 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Héctor Oscar Rivoira | ||
| Date of birth | (1960-04-10)April 10, 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Ituzaingó,Argentina | ||
| Date of death | August 14, 2019(2019-08-14) (aged 59) | ||
| Position(s) | A la defensiva | ||
| Youth career | |||
| River Plate | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1984 | Almirante Brown | 155 | (?) |
| 1985–1987 | Deportivo Italia | ||
| 1987–1989 | Lanús | ||
| 1989–1991 | Defensores de Belgrano | ||
| 1991–1992 | Ituzaingó | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1992–1994 | Ituzaingó | ||
| 1995 | Almirante Brown | ||
| 1995–1996 | Nueva Chicago | ||
| 1997 | Deportivo Italia | ||
| 1997–2000 | Chacarita Juniors | ||
| 2000–2001 | Quilmes | ||
| 2002–2003 | LDU Quito | ||
| 2003–2004 | Instituto | ||
| 2004–2005 | Ferro Carril Oeste | ||
| 2005–2007 | Chacarita Juniors | ||
| 2007 | Instituto | ||
| 2008–2009 | Atlético Tucumán | ||
| 2009–2010 | Huracán | ||
| 2010–2011 | Rosario Central | ||
| 2011 | Chacarita Juniors | ||
| 2011–2012 | Olimpo de Bahía Blanca | ||
| 2012 | Huracán | ||
| 2013–2014 | Almirante Brown | ||
| 2014–2015 | Atlético Tucumán | ||
| 2015–2016 | Instituto | ||
| 2016–2018 | Crucero del Norte | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:18, 3 December 2009 (UTC) | |||
Héctor Oscar Rivoira (10 April 1960 – 14 August 2019) was anArgentinefootball manager and player who worked as the manager ofAtlético Tucumán.
Rivoira played for theRiver Plate youth teams but never played for the first team. In 1981, he joinedAlmirante Brown where he played a total of 155 games. He then joinedDeportivo Italia where he had a brief stint as aPrimera División player during the1986-87 season. Later in his career he played forClub Atlético Lanús andDefensores de Belgrano before playing out his career with local sideClub Atlético Ituzaingó.
Rivoira was given the job as manager of Club Atlético Ituzaingó in 1992. He also managed a number of other teams in the 2nd division (Primera B Nacional) teams in the 1990s. In 1999 hisChacarita Juniors team was promoted to the Primera Division after a 2nd-place finish. He managed the team for the full Apertura 1999 tournament but was sacked four games into Clausura 2000.[1]
After a season withQuilmes Rivoira travelled toEcuador to become manager ofLDU Quito.[citation needed]
In 2003, he returned to Argentina and became manager ofInstituto de Córdoba and led them to the Primera B Nacional championship[1] and earned a team promotion to the Primera División for the 2nd time. Following this promotion he was sacked only 9 games into the Primera División season.
He returned to the 2nd tier managingFerro Carril Oeste andChacarita Juniors before returning to instituto in 2007.
In 2008, he took over as manager of newly promotedAtlético Tucumán and led them to the 2008-09 Primera B Nacional championship, his 2nd championship and third promotion at this level.[1] After a poor start to the Primera División season he resigned after 12 games of the Apertura. In December 2009 he was unveiled as the new manager ofClub Atlético Huracán, his first appointment as manager of an established Primera División club.[citation needed]
On August 14, 2019, he died at age 59 after struggling for a year with colon cancer.[citation needed]
| Season | Team | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | Instituto de Córdoba | Primera B Nacional |
| 2008-09 | Atlético Tucumán | Primera B Nacional |