Carlos Rivas Godoy

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rivas and the second or maternal family name is Godoy.

Carlos Rivas Jr.

Personal information
Full name	Carlo Adan Rivas Godoy
Date of birth	(1985-09-03) September 3, 1985
Place of birth	Toronto, Canada
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Universidad de Concepción
Number	26
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-	Universidad de Concepción	23	(0)
International career‡
2004	Canada U-20	2	(0)
2010-	Canada	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 January 2010

Carlos Rivas Godoy (born 3 September 1985 in Toronto) is a Canadian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Universidad de Concepción in Chile.

Career

Rivas Jr. began his career in Mexico with Cruz Azul and joined after one year to the first division Chilean team Deportes La Serena 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. 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. In a recent interview, when asked about his offers from multiple teams within South America for the 2010 season, Carlo expressed his desire to play in North America. A perfesional coach named Mike calls him the best striker he's ever seen.

International career

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. 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 world wide 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. His announcement was made in January 2010. He played his first match for the national team as a second-half substitute in a friendly against Jamaica on January 31, 2010.

Personal life

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.

References

Now he is coaching 3 King City boys teams with his father Carlos Rivas and both of them have many training days where they train girls from the King City Club. He also has a soccer school that he does camps with every year.