Julio Rivera (footballer)
| 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 | |||
| 1973-1983 | Alianza Lima | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1988 | ETE | ||
| 1989–1991 | Juvenil Los Ángeles | ||
| 1992 | Melgar | ||
| 1993–1997 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| 1999–2000 | Universitario | ||
| 2002 | Melgar | ||
| 2003 | Sport Boys | ||
| International career | |||
| 1992–1997 | Peru | 34 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Julio César "Coyote" Rivera González (born 12 April 1967) is a Peruvian former professional footballer who played mainly as a winger.
Career
Julio Rivera developed as a footballer in the Alianza Lima youth system.[1] He then started his senior career with Segunda División side Escuela Técnica del Ejército (ETE).[2] Later he joined Juvenil Los Ángeles and played there with his brother Óscar Rivera.[3] There Julio made his debut in the Torneo Descentralizado and played for the Moquegua club until the end of the 1991 season.[3]
He would then have his chance to play for Arequipa giants FBC Melgar in the 1992 Torneo Descentralizado season.[4]
After an impressive season with Melgar, Rivero joined Sporting Cristal in January 1993.
Personal life
He is a half-brother of Paolo Guerrero, the national team's current captain.[5]
His son, also named Julio Rivera, was murdered during a robbery in Lima. He died after being struck by a vehicle while fleeing from robbers who tried to steal his belongings.[6]
Honours
Sporting Cristal
Universitario de Deportes
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "El anterior militante" (in Spanish). dechalaca.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ Julio Rivera at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Selección peruana: Julio Rivera contó un secreto de Paolo Guerrero luego del partido ante Colombia [VIDEO] | Deportes - la República". Archived from the original on 3 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ Bocón, Redacción El (9 March 2019). "Sobrino de Paolo Guerrero muere en fatal accidente". El Bocón (in Spanish).