Emanuel Rivas

Emanuel Rivas
Personal information
Full name	Emanuel Benito Rivas
Date of birth	March 17, 1983 (age 39)
Place of birth	Quilmes, Argentina
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2004	Independiente
2004–2005	Arsenal de Sarandí
2005–2006	Vitória SC
2006–2007	→ Iraklis (on loan)
2007–2008	Talleres de Córdoba
2008	→ Arezzo (on loan)
2008–2012	Bari
2012	Varese
2012–2013	Verona
2013–2014	Spezia
2014–2015	Varese
2015–	Livorno
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Emanuel Benito Rivas (born March 17, 1983, in Quilmes) is an Argentine former football midfielder who last played for the Italian club Livorno.

Career[]

From Independiente to Vitória SC[]

Rivas started his career in 1999 with Independiente in the Primera Division Argentina. He was part of the Independiente squad that won the Apertura 2002 championship, ending a 7-year drought without a single title.

In 2004, he moved to Avellaneda's 3rd club; Arsenal de Sarandí but after only one season with Arsenal he was signed by Vitória SC of Portugal.

From Arezzo to Varese[]

After six months with Serie C1 club Arezzo, he was noted by then-Serie B club Bari who signed him in June 2008. He also played regularly in the club's comeback season to Serie A in 2009–10.

Since 30 January 2012 he plays for the club of Varese.

Honours[]

Season	Club	Title
Apertura 2002	Club Atlético Independiente	Primera Division Argentina

External links[]

(in Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics

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