Óscar Rivas (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Óscar Rivas Viondi | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Albacete, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vitória de Guimarães | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2018 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 2018–2019 | Getafe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Móstoles | 24 | (2) |
| 2021 | Alcorcón B | 12 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Alcorcón | 62 | (3) |
| 2024– | Vitória de Guimarães | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2024 | |||
Óscar Rivas Viondi (born 27 March 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender for Portuguese club Vitória de Guimarães.
Club career
[edit]Born in Albacete, Castilla–La Mancha, Rivas was a Getafe CF youth graduate, after starting out at Atlético Madrid.[1] On 17 July 2019, after finishing his formation, he signed for Tercera División side CD Móstoles URJC.[2]
Rivas made his senior debut on 25 August 2019, starting in a 2–3 home loss against AD Torrejón CF. He scored his first goal on 3 November, netting his team's third in a 4–0 home routing of CD Paracuellos Antamira.
In July 2021, Rivas moved to AD Alcorcón and was assigned to the reserves in the Tercera División RFEF.[3] He made his first-team debut on 15 December, starting in a 1–2 extra time away loss against Sporting de Gijón in the season's Copa del Rey.[4]
Rivas scored his first professional goal on 27 March 2022, netting his team's only in a 1–2 home loss against Real Valladolid.[5] On 21 April, he renewed his contract until 2024, with an option for another two years.[6]
On 2 July 2024, Rivas signed a four-year contract with Vitória de Guimarães in Portugal.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Rivas' twin brother Mario is also a footballer; a forward, he was also groomed at Getafe. Their father Antonio was also a footballer.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ganador de la Liga Promises, sueña con llegar al Borussia Dortmund" [Winner of La Liga Promises, dreams of reaching Borussia Dortmund] (in Spanish). Pobla FM. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "FICHAJES | Óscar Rivas es la nueva pieza del puzzle azulón" [SIGNINGS | Óscar Rivas is the new piece of the blue puzzle] (in Spanish). CD Móstoles URJC. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Comienza el proyecto del Alcorcón B 2021–2022" [The project of Alcorcón B 2021–2022 starts] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Djurdjevic sostiene a Gallego" [Djurdjevic sustains Gallego] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "El Valladolid recupera la fe ante un Alcorcón peleón" [Valladolid recover the faith against a combative Alcorcón] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Óscar Rivas, renovado" [Óscar Rivas, renewed] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Óscar Rivas assegurado para o eixo da defesa" [Óscar Rivas secured as central defender] (in Portuguese). Vitória de Guimarães. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Los gemelos Rivas se miden en el CD Móstoles URJC - Leganés B" [The Rivas twins face each other in CD Móstoles URJC - Leganés B] (in Spanish). Telemadrid. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
External links
[edit]- AD Alcorcón profile (in Spanish)
- Óscar Rivas at BDFutbol
- Óscar Rivas at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Albacete
- Spanish twins
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Segunda División players
- Primera Federación players
- Tercera División players
- Tercera Federación players
- CD Móstoles URJC players
- AD Alcorcón B players
- AD Alcorcón footballers
- Vitória S.C. players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal