Saúl Rivero

Personal information
Full name	Saúl Lorenzo Rivero Rocha
Date of birth	23 July 1954
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	2 July 2022 (aged 67)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1971–1975	Liverpool de Montevideo
1975–1977	Atlético Español
1977	Peñarol
1977–1980	Atlético Español
1981–1982	Peñarol
1983	River Plate Montevideo
1984–1985	Liverpool de Montevideo
1986	Wollongong Wolves
International career
1974–1976	Uruguay
Managerial career
1987–1988	Nacional
1988–1989	Progreso
1989–1990	The Strongest
1991	Nacional Madeira
1996–1997	FAS
1998–2002	Águila
2006	Progreso
2002–2004	Isidro Metapán
2004	San Salvador
2004–2005	Luis Ángel Firpo
2006–2008	San Salvador
2009	Frontera Rivera Fútbol Club
2010	Uruguay Montevideo
2011–2013	Torque
2013	Xelajú
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Saúl Lorenzo Rivero Rocha (23 July 1954 – 2 July 2022)^[3] was a Uruguayan football player and manager,^[4] who played as a midfielder.^[5]

International career

Rivero made nine appearances for the Uruguay national team from 1974 to 1976.^[6]

Death

Rivero died on 3 July 2022, at the age of 67.^[7]

Honours

As a player

Peñarol

As a coach

Progreso

Primera División: 1989

FAS

Primera Division: 1994–95, 1995–96

Aguila

Primera Division: Clausura 2001

Managerial statistics

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
FAS	1995	January 1997	81	43	21	17	53%
TBD

References

^ "San Salvador inició ayer una nueva experiencia: 13 de julio 2004.::. El Diario de Hoy.::. elsalvador.com". archivo.elsalvador.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
^ "A Firpo ya no le basta con el juego bonito : 27 de enero de 2005 .::. El Diario de Hoy .::. elsalvador.com". archivo.elsalvador.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
^ Saúl Rivero, DT del Progreso campeón uruguayo en 1989, falleció este sábado (in Spanish)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Saúl Rivero". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
^ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando (1 May 2009). "Uruguay – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
^ ESPN Uruguay (3 July 2022). "Murió Saúl Rivero, campeón uruguayo con Progreso, de la Libertadores con Peñarol, y de América y el Mundo con Nacional". ESPN Uruguay. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

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[1] "San Salvador inició ayer una nueva experiencia: 13 de julio 2004.::. El Diario de Hoy.::. elsalvador.com". archivo.elsalvador.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.

[2] "A Firpo ya no le basta con el juego bonito : 27 de enero de 2005 .::. El Diario de Hoy .::. elsalvador.com". archivo.elsalvador.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.

[3] Saúl Rivero, DT del Progreso campeón uruguayo en 1989, falleció este sábado (in Spanish)

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] "Saúl Rivero". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 February 2021.

[6] Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando (1 May 2009). "Uruguay – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 July 2009.

[7] ESPN Uruguay (3 July 2022). "Murió Saúl Rivero, campeón uruguayo con Progreso, de la Libertadores con Peñarol, y de América y el Mundo con Nacional". ESPN Uruguay. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

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