| Intro | Argentine footballer |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From |
Argentina Venezuela |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 14 July 1976, Mendoza |
| Age: | 44 years |
| Star sign | Cancer |
Diego Gabriel Rivarola Popón (born Mendoza, Argentina July 14, 1976) is a former Chilean-Argentine footballer. He played as striker, and his last club was Universidad de Chile.
Club career
Rivarola was formed in the lower River Plate, but did not debut with the first team. Later he moved to Platense, where he played eight games.
In 1997, he was hired by Santiago Morning, of Chile until 2000 when he would join Universidad de Chile. His first stint with the Santiago-based club would last five years (interrupted by a brief stay at Mexican Atlas in 2002), during which he became one of the most liked players of the team, due in part to his performances at the derbies against Colo-Colo. With Universidad de Chile, Rivarola would win the Chilean National Championship in 2000 and Apertura Tournament in 2004.
At the beginning of 2006, and after conflicts with then coach of the Universidad de Chile, Héctor Pinto, Rivarola signed with Argentinos Juniors, but failed to establish himself as part of the team’s starting 11 and moved to the Venezuelan club UA Maracaibo few months later.
In mid-2007 and for Torneo de Clausura, he signed with Palestino of Chile, led by his former Universidad de Chile teammate, Luis Musrri.
After playing for Santiago Morning, Rivarola moved back to Universidad de Chile, eventually appearing in the 2010 Copa Libertadores. On 2011 he won the Apertura Tournament with La “U” after 6 years from his last championship.
On August 28, 2011 he scored his 100th goal with Universidad de Chile in a match against Universidad de Concepción for the Clausura Tournament.
Honours
| Title | Club | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primera División | Universidad de Chile | Chile | 2000 |
| Primera División | Universidad de Chile | Chile | 2004 |
| Primera División | Universidad de Chile | Chile | 2011 |
| Copa Sudamericana | Universidad de Chile | Chile | 2011 |
| Primera División | Universidad de Chile | Chile | 2011 |
Club statistics
As of December 11, 2011
| Club | Season | League | Continental | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santiago Morning | Torneo 1999 | 23 | 13 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 13 |
| Total | 23 | 13 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 13 | |
| Universidad de Chile | Torneo 2000 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 12 |
| Torneo 2001 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 34 | 14 | |
| Apertura 2003 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | |
| Clausura 2003 | 16 | 11 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 11 | |
| Apertura 2004 | 24 | 13 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 13 | |
| Clausura 2004 | 16 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 4 | |
| Apertura 2005 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | – | – | 21 | 5 | |
| Clausura 2005 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 7 | |
| Total | 157 | 60 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 178 | 71 | |
| Palestino | Clausura 2007 | 20 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 |
| Total | 20 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | |
| Santiago Morning | Clausura 2008 | 18 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 7 |
| Apertura 2009 | 18 | 9 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 9 | |
| Clausura 2009 | 19 | 13 | – | – | – | – | 19 | 13 | |
| Total | 55 | 29 | – | – | – | – | 55 | 29 | |
| Universidad de Chile | Torneo 2010 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 17 |
| Apertura 2011 | 18 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 5 | |
| Clausura 2011 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 5 | |
| Total | 66 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 87 | 27 | |
| Career total | 321 | 131 | 32 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 353 | 144 | |