Role Footballer Number TBA Height 1.79 m | Years Team Weight 76 kg Name Cristian Riveros Career start 1999 | |
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Full name Cristian Miguel Riveros Nunez Date of birth (1982-10-16) October 16, 1982 (age 33) Similar People Victor Caceres, Francisco Arce, Antolin Alcaraz, Enrique Vera, Edgar Barreto | ||
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Cristian Miguel Riveros Núñez (born 16 October 1982) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays for Olimpia Asunción in the Primera División Paraguaya and the Paraguay national football team as a defensive midfielder.
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- Conferencia de prensa de cristian riveros previa sol de am rica vs olimpia
- Cristian riveros 2016
- Early career
- Cruz Azul
- Sunderland
- Kayserispor
- Grmio
- Olimpia Asuncin
- International career
- 2010 FIFA World Cup
- International goals
- Career statistics
- Club
- References
A full international for Paraguay since 2005, he earned 100 caps for his country, playing at two FIFA World Cup competitions (2006 and 2010) and two Copa América tournaments (2007 and 2011).
Riveros ranked number 2 in a list of the most expensive players in Paraguayan football for 2015 published by Diario Extra.
Cristian riveros 2016
Early career
Riveros started his career with local side Cristobal Colón in his hometown of Juan Augusto Saldivar and then moved to other Paraguayan teams such as San Lorenzo and Tacuary before playing for Libertad.
Cruz Azul
On 12 July 2007 he signed for the Mexican club Cruz Azul.
Sunderland
On 11 May 2010, Riveros signed for Sunderland of the English Premier League on a three-year-deal, saying "The league is very competitive and I look forward to being very successful with Sunderland. The Premier League is the best league in the world and Sunderland are a very big club with many passionate supporters. I look forward to meeting them."
He made his Premier League debut on 14 August 2010 as a 63rd-minute substitute for Steed Malbranque in a 2–2 draw against Birmingham City in the opening game of the season. However, Riveros quickly fell out of favour and played just 14 league games for, the club, scoring his only goal on the final day of the season in a 3–0 win over West Ham United.
Kayserispor
Riveros joined Turkish Super League side Kayserispor on 6 July 2011 on a season-long loan from Sunderland, and signed a permanent contract on 1 May 2012.
Grêmio
On 7 June 2013, Cristian joined Grêmio, signing a two-year contract.
Olimpia Asunción
In January 2015 after long and exhausting negotiations, it was announced that Grêmio and Club Olimpia Asunción had reached an agreement to sign Cristian Riveros for the 2015 Paraguayan Primera División season.Riveros was Instrumental for Olimpia to win their 40th Local Championship,for his experience and skills and also for his leadership on and off the pitch.
International career
Riveros played in Paraguay's first two matches at the 2006 World Cup and played efficiently on the left wing. He picked up his first international goal for Paraguay in a 3–2 defeat to Chile. He also played for Paraguay in the Copa América 2007.
2010 FIFA World Cup
On 4 May 2010, he was named in Paraguay's preliminary 30-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and also made the 23-man penultimate selection alongside club team-mate da Silva.
On 20 June 2010 at the World Cup, Riveros scored a second goal in a 2–0 win over Slovakia, which was set up by former Sunderland defender Paulo Da Silva. Riveros scored a penalty in Paraguay's shoot-out win against Japan in the Round of 16 stage, after the match finished goalless after extra time.
International goals
Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.Career statistics
As of 27 December 2014.Club
Libertad