Panamanian footballer (born 1979)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Rivera and the second or maternal family name is
Moulton .
Carlos Rubén Rivera Moulton (born 30 May 1979) is a retired Panamanian football defender.
Club career
Rivera played for several Panamanian clubs but also had spells abroad with Colombian club Independiente Medellín [ 1] and Iranian side Persepolis , whom he joined in 2005 alongside compatriot José Anthony Torres .[ 2]
In January 2011 Rivera moved to Sporting San Miguelito .[ 3] In December 2012, he won the 2012 Apertura championship of the Panamanian second division with Millenium UP [ 4] [ 5] but he missed out on promotion after losing the Super Final to 2013 Clausura winners Independiente .[ 6]
International career
Rivera made his debut for Panama in a March 2004 friendly match against Cuba and has earned a total of 63 caps, scoring 2 goals.[ 7] He represented his country in 15 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[ 8] and was a member of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup team, who finished second in the tournament[ 9] and he also played at the 2007 [ 10] and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cups .[ 11] During the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C opener against Honduras , Rivera scored his first ever international goal for Panama .
His final international was a November 2010 friendly match against Honduras .
International goals
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first. [ 12]
Managerial career
After retiring, he became assistant coach at Millenium UP in September 2014.[ 13]
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