Cristian Riveros

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Riveros and the second or maternal family name is Núñez.

Cristian Riveros

Riveros playing for Paraguay
Personal information
Full name	Cristian Miguel Riveros Núñez
Date of birth	16 October 1982 (1982-10-16) (age 29)
Place of birth	Saldívar, Capiatá, Paraguay
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Kayserispor (on loan from Sunderland)
Number	16
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2005	Tacuary	98	(10)
2002	→ Sportivo San Lorenzo (loan)	24	(0)
2006–2007	Libertad	48	(8)
2007–2010	Cruz Azul	111	(27)
2010–	Sunderland	12	(1)
2011–	→ Kayserispor (loan)	9	(1)
National team‡
2005–	Paraguay	58	(11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 April 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 April 2011

Cristian Miguel Riveros Núñez (born 16 October 1982 in Saldívar, Paraguay) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Turkish side Kayserispor on loan from Sunderland.

Career

Riveros started his career in his hometown club Colón de J.A. Saldivar and then moved to other Paraguayan teams such as San Lorenzo and Tacuary before playing for Libertad.

On 12 July 2007 he signed for the Mexican club Cruz Azul.^[2]

Sunderland

On 11 May 2010, Riveros signed for Sunderland on a three-year-deal. He has said "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 will link up with Paraguay national team-mate Paulo da Silva.^[3]

He made his Premier League debut on the 14th August 2010 against Birmingham City coming on as a sub in the opening game of the season. However, Riveros quickly fell out of favour at Sunderland making just a handful of further appearances. He did however manage to score his first goal for the club on the final day of the season in a 3–0 win over West Ham United.

Christian is reportedly a target for both South American and European clubs, most notably Corinthians^{[disambiguation needed ]}, Kayserispor and Sporting Gijón, in the summer transfer window after failing to nail down a starting berth for Sunderland.

Kayserispor

Joined Kayserispor on 6 July 2011 in a season long loan from Sunderland.

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.

On 4 May 2010, he was named in Paraguay's preliminary 30-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup,^[4] and also made the 23-man penultimate selection alongside club team-mate da Silva.^[5]

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 goaless after extra time.

Riveros scored in a 2010 friendly against Hong Kong.

International goals

Riveros – goals for Paraguay
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 September 2007	Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela	Venezuela	1–0	2–3	Friendly
2.				2–0
3.	17 November 2007	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay	Ecuador	2–0	5–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.				5–0
5.	9 September 2008	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay	Venezuela	1–0	2–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	11 February 2009	Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima, Peru	Peru	1–0	1–0	Friendly
7.	20 June 2010	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa	Slovakia	2–0	2–0	2010 FIFA World Cup
8.	11 August 2010	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay	Costa Rica	2–0	2–0	Friendly
9.	17 November 2010	Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong	Hong Kong	7–0	7–0	Friendly
10.	26 March 2011	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, United States	Mexico	1–3	1–3	Friendly

Honours

Libertad

• Paraguayan Primera División (2): 2006, 2007

Personal life

Riveros Nuñez was born in Juan Augusto Saldívar, Paraguay. He is married and has two daughters. He played his first game in 1999, in his hometown of Saldívar.

References

1. ^ Cristian Riveros FIFA World Cup profile
2. ^ Transfer to Cruz Azul (Spanish)
3. ^ "Sunderland sign Cruz Azul midfielder Cristian Riveros". BBC Sport (BBC). 2010-05-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/8675915.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-11. 
4. ^ "Paraguay name their 30-man preliminary World Cup squad". BBC Sport (BBC). 2010-05-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8660949.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-11. 
5. ^ "Da Silva and Riveros make the cut". safc.com (Sunderland A.F.C.). 2010-06-01. http://www.safc.com/news/20100601/da-silva-and-riveros-make-the-cut_2256213_2062635. Retrieved 2010-06-13. 

External links

• Cristian Riveros at National-Football-Teams.com
• Cristian Riveros's Premier League Profile
• Cristian Riveros – FIFA competition record

Persondata
Name	Riveros, Cristian
Alternative names
Short description	Paraguayan footballer
Date of birth	16 October 1982
Place of birth	Saldívar, Paraguay
Date of death
Place of death