Carlos Rivera (Panamanian footballer)

(Redirected from Carlos Rivera (Panama)) Panamanian footballer (born 1979) For other people named Carlos Rivera, see Carlos Rivera (disambiguation).

Carlos Rivera
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Rubén Rivera Moulton
Date of birth	(1979-05-30) May 30, 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Panama City, Panama
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003	Árabe Unido
2004	San Francisco
2005	Independiente Medellín	17	(1)
2005–2006	Persepolis	15	(2)
2006–2007	San Francisco	9	(0)
2007	Tauro	22	(6)
2008–2010	San Francisco	72	(5)
2010–	Marquense
2011–2012	Sporting San Miguelito	13	(1)
2012–2013	Millenium UP
International career
2004–2010	Panama	63	(2)
Managerial career
2014–	Millenium UP (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:55, 21 March 2009 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:55, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rivera and the second or maternal family name is Moulton.

Carlos Rubén Rivera Moulton (born 30 May 1979) is a retired Panamanian football defender.

Club career

Rivera played for several Panamanian clubs but also had spells abroad with Colombian club Independiente Medellín and Iranian side Persepolis, whom he joined in 2005 alongside compatriot José Anthony Torres.

In January 2011 Rivera moved to Sporting San Miguelito. In December 2012, he won the 2012 Apertura championship of the Panamanian second division with Millenium UP but he missed out on promotion after losing the Super Final to 2013 Clausura winners Independiente.

Rivera made his debut for Panama in a March 2004 friendly match against Cuba and has earned a total of 63 caps, scoring 2 goals. He represented his country in 15 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and was a member of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup team, who finished second in the tournament and he also played at the 2007 and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cups. During the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C opener against Honduras, Rivera scored his first ever international goal for Panama.

His final international was a November 2010 friendly match against Honduras.

Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 February 2007	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Honduras	1–1	1–1	2007 UNCAF Nations Cup
2	8 June 2007	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States	Honduras	1–0	3–2	2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

After retiring, he became assistant coach at Millenium UP in September 2014.

Panama squads

v t e Panama squad – 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup runners-up
1 Penedo 2 Rivera 3 Moreno 4 J. Torres 5 Baloy 6 Gómez 7 Jo. Dely Valdés 8 Blanco 9 Ju. Dely Valdés 10 Medina 11 Brown 12 Calderon 13 Solanilla 14 R. Torres 15 Phillips 16 Guardia 17 Henríquez 18 Tejada 19 Avila 20 Mitre 21 Rodríguez 22 McFarlane 23 González Coach: Hernández

v t e Panama squad – 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
1 Penedo 2 Rivera 3 Moreno 4 J. Pérez 5 Torres 6 Gómez 7 B. Pérez 8 Blanco 9 Garcés 10 Escobar 13 Aguilar 12 McFarlane 14 Torres 15 Phillips 17 L. Henríquez 19 Muñoz 20 Mitre 21 A. Henríquez 22 Herrera 23 Baloy (c) 25 Calderón 26 Anderson Coach: Guimarães

v t e Panama squad – 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
1 Penedo 2 Rivera 3 Moreno 4 J. Torres 5 R. Torres 6 Gómez 7 Pérez 8 Blanco 9 Garcés 10 Barahona 11 Herrera 12 McFarlane 13 Solanilla 14 Gun 15 Phillips 16 M. Torres 17 Muñoz 18 Tejada 19 Rodríguez 20 Escobar 21 Henríquez 22 Calderón 23 Baloy Coach: Stempel

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