Carlos Rivas (footballer, born 1953)

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

Carlos Rivas
Personal information
Full name Carlos Humberto Rivas Torres
Date of birth (1953-05-24) May 24, 1953
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 Dinamo Latino
1983–1984 Unión Española
1985 Dinamo Latino
1986 Toronto Blizzard
1986 Toronto Italia
1987 Chile Lindo
National team
1975–1982 Chile 42 (8)
Teams managed
1987 Chile Lindo
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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] The remainder of the 1983 season he played in the National Soccer League with Dinamo Latino, and played once more with the club during the 1985 season.[3][4] 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.[5]

In late 1986, he signed with league rivals Toronto Italia.[6] In 1987, he served as a player-coach in the National Soccer League with Chile Lindo.[7] On August 26, 1987, he was suspended from the league for four years for his participation in a brawl between Chile and Windsor Wheels.[7]

International career

Carlos Rivas played for Colo-Colo, a Chilean football team, from 1978 to 1982.[8]

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.

Managerial career

Rivas served as an assistant coach for the Toronto Blizzard in the National Soccer League in 1986 under head coach Dave Turner.[9] In 1987, he served as a player-coach in the National Soccer League with Chile Lindo.[7] In 2015, he joined the technical staff of the York Region Shooters in the Canadian Soccer League.[10] He founded the CR Soccer Academy in Southern Ontario.[11]

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.[11]

References
  1. (in Spanish) "Idolos: Mediocampistas: Carlos Rivas," Colo-Colo Sitio Oficial, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-02-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Edmonton Brickmen Rosters". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  3. Escobar, Osvaldo (May 6, 1985). "Dinamo Latino Campeon". El Popular. p. 12.
  4. "Este Sabado Comienzan los Play-Offs de la NSL". El Popular. September 14, 1983. p. 12.
  5. "Soccer". The Globe and Mail. July 28, 1986. p. C5.
  6. Da Costa, Norman (August 11, 1986). "Singapore tournament big test as Canada aims at '88 Olympics". Toronto Star. p. B5.
  7. 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.
  8. (in Spanish)"Resultados de búsqueda 'Carlos Rivas'," Colo-Colo Sitio Oficial, http://www.colocolo.cl/?s=carlos+rivas&x=0&y=0.
  9. Ormsby, Mary (December 13, 1985). "Resurrected Blizzard to see action once more". Toronto Star. p. B5.
  10. "YORK REGION SHOOTERS vs TORONTO CROATIA CLASH WILL HIGHLIGHT OPENING CSL WEEKEND – Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. April 23, 2015. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  11. "CARLO RIVAS JR PAVES WAY FOR ACADEMY GROUP – Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. April 30, 2014. Retrieved 2020-08-11.


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