- Luis Guillermo Rivera
Football player infobox
playername = Luis Guillermo Rivera
fullname = Luis Guillermo Rivera Martinez
nickname = Flaco
height = height|m=1.78
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1975|06|11
cityofbirth =Bogotá
countryofbirth =Colombia
position = Attacking Midfilder
years = 1995-1996
1997-2000
2001-2003
2003
2004
2005
2006-present
clubs =Deportivo Pereira
Millonarios
Deportivo Cali
Deportivo Pasto
Deportes Tolima
LDU de Loja
Emelec
caps(goals) = - (-)
- (-)
- (-)
- (-)
- (-)
26 (4)
78 (16)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 28 February, 2008
ntupdate = 28 February, 2008Luis Guillermo Rivera (born
July 11 ,1975 ) is anColombia n footballer who plays as a Attacking Midfielder for Emelec in the Ecuadorian Football League.Personal life
Rivera was born in
Bogotá ,Colombia but he grew up there and also inCali . He is married to Claudia and has two children, Andrea and David. His father, Guillermo Rivera and his uncle Abimael Martinez were also amateur footballers and they both supported him and advised him about the game.Education was very important for him; he finished high school and studied to be a physical trainer at the university. When he is not doing sports he likes to play chess, because it exercises the mind, he says.
He now lives in
Guayaquil with his wife and kids, and he has declared publicly that when he retires from professional football he intends to open a football academy inBogotá .Playing style
Rivera started his career as a striker, but in time due to his excellent passing skills his coaches decided to line him up in the midfield as an attacking midfielder. Since his arrival at Emelec he has also played as a midfielder and as a Defensive midfielder. He has great technique and vision of the game and a decent scoring ability.
Club career
He made his debut in professional football at age 19 playing as a substitute for
Deportivo Pereira in a match againstAtlético Nacional .Deportivo Pereira was losing the game by 2 goals, and Rivera came up to play as a striker, he ended up making two assist for his team that helped tie the match.He played for several teams in Colombia including his beloved
Millonarios where he played for 3 years. In 2005 he was signed by small unknown Ecuadorian sideLiga de Loja , where he had a great performance until an injury took him out for most of the season, when he was able to play again it was too late for his team that was relegated to Ecuadorian Serie B.His good performance for
Liga de Loja , attracted Ecuadorian giantsEmelec that signed him in 2006 and he quickly became a fundamental part of Emelec's game. He played in 36 games that year and scored 12 goals that helped Emelec to qualify to theCopa Libertadores as a runner up in the Ecuadorian Serie A league.Colombia and Ecuador
Rivera was called up to represent his country for the
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He is now anEcuador ian citizen after living in the country for 3 consecutive years.
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