David Rivas

David Rivas

Personal information
Full name	David Rivas Rodríguez
Date of birth	2 December 1978 (1978-12-02)
Place of birth	Dos Hermanas, Spain
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Huesca
Number	16
Youth career
	Betis
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–1999	Betis B	38	(3)
1999–2010	Betis	201	(8)
2010–2011	Vaslui	10	(0)
2011–	Huesca	9	(0)
Honours Vaslui Third Liga I 2011
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 February 2012. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Rivas and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

David Rivas Rodríguez (born 2 December 1978 in Dos Hermanas, Seville, Andalusia) is a Spanish footballer who plays for SD Huesca as a central defender.

Club career

Having previously played with the club's B side Rivas, a player with a physical approach, spent the vast majoriy of his professional career at Real Betis, making his first-team - and La Liga - debuts during 1999–2000: his first game was on 21 August 1999, as he started in a 0–1 loss at Athletic de Bilbao, with his team eventually suffering relegation. He contributed with 20 second division games in the following season, in an immediate promotion back.

Rivas went on to become an important defensive element in the following years, becoming club captain and netting four times in 32 games in 2004–05, as Betis achieved UEFA Champions League qualification honours (Juanito, the other stopper, added another four). From 2006–09, however, dramatic loss of form and a bad run with injuries meant he appeared sparingly for the Andalusians.

In July 2010, after only 42 league appearances in four seasons combined, 31-year old Rivas left Betis and Spain for the first time, joining Liga I side FC Vaslui. In September of the following year, he returned to his country, signing for SD Huesca in the second level.

External links

• Huesca official profile (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Transfermarkt profile