For other people named Carlos Rivas, see Carlos Rivas (disambiguation).
For his son, see Carlos Rivas (footballer, born 1985).

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

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][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 26 August 1987, he was suspended from the league for four years for his participation in a brawl between Chile and Windsor Wheels.[8]

International career

Carlos Rivas played for Colo-Colo, a Chilean football team, from 1978 to 1982.[9]

Rivas also represented the Chile 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]

Managerial career

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]

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.[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]

References

  1. ^ a b c (in Spanish) "Idolos: Mediocampistas: Carlos Rivas," Colo-Colo Sitio Oficial, "Carlos Rivas « Colo Colo - Sitio Oficial del Eterno Campeón". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Edmonton Brickmen Rosters". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. ^ Odinga, Norman [@Impact2002Girls] (6 May 2020). "Edmonton Eagles" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Escobar, Osvaldo (6 May 1985). "Dinamo Latino Campeon". El Popular. p. 12.
  5. ^ "Este Sabado Comienzan los Play-Offs de la NSL". El Popular. 14 September 1983. p. 12.
  6. ^ "Soccer". The Globe and Mail. 28 July 1986. p. C5.
  7. ^ Da Costa, Norman (11 August 1986). "Singapore tournament big test as Canada aims at '88 Olympics". Toronto Star. p. B5.
  8. ^ a b c Waddell, Dave (26 August 1987). "NSL suspends four Windsor players for part in brawl". Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. p. 17. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  9. ^ (in Spanish)"Resultados de búsqueda 'Carlos Rivas'," Colo-Colo Sitio Oficial, http://www.colocolo.cl/?s=carlos+rivas&x=0&y=0.
  10. ^ Ormsby, Mary (13 December 1985). "Resurrected Blizzard to see action once more". Toronto Star. p. B5.
  11. ^ "YORK REGION SHOOTERS vs TORONTO CROATIA CLASH WILL HIGHLIGHT OPENING CSL WEEKEND – Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  12. ^ a b "CARLO RIVAS JR PAVES WAY FOR ACADEMY GROUP – Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  13. ^ Fernández, Denís (13 February 2017). "Suegro y yerno en el camarín" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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