José Manuel Rivera
Mexican footballer (born 1986)
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José Manuel Rivera Galván (born 16 June 1986) is a Mexican former professional footballer who has played in six countries at the highest level in Finland, Hungary and Slovakia, Mexico, United States and El Salvador with Sonsonate FC his last team in 2018.
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Rivera with Chivas USA in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Manuel Rivera Galván | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005 | Club Atlas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Pachuca | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | Spartak Trnava | 4 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Budapest Honvéd | 3 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Jaguares (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Toluca (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Deportivo Guamúchil | 33 | (7) |
| 2011–2012 | RoPS | 48 | (17) |
| 2013 | Chivas USA | 9 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Irapuato | 12 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | FF Jaro | 28 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Arizona | 16 | (10) |
| 2017 | Venados | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Sonsonate | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Rivera spent time in the youth league teams of Club Atlas and C.F. Pachuca. He signed with Spartak Trnava in August 2006 as a free agent.
For the 2007 season he played for Chiapas of the Mexican Primera División on loan. The following season, he played on another loan with Club Toluca in the Primera División. In the summer of 2009 he signed with Deportivo Guamúchil in Mexico.
RoPS
On 4 April 2011, Rivera signed a contract with Finnish club Rovaniemen Palloseura after have pass a time with Deportivo Guamúchil. Rivera debuted with RoPS on 6 May in a 1-0 win against FF Jaro and on 9 May he scored his first 2 goals in a draw 3–3 against IFK Mariehamn. Rivera have tried to get contract from Scandinavia and might be back in Rovaniemi 2012.
CD Guadalajara
Jose Manuel Rivera joined C.D. Guadalajara for the 2013 Clausura. He joined after he tried out a few weeks ago and played in the winter 2012 preseason for Guadalajara. He also tried out in September 2012, but did not end up playing.
Chivas USA
He spent the 2013 season with Chivas USA in Major League Soccer.[1]
FF Jaro
After a short spell with CD Irapuato in the Ascenso MX, Rivera returned to the Finnish top flight, signing a contract with FF Jaro in April 2015. He made his debut on 23 April in a defeat against Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| RoPS | 2011 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 10 | 26 | 10 | ||||||
| 2012 | Ykkönen | 22 | 7 | 22 | 7 | |||||||
| Total | 48 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 17 | ||
| 2013 | Chivas USA | MLS | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Career total | 57 | 17 | ||||||||||
- Includes Finnish Cup, U.S. Open Cup.
- Includes Finnish League Cup.