Nelson Rivas
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Full name | Nelson Enrique Rivas López | ||
Date of birth | 25 March 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Pradera, Colombia | ||
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Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002 | Deportivo Pasto | 12 | (0) |
2003 | Deportivo Cali | 3 | (0) |
2003 | Deportes Tolima | 18 | (0) |
2004–2006 | Deportivo Cali | 93 | (2) |
2007 | River Plate | 9 | (0) |
2007–2011 | Internazionale | 16 | (0) |
2009–2010 | → Livorno (loan) | 16 | (2) |
2011 | → Dnipro (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Montreal Impact | 11 | (0) |
2015- | Atlético | 4 | (1) |
International career | |||
2008 | Colombia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 June 2014 |
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Nelson Enrique Rivas López (born 25 March 1983) is a Colombian football defender who is currently with Atlético F.C.. He was born on 25 March 1983, in the city of Pradera in Colombia. He currently plays as a central defender or right back.
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Career
Rivas began his career with Deportivo Pasto. After playing for several clubs in his native Colombia, Rivas became a fixture for Deportivo Cali. He was a two time winner of the Copa Mustang in Colombia, first with Deportes Tolima in 2003 and for the second time with Deportivo Cali in 2005. After leaving Cali he played for legendary club River Plate in Argentina.
Rivas was bought in July 2007 by Internazionale for €5 million[1] and signed a contract until 30 June 2011.[2] The transfer fee actually paid via FC Locarno[1][3] in order to redistributed to investor. He made his debut in a Champions League game Fenerbahçe-Inter (1-0). On 23 September 2007 it was reported in Italy that Rivas had collapsed at the Saturday training session the previous day. He went to further examinations throughout the week after the incident.[4] On 4 October 2008 he injured his knee in the Serie A game against Bologna.[5] While with Inter he became a Serie A champion, having won it in the 2007–2008 season and 2008-2009.
He was loaned to A.S. Livorno Calcio during the 2009–2010 season where he played a total of 16 games, scoring two goals.[6] On 31 August 2011 the Colombian stopper became a free agent after his contract at Inter was rescinded by mutual consent.[7]
On 2 October 2011 Nelson Rivas signed with Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer.[8]
On 4 August 2012, at the 67th minute during a match between Montreal vs Philadelphia, Rivas was thrown to the ground by Antoine Hoppenot, prompting Rivas to headbutt Hoppenot.[9] A dispute between the two teams followed, with both Rivas and Philadelphia's Jack McInerney being sent off with red cards. Upon league review, Rivas received a three-game suspension.[10]
Honours
Season | Club | Title |
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2003 | Deportes Tolima | Copa Mustang |
2005 | Deportivo Cali | Copa Mustang |
2008 | Inter | Serie A |
2008 | Inter | Italian Super Cup |
2009 | Inter | Serie A |
2010 | Inter | Italian Super Cup |
2013 | Montreal Impact | Canadian Championship |
2014 | Montreal Impact | Canadian Championship |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 FC Internazionale Milano 2007–08 bilancio, Require purchase in CCIAA (Italian)
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- ↑ [1] Archived 3 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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External links
- Articles with Italian-language external links
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- Colombian footballers
- Colombian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
- Association football defenders
- Deportivo Pasto footballers
- Deportivo Cali footballers
- Deportes Tolima footballers
- River Plate footballers
- Inter Milan players
- Bologna F.C. 1909 players
- A.S. Livorno Calcio players
- Montreal Impact players
- FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk players
- Atlético F.C. footballers
- Serie A players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Major League Soccer players
- Colombia international footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Colombian people of African descent