Manuel Rivera (Chilean footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robinson Manuel Enrique Rivera Zúñiga | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes La Serena | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Barnechea | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2021 | Barnechea | 102 | (8) |
| 2021–2024 | Ñublense | 96 | (1) |
| 2025– | Deportes La Serena | 15 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 September 2025 | |||
Robinson Manuel Enrique Rivera Zúñiga (born 17 February 1996), known as Manuel Rivera,[1] is a Chilean footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Deportes La Serena.
Club career
Born in Santiago de Chile, Rivera is a product of Barnechea and made his professional debut in the 2015–16 Chilean Primera División. Later, he won the 2016–17 Segunda División Profesional de Chile[2][3] and continued with them until the 2020 season.[4][5][6]
In February 2021, Rivera switched to Ñublense in the Chilean Primera División,[6] spending four seasons with them.[7][8] A player during a successful stint in the club history, he took part in the 2022 and the 2023 Copa Sudamericana and the 2023 Copa Libertadores, scoring the winning goal in the 2–3 away against LDU Quito on 10 August 2023, the first win abroad for the club at international level.[9]
In the 2025 season, Rivera continued in the Chilean top division with Deportes La Serena.[2][10]
References
- ^ a b "Manuel Rivera". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ a b Lizama, Bastián (31 December 2024). ""Experiencia y calidad": Deportes La Serena presenta a su séptimo refuerzo para la temporada 2025". ADN Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "Barnechea - Campeonato 1° "B" 2015/2016". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "Solo seis jugadores y el director técnico tienen contrato vigente en Barnechea". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "Plantel de Jugadores" (PDF). sifup.cl (in Spanish). 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Ñublense aseguró el fichaje de Manuel Rivera". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). 23 February 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "Ñublense suma a Esteban Valencia y deja partir a Manuel Rivera". La Discusión (in Spanish). 27 December 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ Belmar, Nicolás (26 December 2024). "Ñublense confirma la salida de Manuel Rivera e hinchas explotan contra el club". T13 (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "Con la frente en alto: Ñublense se despidió de la Copa Sudamericana tras caer ante LDU en lanzamientos penales". T13 (in Spanish). 10 August 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
Manuel Rivera marcó el 3-2 desatando la locura entre el plantel y cuerpo técnico
- ^ "Con gol agónico de Manuel Rivera, D. La Serena le ganó a Unión Española por 1 a 0". El Rancagüino (in Spanish). 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
External links
- Manuel Rivera at Soccerway
- Manuel Rivera at BDFA (in Spanish)