Julio Rivera

Julio Rivera
Personal information
Full nameJulio César Rivera González
Date of birth12 April 1967
Place of birthLima, Peru
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing positionWinger
Youth career
Alianza Lima
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
19??–19??ETE
19??–1991Juvenil Los Ángeles
1992Melgar
1993–1997Sporting Cristal
1999–2000Universitario
2002Melgar
2003Sport Boys
National team
1992–1997Peru34(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Julio César "Coyote" Rivera González (born 12 April 1967) is a retired Peruvian footballer who played mainly as a winger.[1]

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]

Honours

Club

Sporting Cristal
Universitario de Deportes

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Player - Julio Rivera". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  2. "Futbolistas - Julio Rivera" (in Spanish). Peru.com.eu. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  3. "Once Ideal: Beneficio colateral" (in Spanish). dechalaca.com. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "El anterior militante" (in Spanish). dechalaca.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  5. Julio Rivera at National-Football-Teams.com