Pedro Rivera (footballer)
Chilean footballer (born 1976) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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. .
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Rubén Rivera Porra | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1976 | ||
| 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 | |||
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]
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]
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