Diego Rivarola

Diego Rivarola

Personal information
Full name	Diego Gabriel Rivarola Popón
Date of birth	July 14, 1976
Place of birth	Mendoza, Argentina
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
	River Plate
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1996–1997	River Plate	0	(0)
1997–1998	Platense	8	(0)
1999	Santiago Morning	23	(13)
2000–2001	Universidad de Chile	57	(23)
2002	Atlas	21	(2)
2003–2005	Universidad de Chile	100	(37)
2006	Argentinos Juniors	17	(3)
2006–2007	Maracaibo	14	(6)
2007	Palestino	20	(5)
2008	Alki Larnaca	12	(1)
2008–2009	Santiago Morning	55	(29)
2010–2011	Universidad de Chile	63	(24)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 11, 2011. † Appearances (goals)

Diego Gabriel Rivarola Popón (born Mendoza, Argentina July 14, 1976) is a former Chilean-Argentine footballer. He played as striker, and his last club was Universidad de Chile.

Club career

Rivarola was formed in the lower River Plate,^[1] but did not debut with the first team. Later he moved to Platense, where he played eight games.^[2]

In 1997, he was hired by Santiago Morning, of Chile until 2000 when he would join Universidad de Chile. His first stint with the Santiago-based club would last five years (interrupted by a brief stay at Mexican Atlas in 2002), during which he became one of the most liked players of the team, due in part to his performances at the derbies against Colo-Colo. With Universidad de Chile, Rivarola would win the Chilean National Championship in 2000 and Apertura Tournament in 2004.

At the beginning of 2006, and after conflicts with then coach of the Universidad de Chile, Héctor Pinto, Rivarola signed with Argentinos Juniors, but failed to establish himself as part of the team's starting 11 and moved to the Venezuelan club UA Maracaibo few months later.

In mid-2007 and for Torneo de Clausura, he signed with Palestino of Chile, led by his former Universidad de Chile teammate, Luis Musrri.

After playing for Santiago Morning, Rivarola moved back to Universidad de Chile, eventually appearing in the 2010 Copa Libertadores. On 2011 he won the Apertura Tournament with La "U" after 6 years from his last championship.

On August 28, 2011 he scored his 100th goal with Universidad de Chile in a match against Universidad de Concepción for the Clausura Tournament.

Honours

Title	Club	Country	Year
Primera División	Universidad de Chile	Chile	2000
Primera División	Universidad de Chile	Chile	2004
Primera División	Universidad de Chile	Chile	2011
Copa Sudamericana	Universidad de Chile	Chile	2011
Primera División	Universidad de Chile	Chile	2011

Club statistics

As of December 11, 2011^[3]

Club	Season	League		Continental		Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Santiago Morning	Torneo 1999	23	13	-	-	-	-	23	13
	Total	23	13	-	-	-	-	23	13
Universidad de Chile	Torneo 2000	27	11	3	1	4	5	30	12
	Torneo 2001	30	12	4	2	-	-	34	14
	Apertura 2003	10	0	-	-	-	-	10	0
	Clausura 2003	16	11	-	-	-	-	16	11
	Apertura 2004	24	13	-	-	-	-	24	13
	Clausura 2004	16	4	-	-	-	-	16	4
	Apertura 2005	13	2	8	3	-	-	21	5
	Clausura 2005	21	7	2	0	-	-	23	7
	Total	157	60	17	6	4	5	178	71
Palestino	Clausura 2007	20	5	-	-	-	-	20	5
	Total	20	5	-	-	-	-	20	5
Santiago Morning	Clausura 2008	18	7	-	-	-	-	18	7
	Apertura 2009	18	9	-	-	-	-	18	9
	Clausura 2009	19	13	-	-	-	-	19	13
	Total	55	29	-	-	-	-	55	29
Universidad de Chile	Torneo 2010	31	16	14	1	2	0	47	17
	Apertura 2011	18	5	-	-	-	-	18	5
	Clausura 2011	17	3	1	0	4	2	22	5
	Total	66	24	15	1	6	2	87	27
Career total		321	131	32	7	10	7	353	144

References

1. Diego Rivarola was hoping to reach a "large" Argentina, on Radio Cooperativa.
2. Rivarola: "I wanted to return to play in Argentina" in TODOFUTBOL.CL.
3. Historial de Diego Gabriel Rivarola Popón Como Jugador

External links

• (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics