Pedro Rivera (footballer)

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

Pedro Rubén Rivera Porra (born 27 September 1976) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a defender. He currently works in the Universidad Católica youth system. .

Pedro Rivera

Personal information
Full name	Pedro Rubén Rivera Porra
Date of birth	(1976-09-27) 27 September 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Coínco, Chile
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Universidad Católica (youth) (coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2002	O'Higgins	146	(9)
2002–2003	Cobresal	56	(4)
2004–2006	Universidad de Concepción	99	(7)
2007	Everton	12	(0)
2007	Coquimbo Unido	8	(0)
2008	Ñublense	26	(2)
2009–2010	Santiago Morning	23	(0)
2011	Magallanes	15	(0)
Total		385	(22)
Managerial career
2011–2022	Magallanes (youth)
2015	Magallanes (interim)
2016–2017	Magallanes (interim)
2023–	Universidad Católica (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

A product of O'Higgins, as a member of the 1998 squad, he got promotion to the 1999 Primera División after being the runner-up in the 1998 Primera B alongside players such as Darío Gálvez, Alejandro Tobar, Danilo Miranda, Iván Sepúlveda, among others.^[1][2]

In the Chilean Primera División, he also played for Cobresal,^[3] Universidad de Concepción,^[4] Everton,^[5] Coquimbo Unido,^[6] Ñublense^[7] and Santiago Morning.^[8]

In the Primera B de Chile, he also played for Magallanes in 2011, his last club.^[9]

Coaching career

Rivera graduated as a football manager at INAF ^[es] (National Football Institute) and has worked in the Magallanes youth system. In 2015 and 2016, he assumed as interim coach of the first team.^[10][11]

In 2023, he switched to the Universidad Católica youth system.^[12]

References

1. "Club Deportivo O'HIGGINS". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 5 December 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
2. "Historia - EL RETORNO A LA SERIE DE HONOR". O'Higgins FC (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
3. "2002-2004 – Sin novedad en la era de los torneos cortos". CDCobresal.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
4. "Plantel de Primera A del Fútbol del Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción". www.clubdeportivo.udec.cl (in Spanish). 17 February 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
5. "S. Wanderers rescató un empate ante Everton en el clásico de la Quinta Región". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
6. "COLO-COLO 2:1 COQUIMBO - TORNEO DE CLAUSURA 2007". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
7. Mora, Danilo (5 April 2023). "Los partidos internacionales de Ñublense". Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
8. "Santiago Morning tuvo un triunfal debut en el Apertura a costa de Cobreloa". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
9. "Coquimbo Unido y Magallanes abren la décima fecha de la fase nacional de Primera B". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
10. "Magallanes: DT interino Pedro Rivera quiere seguir como entrenador titular la próxima temporada". puranoticia.pnt.cl (in Spanish). 12 May 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
11. "YA CONFIRMADA LA SALIDA DE PEREYRA, LA DIRIGENCIA SE ABOCARA A CONTRATAR A LA BREVEDAD AL NUEVO CUERPO TÉCNICO DE MAGALLANES". www.manojitos.cl (in Spanish). 28 December 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
12. Stephens, Alberto (16 January 2024). "Aquí están, estos son: Los técnicos del fútbol formativo 2024". Radio de la Cato (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2024.

External links

• Pedro Rivera at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Pedro Rivera at Soccerway