Carlos Rivera (Panamanian footballer)

For other people named Carlos Rivera, see Carlos Rivera (disambiguation).

Carlos Rubén Rivera Moulton (born 30 May 1979) is a retired Panamanian football defender.

Carlos Rivera

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Rubén Rivera Moulton
Date of birth	(1979-05-30) May 30, 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Panama City, Panama
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003	Árabe Unido
2004	San Francisco
2005	Independiente Medellín	17	(1)
2005–2006	Persepolis	15	(2)
2006–2007	San Francisco	9	(0)
2007	Tauro	22	(6)
2008–2010	San Francisco	72	(5)
2010–	Marquense
2011–2012	Sporting San Miguelito	13	(1)
2012–2013	Millenium UP
International career‡
2004–2010	Panama	63	(2)
Managerial career
2014–	Millenium UP (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:55, 21 March 2009 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:55, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rivera and the second or maternal family name is Moulton.

Club career

Rivera played for several Panamanian clubs but also had spells abroad with Colombian club Independiente Medellín^[1] and Iranian side Persepolis, whom he joined in 2005 alongside compatriot José Anthony Torres.^[2]

In January 2011 Rivera moved to Sporting San Miguelito.^[3] In December 2012, he won the 2012 Apertura championship of the Panamanian second division with Millenium UP^[4][5] but he missed out on promotion after losing the Super Final to 2013 Clausura winners Independiente.^[6]

International career

Rivera made his debut for Panama in a March 2004 friendly match against Cuba and has earned a total of 63 caps, scoring 2 goals.^[7] He represented his country in 15 FIFA World Cup qualification matches^[8] and was a member of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup team, who finished second in the tournament^[9] and he also played at the 2007^[10] and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cups.^[11] During the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C opener against Honduras, Rivera scored his first ever international goal for Panama.

His final international was a November 2010 friendly match against Honduras.

International goals

Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.^[12]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 February 2007	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Honduras	1–1	1–1	2007 UNCAF Nations Cup
2	8 June 2007	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States	Honduras	1–0	3–2	2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Managerial career

After retiring, he became assistant coach at Millenium UP in September 2014.^[13]

References

1. Rivera se probará con el Medellín Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)
2. Panamá exportará 2 jugadores a Irán y uno a EUA - Mediotiempo (in Spanish)
3. Sporting San Miguelito con más refuerzos Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine - PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
4. Millenium - Atlético Nacional, una final de lujo en la LNA - La Estrella (in Spanish)
5. Millennium UP, campeón del Apertura 2012 de la LNA Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine - FEPAFUT (in Spanish)
6. El CAI sube a la LPF Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine - DiarioPro (in Spanish)
7. Appearances for Panama National Team - RSSSF
8. Carlos Rivera – FIFA competition record (archived)
9. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details - RSSSF
10. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details - RSSSF
11. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF
12. Carlos Rubén Rivera - International Appearances
13. La nueva faceta de Carlos Rivera en el Millennium UP - Crítica (in Spanish)

External links

• Carlos Rivera at National-Football-Teams.com