Carlos Rivera (footballer)

For other people named Carlos Rivera, see Carlos Rivera (disambiguation).
Carlos Rivera
Personal information
Full name Carlos Rubén Rivera Moulton
Date of birth (1979-05-30) May 30, 1979
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003 Árabe Unido
2004 San Francisco
2005 Independiente Medellín 17 (1)
2005-2006 Persepolis 0 (0)
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
National team‡
2004-2010 Panama 63 (2)
Teams managed
2014- Millenium UP (assistant)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:55, 21 March 2009 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:55, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rivera and the second or maternal family name is Moulton.

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

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.
# 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, USA  Honduras 1–0 3–2 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Managerial career

After retiring, he became assistant coach at Millenium UP in September 2014.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Rivera se probará con el Medellín - La Prensa (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Panamá exportará 2 jugadores a Irán y uno a EUA - Mediotiempo (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Sporting San Miguelito con más refuerzos - PanamaFutbol (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Millenium - Atlético Nacional, una final de lujo en la LNA - La Estrella (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Millennium UP, campeón del Apertura 2012 de la LNA - FEPAFUT (Spanish)
  6. ↑ El CAI sube a la LPF - DiarioPro (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Appearances for Panama National Team - RSSSF
  8. ↑ Carlos Rivera – FIFA competition record
  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. ↑ La nueva faceta de Carlos Rivera en el Millennium UP - Crítica (Spanish)

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