Carlos Humberto Rivas Torres (born May 24, 1953) is a Chilean Canadian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Humberto Rivas Torres | ||
Date of birth | (1953-05-24) May 24, 1953 (age 69) | ||
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 Eagles | ? | (4) |
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 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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][3] 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.[4][5] 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.[6]
In late 1986, he signed with league rivals Toronto Italia.[7] In 1987, he served as a player-coach in the National Soccer League with Chile Lindo.[8] On August 26, 1987, he was suspended from the league for four years for his participation in a brawl between Chile and Windsor Wheels.[8]
Carlos Rivas played for Colo-Colo, a Chilean football team, from 1978 to 1982.[9]
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]
Rivas served as an assistant coach for the Toronto Blizzard in the National Soccer League in 1986 under head coach Dave Turner.[10] In 1987, he served as a player-coach in the National Soccer League with Chile Lindo.[8] In 2015, he joined the technical staff of the York Region Shooters in the Canadian Soccer League.[11] He founded the CR Soccer Academy in Southern Ontario.[12]
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.[12]
He is the son-in-law of Adán Godoy, a Chilean former international goalkeeper, with whom he coincided in Santiago Morning in 1977.[13]
Chile squad – 1979 Copa América runners-up | ||
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Chile squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup | ||
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