José Guillermo Rivera Escobar (born November 25, 1969 in San Rafael Cedros, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran professional football player.[1]
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | José Guillermo Rivera Escobar | ||
| Date of birth | (1969-11-25) November 25, 1969 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | San Rafael Cedros, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1987 | CD FAS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1998 | CD FAS | ||
| 1999–2001 | USAC | ||
| 2001–2005 | AD Isidro Metapán | ||
| 2004–2005 | Once Lobos | ||
| National team | |||
| 1988–2000 | El Salvador | 74 | (15) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008 | CD Marte Soyapango | ||
| 2009 | El Salvador U-17 | ||
| 2010–2011 | El Salvador (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | CD Marte Soyapango | ||
| 2013 | Santa Tecla FC (interim / assistant coach) | ||
| 2013–2014 | CD Atlético Marte | ||
| 2015 | CD Dragón | ||
| 2015–2018 | Municipal Ilopaneco | ||
| 2019 | Jocoro FC | ||
| 2019 | El Salvador U-23 | ||
| 2019–2020 | CD FAS | ||
| 2020-2022 | Platense | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nicknamed Memo, Rivera came through the youth ranks at FAS, where he would stay for over a decade and win two league titles. In 1999, he moved abroad for a stint at Guatemalan side USAC. He returned to El Salvador to play for Salvadoran second division side Isidro Metapán[2] alongside fellow international William Renderos Iraheta and finished his career at Once Lobos.
Rivera made his debut for El Salvador in 1988 and has earned a total of 74 caps, scoring 15 goals. He has represented his country in 22 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 1991, 1993, 1995[4] and 1999 UNCAF Nations Cups[5] and was a non-playing squad member at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup[6] but did play at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]
His final international game was an August 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Jamaica.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 18 April 1991 | Estadio Rigoberto López, Managua, Nicaragua | - | 3-2 | 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification | |
| 2 | 2 June 1991 | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup | |
| 3 | 13 September 1992 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | 2-1 | 3-1 | Friendly match | |
| 4 | 17 September 1992 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras | 1-0 | 1-1 | Friendly match | |
| 5 | 1 November 1992 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | 4-0 | 4-1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 6 | 8 November 1992 | Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, Canada | 1-1 | 3-2 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 7 | 29 November 1995 | Estadio Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup | |
| 8 | 3 December 1995 | Estadio Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup | |
| 9 | 5 May 1996 | RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington, United States | 1-1 | 1-1 | Friendly match | |
| 10 | 8 September 1996 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | 1-0 | 5-0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 11 | 8 September 1996 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | 4-0 | 5-0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 12 | 21 January 1998 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | 1-0 | 2-0 | Friendly match | |
| 13 | 29 February 2000 | Estadio Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador | 1-0 | 3-1 | Friendly match | |
| 14 | 23 July 2000 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | 3-1 | 7-1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 15 | 23 July 2000 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | 4-1 | 7-1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Rivera is married and has two children.
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