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Alberto Rivera
Personal information
Full name	Alberto Rivera Pizarro
Date of birth	16 February 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Puertollano, Spain
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Youth career
	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1997	Real Madrid C
1995–2002	Real Madrid
1996–1999	Real Madrid B
1999–2000	→ Numancia (loan)
2002	→ Marseille (loan)
2002–2005	Levante
2005–2009	Betis
2009–2012	Sporting Gijón
2012–2014	Elche
Total
International career
1993–1994	Spain U16
1995–1996	Spain U18
1997	Spain U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Alberto Rivera Pizarro (born 16 February 1978) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.

He started out at Real Madrid, but played almost exclusively for its reserve teams during his spell. In a professional career that spanned nearly two decades, he went on to amass La Liga totals of 282 matches and ten goals over 12 seasons, also representing in the competition Numancia, Levante, Betis, Sporting de Gijón and Elche.

Club career

Real Madrid

Rivera was born in Puertollano, Ciudad Real, Castilla–La Mancha. A product of Real Madrid's youth academy, he made his first-team debut aged only 17 (his only appearance for the main squad during 1994–95), scoring in a 2–0 away win against RC Celta de Vigo with the La Liga title race already decided in their favour while becoming the youngest player to score in an official match in the club's history at the age of 17 years and 114 days.^[1] He started his senior career with the C team in the Segunda División B, playing two additional full seasons with Real Madrid Castilla in the same level and appearing in five Segunda División games with the latter.

For 1999–2000, Rivera signed with CD Numancia in a loan deal.^[2] After helping the Soria side barely avoid top-division relegation he returned to Real Madrid, where he was featured in two additional league games the following season; in January 2002 he had another loan spell, with Ligue 1 side Olympique de Marseille to where he moved alongside Alfonso Pérez from FC Barcelona,^[3] and appeared regularly for the French team until the end of the campaign, in an eventual ninth-place finish.

Levante and Betis

Rivera joined Levante UD in 2002, with the team in the second division. He was an undisputed starter in three seasons, netting a career-high 11 goals in 2003–04's promotion before moving on to Real Betis upon Levante's immediate relegation (having played all the matches but one, with five goals), for €3.4 million.^[4]

Rivera made 34 league appearances in 2005–06, adding seven in the UEFA Champions League and three in the UEFA Cup, without finding the net however. The following campaign he played 27 times, scoring his first goal in a 3–2 defeat at Villarreal CF on 5 November 2006.^[5]

Sporting

In mid-June 2009, after rejecting Betis' offer of a new deal, and with the Andalusians having been relegated, Rivera signed a one-year contract with fellow top-tier club Sporting de Gijón – with the option for a further two – which had barely retained its status, arriving on a free transfer and reuniting with former Levante boss Manolo Preciado.^[6] At the end of his second season, he received the Fair Play Award given by the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional.^[7]

Rivera appeared in an average of 31 games during his spell in Asturias, suffering top-flight relegation in his third and final year. He retired in summer 2014 at the age of 36 after two seasons with Elche CF, the latter spent in the main division.

Honours

Real Madrid

La Liga: 1994–95, 2000–01

Levante

Segunda División: 2003–04

Elche

Segunda División: 2012–13

References

^ Un pasillo y muchos bostezos (Guard of honour and yawns aplenty); Mundo Deportivo, 11 June 1995 (in Spanish)
^ "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia] (in Spanish). Desde Soria. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
^ "El Barça cede a Alfonso al Marsella" [Barça loan Alfonso to Marseille] (in Spanish). ABC. 8 January 2002. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
^ Rivera bought by Betis; UEFA, 30 June 2005
^ Villarreal 3–2 Real Betis; ESPN Soccernet, 5 November 2006
^ El Sporting cierra el fichaje del bético Alberto Rivera (Sporting complete signing of bético Alberto Rivera); Marca, 16 June 2009 (in Spanish)
^ Rivera, premio al jugador más limpio (Rivera, fair play award) Archived 3 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine; El Comercio, 1 December 2011 (in Spanish)

External links

Alberto Rivera at BDFutbol
Alberto Rivera – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
Alberto Rivera – FIFA competition record (archived)
Alberto Rivera at Soccerway

[1] Un pasillo y muchos bostezos (Guard of honour and yawns aplenty); Mundo Deportivo, 11 June 1995 (in Spanish)

[2] "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia] (in Spanish). Desde Soria. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2019.

[3] "El Barça cede a Alfonso al Marsella" [Barça loan Alfonso to Marseille] (in Spanish). ABC. 8 January 2002. Retrieved 2 October 2019.

[4] Rivera bought by Betis; UEFA, 30 June 2005

[5] Villarreal 3–2 Real Betis; ESPN Soccernet, 5 November 2006

[6] El Sporting cierra el fichaje del bético Alberto Rivera (Sporting complete signing of bético Alberto Rivera); Marca, 16 June 2009 (in Spanish)

[7] Rivera, premio al jugador más limpio (Rivera, fair play award) Archived 3 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine; El Comercio, 1 December 2011 (in Spanish)

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-'''Alberto Rivera Pizarro''' (born 16 February 1978) is a Spanish retired [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|central midfielder]].
+'''Alberto Rivera Pizarro''' (born 16 February 1978) is a Spanish retired [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[central midfielder]].
 He started out at [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]], but played almost exclusively for its [[reserve team]]s during his spell. In a professional career that spanned nearly two decades, he went on to amass [[La Liga]] totals of 282 matches and ten goals over 12 seasons, also representing in the competition [[CD Numancia|Numancia]], [[Levante UD|Levante]], [[Real Betis|Betis]], [[Sporting de Gijón]] and [[Elche CF|Elche]].
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 ==Club career==
 ===Real Madrid===
-Rivera was born in [[Puertollano]], [[Province of Ciudad Real|Ciudad Real]], [[Castile-La Mancha]]. A product of [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]'s youth academy he made his first-team debut aged only 17 (his only appearance for the main squad during [[1994–95 La Liga|1994–95]]), scoring in a 2–0 away win against [[RC Celta de Vigo]] with the [[La Liga]] title race already decided in their favour.<ref>[http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1995/06/11/pagina-23/1314205/pdf.html Un pasillo y muchos bostezos (Guard of honour and yawns aplenty)]; [[Mundo Deportivo]], 11 June 1995 (in Spanish)</ref> He started his senior career with [[Real Madrid C|the C-team]] in [[Segunda División B]], playing two additional full seasons with [[Real Madrid Castilla]] in the same level and appearing in five [[Segunda División]] games with the latter.
+Rivera was born in [[Puertollano]], [[Province of Ciudad Real|Ciudad Real]], [[Castilla–La Mancha]]. A product of [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]'s youth academy, he made his first-team debut aged only 17 (his only appearance for the main squad during [[1994–95 La Liga|1994–95]]), scoring in a 2–0 away win against [[RC Celta de Vigo]] with the [[La Liga]] title race already decided in their favour while becoming the youngest player to score in an official match in the club's history at the age of 17 years and 114 days.<ref>[http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1995/06/11/pagina-23/1314205/pdf.html Un pasillo y muchos bostezos (Guard of honour and yawns aplenty)]; [[Mundo Deportivo]], 11 June 1995 (in Spanish)</ref> He started his senior career with [[Real Madrid C|the C team]] in the [[Segunda División B]], playing two additional full seasons with [[Real Madrid Castilla]] in the same level and appearing in five [[Segunda División]] games with the latter.
-Rivera signed with [[CD Numancia]] for [[1999–2000 La Liga|1999–2000]], on a loan deal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.desdesoria.es/2013/05/29/breve-enciclopedia-numantina/|title=Breve enciclopedia numantina|trans-title=Brief ''numantina'' encyclopedia|publisher=Desde Soria|language=Spanish|date=29 May 2013|accessdate=16 October 2019}}</ref> After helping the [[Soria]] side barely avoid top division relegation he returned to Real Madrid, where he was featured in two additional league matches in [[2000–01 La Liga|the following season]]; in January 2002 he had another loan spell, with [[Ligue 1]] club [[Olympique de Marseille]] to where he moved alongside [[Alfonso Pérez]] from [[FC Barcelona]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.es/deportes/futbol/abci-barca-cede-alfonso-marsella-200201080300-70630_noticia.html|title=El Barça cede a Alfonso al Marsella|trans-title=Barça loan Alfonso to Marseille|publisher=[[ABC (newspaper)|ABC]]|language=Spanish|date=8 January 2002|accessdate=2 October 2019}}</ref> and appeared regularly for the French team until the end of [[2001–02 French Division 1|the campaign]], in an eventual ninth-place finish.
+For [[1999–2000 La Liga|1999–2000]], Rivera signed with [[CD Numancia]] in a loan deal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.desdesoria.es/2013/05/29/breve-enciclopedia-numantina/|title=Breve enciclopedia numantina|trans-title=Brief ''numantina'' encyclopedia|publisher=Desde Soria|language=es|date=29 May 2013|access-date=16 October 2019}}</ref> After helping the [[Soria]] side barely avoid top-division relegation he returned to Real Madrid, where he was featured in two additional league games [[2000–01 La Liga|the following season]]; in January 2002 he had another loan spell, with [[Ligue 1]] side [[Olympique de Marseille]] to where he moved alongside [[Alfonso Pérez]] from [[FC Barcelona]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.es/deportes/futbol/abci-barca-cede-alfonso-marsella-200201080300-70630_noticia.html|title=El Barça cede a Alfonso al Marsella|trans-title=Barça loan Alfonso to Marseille|publisher=[[ABC (newspaper)|ABC]]|language=es|date=8 January 2002|access-date=2 October 2019}}</ref> and appeared regularly for the French team until the end of [[2001–02 French Division 1|the campaign]], in an eventual ninth-place finish.
-===Levante / Betis===
+===Levante and Betis===
-Rivera joined [[Levante UD]] in 2002, with the team in the second division. In three seasons he was an undisputed starter, netting a career-high 11 goals in [[2003–04 Segunda División|2003–04's promotion]] before moving on to [[Real Betis]] upon Levante's [[2004–05 La Liga|immediate relegation]] (having played in all the games but one, with five goals), for [[Euro|€]]3.4 million.<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=313245.html Rivera bought by Betis]; UEFA, 30 June 2005</ref>
+Rivera joined [[Levante UD]] in 2002, with the team in the second division. He was an undisputed starter in three seasons, netting a career-high 11 goals in [[2003–04 Segunda División|2003–04's promotion]] before moving on to [[Real Betis]] upon Levante's [[2004–05 La Liga|immediate relegation]] (having played all the matches but one, with five goals), for [[Euro|€]]3.4 million.<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=313245.html Rivera bought by Betis]; UEFA, 30 June 2005</ref>
-Completely established in the top flight as a midfielder with skill and vision {{Citation needed|date=October 2019}} , Rivera played 34 league matches in [[2005–06 La Liga|2005–06]], with seven [[UEFA Champions League]] and three [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] additional appearances, without finding the net however. [[2006–07 La Liga|The following campaign]] he played 27 times, scoring his first Betis goal in a 2–3 defeat at [[Villarreal CF]] on 5 November 2006.<ref>[http://espnfc.com/uk/en/report/203850/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5739 Villarreal 3–2 Real Betis]; [[ESPN FC|ESPN Soccernet]], 5 November 2006</ref>
+Rivera made 34 league appearances in [[2005–06 La Liga|2005–06]], adding seven in the [[UEFA Champions League]] and three in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]], without finding the net however. [[2006–07 La Liga|The following campaign]] he played 27 times, scoring his first goal in a 3–2 defeat at [[Villarreal CF]] on 5 November 2006.<ref>[http://espnfc.com/uk/en/report/203850/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5739 Villarreal 3–2 Real Betis]; [[ESPN FC|ESPN Soccernet]], 5 November 2006</ref>
 ===Sporting===
-In mid-June 2009, after rejecting Betis' offer of a new deal, and with the [[Andalusia]]ns having been [[2008–09 La Liga|relegated]], Rivera signed a one-year contract with fellow league club [[Sporting de Gijón]] – with the option for a further two – which had barely retained its division status, arriving on a [[Free transfer (association football)|free transfer]] and reuniting with former Levante boss [[Manuel Preciado Rebolledo|Manolo Preciado]].<ref>[http://www.marca.com/2009/06/16/futbol/equipos/sporting/1245168448.html El Sporting cierra el fichaje del bético Alberto Rivera (Sporting complete signing of ''bético'' Alberto Rivera)]; [[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]], 16 June 2009 (in Spanish)</ref> After the end of [[2010–11 La Liga|his second season]], he received the ''Fair Play Award'' given by the [[Liga de Fútbol Profesional|Professional Football League]].<ref>[http://sporting.elcomercio.es/noticias/2011-12-01/betis-granada-acaparan-premios-201112011610.html Rivera, premio al jugador más limpio (Rivera, fair play award)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203220712/http://sporting.elcomercio.es/noticias/2011-12-01/betis-granada-acaparan-premios-201112011610.html|date=3 December 2011}}; [[El Comercio (Spain)|El Comercio]], 1 December 2011 (in Spanish)</ref>
+In mid-June 2009, after rejecting Betis' offer of a new deal, and with the [[Andalusia]]ns having been [[2008–09 La Liga|relegated]], Rivera signed a one-year contract with fellow top-tier club [[Sporting de Gijón]] – with the option for a further two – which had barely retained its status, arriving on a [[Free transfer (association football)|free transfer]] and reuniting with former Levante boss [[Manuel Preciado|Manolo Preciado]].<ref>[http://www.marca.com/2009/06/16/futbol/equipos/sporting/1245168448.html El Sporting cierra el fichaje del bético Alberto Rivera (Sporting complete signing of ''bético'' Alberto Rivera)]; [[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]], 16 June 2009 (in Spanish)</ref> At the end of his [[2010–11 La Liga|second season]], he received the ''Fair Play Award'' given by the [[Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional]].<ref>[http://sporting.elcomercio.es/noticias/2011-12-01/betis-granada-acaparan-premios-201112011610.html Rivera, premio al jugador más limpio (Rivera, fair play award)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203220712/http://sporting.elcomercio.es/noticias/2011-12-01/betis-granada-acaparan-premios-201112011610.html|date=3 December 2011}}; [[El Comercio (Spain)|El Comercio]], 1 December 2011 (in Spanish)</ref>
-Rivera appeared in an average of 31 games during his spell in [[Asturias]], [[2011–12 La Liga|suffering top flight relegation in his third and final year]]. He retired in summer 2014 at the age of 36 after two seasons with [[Elche CF]], [[2013–14 La Liga|the latter spent in the top tier]].
+Rivera appeared in an average of 31 games during his spell in [[Asturias]], [[2011–12 La Liga|suffering top-flight relegation in his third and final year]]. He retired in summer 2014 at the age of 36 after two seasons with [[Elche CF]], [[2013–14 La Liga|the latter spent in the main division]].
+==Honours==
+'''Real Madrid'''
+*[[La Liga]]: [[1994–95 La Liga|1994–95]], [[2000–01 La Liga|2000–01]]
 '''Levante'''
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 '''Elche'''
-*[[Segunda División]]: [[2012–13 Segunda División|2012–13]]
+*Segunda División: [[2012–13 Segunda División|2012–13]]
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
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-*{{FIFA player|183404|Alberto Rivera}}
+*{{FIFA player|183404}}
-*{{Soccerway|alberto-rivera-pizarro/3181|Alberto Rivera}}
+*{{Soccerway|alberto-rivera-pizarro/3181}}
 {{Sporting de Gijón Player of the Season}}
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+[[Category:Footballers from the Province of Ciudad Real]]
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+[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
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-[[Category:Spain youth international footballers]]
+[[Category:Spain men's youth international footballers]]
-[[Category:Spanish expatriate footballers]]
+[[Category:Spanish expatriate men's footballers]]
-[[Category:Expatriate footballers in France]]
+[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France]]
 [[Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in France]]