Alberto Rivera (footballer)
Alberto Rivera Pizarro (born 16 February 1978) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto Rivera Pizarro | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Puertollano, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Real Madrid C | 68 | (15) |
| 1995–2002 | Real Madrid | 3 | (1) |
| 1996–1999 | Real Madrid B | 84 | (23) |
| 1999–2000 | → Numancia (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2002 | → Marseille (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2002–2005 | Levante | 113 | (17) |
| 2005–2009 | Betis | 107 | (2) |
| 2009–2012 | Sporting Gijón | 93 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Elche | 51 | (0) |
| Total | 560 | (62) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993–1994 | Spain U16 | 14 | (3) |
| 1995–1996 | Spain U18 | 13 | (7) |
| 1997 | Spain U20 | 7 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He started out at Real Madrid, but played almost exclusively for its reserve teams during his spell. In a professional career that spanned nearly two decades, he went on to amass La Liga totals of 282 matches and ten goals over 12 seasons, also representing in the competition Numancia, Levante, Betis, Sporting de Gijón and Elche.
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