Carlos Rivas (footballer, born 1953)

Rivas was a midfielder for Colo-Colo in 136 official games over five seasons, and he scored 40 goals during that time. While he was on the team, the team won two national championships (1979 and 1981) and two Polla Gol championships (1981 and 1982). In 1983, he played in the Canadian Professional Soccer League with Edmonton Eagles. 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. 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.

In late 1986, he signed with league rivals Toronto Italia. In 1987, he served as a player-coach in the National Soccer League with Chile Lindo. On 26 August 1987, he was suspended from the league for four years for his participation in a brawl between Chile and Windsor Wheels.

International career

Carlos Rivas played for Colo-Colo, a Chilean football team, from 1978 to 1982.

Rivas also represented the Chile national team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Rivas was a key figure in the development of a style of football involving prejugadas and creative offensive strategies.

Managerial career

Rivas served as an assistant coach for the Toronto Blizzard in the National Soccer League in 1986 under head coach Dave Turner. In 1987, he served as a player-coach in the National Soccer League with Chile Lindo. In 2015, he joined the technical staff of the York Region Shooters in the Canadian Soccer League. He founded the CR Soccer Academy in Southern Ontario.

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.

He is the son-in-law of Adán Godoy, a Chilean former international goalkeeper, with whom he coincided in Santiago Morning in 1977.

External links

Official site

References

^ (in Spanish) "Idolos: Mediocampistas: Carlos Rivas," Colo-Colo Sitio Oficial, "Carlos Rivas « Colo Colo - Sitio Oficial del Eterno Campeón". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
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"Este Sabado Comienzan los Play-Offs de la NSL". El Popular. 14 September 1983. p. 12.
"Soccer". The Globe and Mail. 28 July 1986. p. C5.
Da Costa, Norman (11 August 1986). "Singapore tournament big test as Canada aims at '88 Olympics". Toronto Star. p. B5.
^ Waddell, Dave (26 August 1987). "NSL suspends four Windsor players for part in brawl". Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. p. 17. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
(in Spanish)"Resultados de búsqueda 'Carlos Rivas'," Colo-Colo Sitio Oficial, http://www.colocolo.cl/?s=carlos+rivas&x=0&y=0.
Ormsby, Mary (13 December 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. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ "CARLO RIVAS JR PAVES WAY FOR ACADEMY GROUP – Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
Fernández, Denís (13 February 2017). "Suegro y yerno en el camarín" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 7 September 2022.

v t e Chile squad – 1979 Copa América runners-up
GK Osbén GK Wirth DF Escobar DF Figueroa DF Galindo DF González DF Soto DF Quintano DF Quiroz DF Valenzuela MF Bonvallet MF Dubó MF Neira MF Rivas MF Rojas MF Véliz FW Caszely FW Estay FW Fabbiani FW Peredo FW Pinto FW Yáñez Coach: Santibáñez

v t e Chile squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup
1 Wirth 2 Garrido 3 Valenzuela 4 Bigorra 5 Figueroa (c) 6 Dubó 7 Bonvallet 8 Rivas 9 Letelier 10 Soto 11 Moscoso 12 Cornez 13 Caszely 14 Ormeño 15 Yáñez 16 M. Rojas 17 O. Rojas 18 Galindo 19 Escobar 20 Neira 21 Gamboa 22 Osbén Coach: Santibáñez

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