Carlos Rivas Godoy (born 3 September 1985 in Toronto) is a Canadian former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Chilean Primera División, Primera B de Chile, and the Canadian Soccer League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlo Adan Rivas Godoy | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-09-03) September 3, 1985 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Cruz Azul | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Deportes La Serena | 28 | (3) |
| 2008 | Municipal Iquique | 18 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Universidad de Concepción | 23 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | York Region Shooters | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004 | Canada U-20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | Canada | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 January 2010 | |||
Rivas Jr. began his career in Mexico with Cruz Azul and joined after one year to the first division Chilean team Deportes La Serena[1] where he became a recognizable figure in the sports throughout Chile. Carlo was a starter in the squad and became numerous times the recipient of the best player of the week. An award granted by the Chilean press where they vote on the top players for their respective positions. After just one year left as Jose Sulantay, the U/20 World Cup Coach and the recipient of Chilean Coach of the year award in 2007 had made a personal request to bring him to Iquique. He signed in January 2008 for Municipal Iquique.[2] Rivas Jr. played here Municipal Iquique, until Sulantay announced his resignation, at that time Rivas scored the goal in which Mr. Sulantay announced that Carlo was a force to be reckoned with and subsequently referred him to Universidad de Concepción.[3] In 2011, he returned to Canada to play with the York Region Shooters in the Canadian Soccer League.[4][5]
He is also former member of the Canada U-20 men's national soccer team he played two games in a friendly tournament in July 2004.[6] His international career began at the age of 14 where he participated in the Monterrey Cup in Mexico in which he represented the Canadian delegation through the Carlos Rivas Soccer School. Rivas has played worldwide in tournaments prior to his professional career. He also mentioned his love for Canada and his desire to play for the Canadian National Team.
In 2010, Carlos was called up for the Canada men's national soccer team.[7] His announcement was made in January 2010.[8][9] He played his first match for the national team as a second-half substitute in a friendly against Jamaica on January 31, 2010.[10]
His father is the former Chilean footballer Carlos Rivas who had a distinguished career at Colo-Colo and played for Chile in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.[4]