Jaime Riveros

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Jaime Riveros
Personal information
Full name Jaime Eduardo Riveros Valenzuela
Date of birth (1970-11-27) 27 November 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth Quinta de Tilcoco, Chile
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
O'Higgins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 O'Higgins 46 (7)
1992D. Santa Cruz (loan) 24 (6)
1995–2000 Cobreloa 175 (74)
2001–2004 Santiago Wanderers 135 (44)
2005 Universidad de Chile 16 (2)
2005 Deportivo Cali 10 (1)
2006 Santiago Wanderers 15 (1)
2006–2007 Huachipato 52 (20)
2008–2009 Everton 71 (19)
2010 Unión Temuco 16 (4)
2010–2011 Palestino 45 (2)
International career
1997–2001 Chile 14 (4)
Managerial career
2014 Deportes Santa Cruz
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jaime Eduardo Riveros Valenzuela (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxajme riˈβeɾos], born 27 November 1970) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Club career[edit]

Background[edit]

He began his career in 1992 at Rancagua side O'Higgins, near Quinta de Tilcoco, town where Riveros was born.[1] In his first full season, he was loaned to Deportes Santa Cruz on a season long deal.[2] After impressing at second-tier club, he returned to O'Higgins the next season and broke into Manuel Pellegrini´s starting lineup in 1993.[3]

In 1995, he joined Cobreloa, where he played the Copa CONMEBOL in his first season. He had a good performance because he played all four games of his team for the contest, and scored two goals in the two leg matches against Ciclista Lima,[4] first scoring his side's goal in the 1–4 away loss at Lima,[4] and then scoring during the 7–2 thrash at Calama.[4] However his team was eliminated by Rosario Central in the next key for a 5–1 aggregate loss.[4] During that season, Riveros and Cobreloa reached the Copa Chile final too, losing it to the hands of Universidad Católica.[5]

At Loa River based-side, Riveros earned 175 and scored 74 times, being Cobreloa's playmaker for more than five years.

After his long spell with the Zorros del Desierto, in 2001, he moved to Santiago Wanderers, where he helped the team reach Primera División honour (league title)[6] under Jorge Garcés as coach[7] (who was Riveros´ manager in Cobreloa during 1995), achieving a title that the Wanderers had failed to win since 1968.[8] That same season he was named the league most valuable player.[9] In his last season at Valparaiso, Riveros reached a record, scoring 21 goals in 15 consecutive weeks during the 2004 Torneo Apertura.[1]

In January 2005, Riveros joined Chilean powerhouse Universidad de Chile, where he had a short spell, playing the Copa Libertadores and netting two goals in 16 league games. After a regular performance with Los Azules, mid-year he moved to the Colombian side Deportivo Cali, where he won the Torneo Finalización.[1]

After being released by Cali team, in 2006, Riveros re–joined his former club Santiago Wanderers.[10] Then, mid-year he moved to Huachipato that was managed by Arturo Salah,[11] who permanently used him as the starting lineup's playmaker. In December 2007, he failed to renew his contract and was released.

Everton[edit]

In 2008, he joined Everton and helped the team to win Torneo Apertura, being a key player during the campaign.

Retirement[edit]

In November 2011 he played in his last professional match with CD Palestino against Unión San Felipe.[12]

Managerial career[edit]

In 2014, Riveros became Deportes Santa Cruz coach.[3]

International career[edit]

He has played for seven different clubs and had been called up to the national team. He made his national team debut on 4 January 1997, against Armenia. He represented his country at the Copa América 1997 playing in two games.

He also played three games for Chile in 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification, and three others in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying, where he scored a free kick goal against Colombia in a 3–1 away loss.[13]

Career statistics[edit]

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Riveros goal.[14][15][16]
List of international goals scored by Jaime Riveros
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 January 1997 Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile  Armenia 4–0 7–0 Friendly
2 5–0
3 29 January 2000 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Melendez, Coquimbo, Chile  United States 1–1 1–2 Friendly
4 7 November 2001 Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia  Colombia 1–1 1–3 2002 World Cup qualification

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Santiago Wanderers

Deportivo Cali

Everton

Individual[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Las curiosidades que marcarán el retiro de Jaime Riveros". La Tercera. 27 November 2011. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Jaime "La Liebre" Riveros vuelve al fútbol y debutará como DT en Unión Santa Cruz". Ferplei. 27 November 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Jaime Riveros debuta como DT con la idea de emular el sello de su ex técnico Manuel Pellegrini". Emol. 8 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d "Copa Conmebol 1995". RSSSSF.com. 17 September 2014.
  5. ^ "1995: La tercera Copa Chile de la UC". sangrecruzada.cl. 17 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Jaime Riveros, ex campeón con Santiago Wanderers y Everton, le dice adiós al fútbol esta tarde". Soychile.cl. 27 November 2011.
  7. ^ "Wanderers campeón". El Mercurio de Valparaíso. 17 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Campañas: Santiago Wanderers, el último campeón de un torneo largo". Ferplei. 17 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Jaime Riveros: "Siempre me cuidé para rendir"". Cnxradio.cl. 17 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Jaime Riveros deberá esperar para reverdecer laureles en Wanderers". Cooperativa.cl. 4 February 2006. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  11. ^ "Jaime Riveros será el relevo de Millar en el mediocampo de Huachipato". Cooperativa.cl. 4 February 2006. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  12. ^ "Jaime Riveros se retiró del fútbol en triunfo de Palestino sobre U. San Felipe". cooperativa.cl. 27 November 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  13. ^ "Colombia 3-1 Chile (Eliminatorias Corea–Japón 2002) - Narración William Vinasco". YouTube. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  14. ^ 2000 MATCHES INTERCONTINENTAL (January - March)
  15. ^ 1997 MATCHES INTERCONTINENTAL
  16. ^ 2001 MATCHES SOUTH AMERICA