Héctor Rivoira
Encyclopedia
Héctor Oscar Rivoira is an Argentine
football manager and former player who works as the manager of Rosario Central
.
youth teams but never played for the first team. in 1981 he joined Almirante Brown where he played 155 games. He then joined Deportivo Italia
where he had a brief stint as a Primera División
plyer during the 1986-87 season
. Later in his career he played for Club Atlético Lanús
and Defensores de Belgrano
before playing out his career with local side Club Atlético Ituzaingó
.
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.
After a season with Quilmes
Rivoira travelled to Ecuador
to become manager of LDU Quito.
In 2003 he returned to Argentina and became manager of Instituto de Córdoba and led them to the Primera B Nacional championship 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 managing Ferro Carril Oeste
and Chacarita Juniors
before returning to instituto in 2007.
In 2008 he took over as manager of newly promoted Atlético Tucumán and led them to the 2008-09 Primera B Nacional championship, his 2nd championship and third promotion at this level. 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 of Club Atlético Huracán
, his first appointment as manager of an established Primera División club.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
football manager and former player who works as the manager of Rosario Central
Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina. Its football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second tier of the Argentine football league system, after being relegated in the 2009-10 season....
.
Playing career
Rivoira played for the River PlateClub Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
youth teams but never played for the first team. in 1981 he joined Almirante Brown where he played 155 games. He then joined Deportivo Italia
Sportivo Italiano
Club Sportivo Italiano is a football club located in Ciudad Evita, La Matanza Partido, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The team currently plays in the Primera B Metropolitana third level of the Argentine Football Association....
where he had a brief stint as a Primera División
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
plyer during the 1986-87 season
1986-87 in Argentine football
The 1986-1987 season in Argentine football saw Rosario Central win the Argentine Primera by a single point from fierce local rivals Newell's Old Boys...
. Later in his career he played for Club Atlético Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet...
and Defensores de Belgrano
Defensores de Belgrano
Defensores de Belgrano is a sports club from the Nuñez neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina. the football team currently plays in Primera B Metropolitana, the regionalised third division of the Argentine Football Association....
before playing out his career with local side Club Atlético Ituzaingó
Club Atlético Ituzaingó
Club Atlético Ituzaingó is a football club from Ituzaingó in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The team currently plays in Primera D Metropolitana, which is the regionalised fifth tier of the Argentine Football Association league system....
.
Managerial career
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 his Chacarita JuniorsChacarita Juniors
Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors is an Argentine sports club from Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido in Greater Buenos Aires, which football squad is currently playing in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league system.The club was founded on May 1, 1906, in...
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.
After a season with Quilmes
Quilmes Atlético Club
Quilmes Atlético Club is a sports clubs of Argentina, based on the Partido de Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province. Quilmes is one of the oldest clubs of Argentina, having been founded in 1887. Its football squad currently plays in the Primera B Nacional Division....
Rivoira travelled to Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
to become manager of LDU Quito.
In 2003 he returned to Argentina and became manager of Instituto de Córdoba and led them to the Primera B Nacional championship 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 managing Ferro Carril Oeste
Ferro Carril Oeste
Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or Ferro, is a sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club was founded on July 28, 1904 by 95 railway workers from the Buenos Aires Western Railway...
and Chacarita Juniors
Chacarita Juniors
Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors is an Argentine sports club from Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido in Greater Buenos Aires, which football squad is currently playing in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league system.The club was founded on May 1, 1906, in...
before returning to instituto in 2007.
In 2008 he took over as manager of newly promoted Atlético Tucumán and led them to the 2008-09 Primera B Nacional championship, his 2nd championship and third promotion at this level. 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 of Club Atlético Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán is a sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of the Argentine football league system. Huracán home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.Huracán was...
, his first appointment as manager of an established Primera División club.
Titles as a manager
| Season | Team | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 |  Instituto de Córdoba |
Primera B Nacional |
| 2008-09 | Atlético Tucumán |
Primera B Nacional |