Carlos Rivas (footballer, born 1953)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Humberto Rivas Torres | ||
Date of birth | May 24, 1953 | ||
Place of birth | Chimbarongo, Chile | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1970–1972 | Audax Italiano | ||
1973–1975 | Deportes Antofagasta | ||
1976 | Deportes Concepción | ||
1977 | Santiago Morning | ||
1978–1982 | Colo-Colo | ||
1983 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
1983 | Edmonton Eagles | ? | (4) |
1983 | Dinamo Latino | ||
1983–1984 | Unión Española | ||
1985 | Dinamo Latino | ||
1986 | Toronto Blizzard | ||
1986 | Toronto Italia | ||
1987 | Chile Lindo | ||
National team | |||
1975–1982 | Chile | 42 | (8) |
Teams managed | |||
1987 | Chile Lindo | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Carlos Humberto Rivas Torres (born May 24, 1953) is a Chilean Canadian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career[]
Rivas was a midfielder for Colo-Colo in 136 official games over five seasons, and he scored 40 goals during that time.[1] While he was on the team, the team won two national championships (1979 and 1981) and two Polla Gol championships (1981 and 1982).[1] In 1983, he played in the Canadian Professional Soccer League with Edmonton Eagles.[2][3] The remainder of the 1983 season he played in the National Soccer League with Dinamo Latino, and played once more with the club during the 1985 season.[4][5] Rivas served as an assistant under Dave Turner in 1986, but still performed as a player for the Toronto Blizzard in the National Soccer League.[6]
In late 1986, he signed with league rivals Toronto Italia.[7] In 1987, he served as a player-coach in the National Soccer League with Chile Lindo.[8] On August 26, 1987, he was suspended from the league for four years for his participation in a brawl between Chile and Windsor Wheels.[8]
International career[]
Carlos Rivas played for Colo-Colo, a Chilean football team, from 1978 to 1982.[9]
Rivas also represented the Chilean national team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.[1]
Rivas was a key figure in the development of a style of football involving prejugadas and creative offensive strategies.[citation needed]
Managerial career[]
Rivas served as an assistant coach for the Toronto Blizzard in the National Soccer League in 1986 under head coach Dave Turner.[10] In 1987, he served as a player-coach in the National Soccer League with Chile Lindo.[8] In 2015, he joined the technical staff of the York Region Shooters in the Canadian Soccer League.[11] He founded the CR Soccer Academy in Southern Ontario.[12]
Personal life[]
Rivas moved to Canada in 1984. He is the father of one son and one daughter. His son is Canadian soccer player Carlos Rivas Godoy.[12]
External links[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c (in Spanish) "Idolos: Mediocampistas: Carlos Rivas," Colo-Colo Sitio Oficial, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-02-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Edmonton Brickmen Rosters". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ Odinga, Norman [@Impact2002Girls] (May 6, 2020). "Edmonton Eagles" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Escobar, Osvaldo (May 6, 1985). "Dinamo Latino Campeon". El Popular. p. 12.
- ^ "Este Sabado Comienzan los Play-Offs de la NSL". El Popular. September 14, 1983. p. 12.
- ^ "Soccer". The Globe and Mail. July 28, 1986. p. C5.
- ^ Da Costa, Norman (August 11, 1986). "Singapore tournament big test as Canada aims at '88 Olympics". Toronto Star. p. B5.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Waddell, Dave (August 26, 1987). "NSL suspends four Windsor players for part in brawl". Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. p. 17. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ (in Spanish)"Resultados de búsqueda 'Carlos Rivas'," Colo-Colo Sitio Oficial, http://www.colocolo.cl/?s=carlos+rivas&x=0&y=0.
- ^ Ormsby, Mary (December 13, 1985). "Resurrected Blizzard to see action once more". Toronto Star. p. B5.
- ^ "YORK REGION SHOOTERS vs TORONTO CROATIA CLASH WILL HIGHLIGHT OPENING CSL WEEKEND – Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. April 23, 2015. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "CARLO RIVAS JR PAVES WAY FOR ACADEMY GROUP – Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. April 30, 2014. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- 1953 births
- Living people
- 1979 Copa América players
- 1982 FIFA World Cup players
- Association football midfielders
- Chile international footballers
- Chilean expatriate footballers
- Chilean footballers
- Chilean emigrants to Canada
- Colo-Colo footballers
- Audax Italiano footballers
- Unión Española footballers
- C.D. Antofagasta footballers
- Santiago Morning footballers
- Santiago Wanderers footballers
- C.D. Concepción footballers
- Toronto Blizzard (1986–1993) players
- Toronto Italia players
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Canadian National Soccer League coaches
- Canadian National Soccer League players
- Canadian Professional Soccer League (original) players
- Edmonton Eagles players