Rubén Rivera (footballer)

Rubén Rivera Corral (born 3 May 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for CD As Pontes.

Rubén Rivera
Personal information
Full name Rubén Rivera Corral
Date of birth (1985-05-03) 3 May 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth A Coruña, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
As Pontes
Youth career
Laracha
Deportivo La Coruña
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Deportivo B 95 (30)
2007 Deportivo La Coruña 1 (0)
2008–2012 Montañeros 144 (58)
2012–2013 Wolfsberger AC 30 (3)
2013–2014 Admira Wacker 8 (0)
2014Leganés (loan) 7 (0)
2014–2015 Avilés 13 (1)
2015 Coruxo 18 (5)
2015–2017 Boiro 74 (31)
2017–2020 Bergantiños 98 (43)
2020–2021 Silva 12 (2)
2021–2023 Atlético Montañeros 77 (32)
2023– As Pontes 22 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:14, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Rivera was born in A Coruña, Galicia. A product of Deportivo de La Coruña's youth academy, he appeared only once for its first team in the league, featuring 33 minutes in a 0–0 La Liga home draw against Levante UD on 18 February 2007.[1] He scored once in the Copa del Rey for them, in the 4–1 home victory over Real Valladolid in the quarter-finals.[2]

Subsequently, Rivera all but competed in the Spanish lower leagues, mainly with neighbouring Montañeros CF. From 2012 to 2014 he played in the Austrian Football Bundesliga, in representation of Wolfsberger AC and FC Admira Wacker Mödling.[3]

Rivera returned to his country in the 2014 January transfer window, signing for Segunda División B club CD Leganés on loan.[4] In the following years, he represented a host of teams at that level but also in the Tercera División.[5][6][7][8]

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