irregularly as the Basque were relegated and being loaned to Cádiz CF in the second level for 2007–08, for another ill-fated season.

Rivas excelled in the following second-tier campaigns with Real Sociedad, rarely missing a match and helping the club return to the top level in his second year, while collecting 22 yellow cards combined. He featured in 32 contests in the 2010–11 season (31 starts), scoring against former team Atlético Madrid^[1] and Sevilla FC, both games ending in home losses,^[2] with the club eventually retaining its status.

In late June 2011, 31-year-old Rivas signed for Hércules CF in division two, agreeing on a 2+1 contract.^[3]

Personal

Rivas' younger brother, Marco, is also a footballer and a midfielder. He played almost exclusively in amateur football, his biggest achievement being appearing in 13 games for AD Alcorcón in the third division.

References

↑ Aguero and Forlan inspire Atletico triumph; ESPN Soccernet, 21 November 2010
↑ Kanoute bags brace in Sevilla comeback; ESPN Soccernet, 8 January 2011
↑ Diego Rivas se compromete con el Hércules (Diego Rivas committs to Hércules); Marca, 30 June 2011 (Spanish)

External links

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Persondata
Name	Rivas, Diego
Alternative names
Short description	Spanish footballer
Date of birth	27 April 1980
Place of birth	Ciudad Real, Spain
Date of death
Place of death

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