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Carlos Rivas
Personal information
Full name Carlos Humberto Rivas Torres
Date of birth (1953-05-24) May 24, 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth Chimbarongo, Chile
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1972 Audax Italiano
1973–1975 Deportes Antofagasta
1976 Deportes Concepción
1977 Santiago Morning
1978–1982 Colo-Colo
1983 Santiago Wanderers
1983 Edmonton
1983–1984 Unión Española
1986 Toronto Blizzard
1987 Chile Lindo
International career
1975–1982 Chile 42 (8)
Managerial career
1987 Chile Lindo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Humberto Rivas Torres (born May 24, 1953) is a Chilean Canadian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Rivas was a midfielder for Colo-Colo in 136 official games over five seasons, and he scored 40 goals during that time.[1] While he was on the team, the team won two national championships (1979 and 1981) and two Polla Gol championships (1981 and 1982).[1] In 1983, he played in the Canadian Professional Soccer League with Edmonton Eagles.[2] 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.[3] In 1987, he served as a player-coach in the National Soccer League with Chile Lindo.[4] On August 26, 1987, he was suspended from the league for four years for his participation in a brawl between Chile and Windsor Wheels.[4]

International career

Carlos Rivas played for Colo-Colo, a Chilean football team, from 1978 to 1982.[5]

Rivas also represented the Chilean national team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.[1]

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

Managerial career

Rivas served as an assistant coach for the Toronto Blizzard in the National Soccer League in 1986 under head coach Dave Turner.[6] In 1987, he served as a player-coach in the National Soccer League with Chile Lindo.[4] In 2015, he joined the technical staff of the York Region Shooters in the Canadian Soccer League.[7] He founded the CR Soccer Academy in Southern Ontario.[8]

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.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c (in Spanish) "Idolos: Mediocampistas: Carlos Rivas," Colo-Colo Sitio Oficial, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-02-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Edmonton Brickmen Rosters". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  3. ^ "Soccer". The Globe and Mail. July 28, 1986. p. C5.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b c Waddell, Dave (August 26, 1987). "NSL suspends four Windsor players for part in brawl". Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. p. 17. Retrieved 2020-08-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ (in Spanish)"Resultados de búsqueda 'Carlos Rivas'," Colo-Colo Sitio Oficial, http://www.colocolo.cl/?s=carlos+rivas&x=0&y=0.
  6. ^ Ormsby, Mary (December 13, 1985). "Resurrected Blizzard to see action once more". Toronto Star. p. B5.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "YORK REGION SHOOTERS vs TORONTO CROATIA CLASH WILL HIGHLIGHT OPENING CSL WEEKEND – Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. April 23, 2015. Retrieved 2020-08-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ a b "CARLO RIVAS JR PAVES WAY FOR ACADEMY GROUP – Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. April 30, 2014. Retrieved 2020-08-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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