Guillermo Daniel Rivarola (born 28 April 1967, in Villa Huidobro, Argentina) is an Argentine former footballer. He played as a defender for many clubs in Argentina and Mexico such as River Plate, San Lorenzo, Racing Club. He retired playing for Racing.
Rivarola won 3 Primera Division Argentina with River Plate and 1 with San Lorenzo. He had a short tenure in Mexico playing for Pachuca and for Monterrey. As manager he coached Racing Club and Olimpo. On 4 June 2009, he was named Manager of C.F. Pachuca where he won the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League.[1] Later he was the Director of Pachuca Youth System Development.[2]
On 21 December 2010, Guillermo Rivarola was named Manager of Sporting Cristal[3] from Peruvian First Division League for the 2011 season. On 20 March 2011, he was involved in a bitter dispute with fellow Argentine manager Marcelo Trobbiani of Cienciano after protesting to the referee in order to get him sent off.[4]
Accomplishments as River Plate Technical Secretary[citation needed] Copa Sudamerica 2014 Recopa Sudamerica 2014 Copa Libertadores de America 2015 Copa Suruga Bank 2015 Recopa Sudamerica 2015 Copa Argentina 2016 and 2017 Supercopa Argentina 2017[citation needed]
