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Cristian Miguel Riveros Núñez (born 16 October 1982) is a Paraguayan former professional
footballer
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who played as a defensive midfielder
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.
A full international for Paraguay since 2005, he has earned 99 caps for his country, playing at two FIFA World Cup
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competitions (2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
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and 2010
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) and three Copa América
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tournaments (2007
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.
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, 2011
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and 2015
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).
On 19 July 2015, Paraguayan newspaper ExtraPRESS named Riveros the most expensive player in Paraguay.
Club career
Early career
Riveros started his career with local side Cristobal Colón in his hometown of Juan Augusto Saldivar and then moved to other Paraguayan teams such as San Lorenzo and Tacuary before playing for Libertad.Cruz Azul
On 12 July 2007 he signed for the Mexican clubCruz Azul
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.
Sunderland
On 11 May 2010, Riveros signed forSunderland
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of the English Premier League
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on a three-year deal, saying "The league is very competitive and I look forward to being very successful with Sunderland. The Premier League is the best league in the world and Sunderland are a very big club with many passionate supporters. I look forward to meeting them."
He made his Premier League debut on 14 August 2010 as a 63rd-minute substitute for Steed Malbranque in a 2–2 draw against Birmingham City
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in the opening game of the season. However, Riveros quickly fell out of favour and played just 14 league games for, the club, scoring his only goal on the final day of the season in a 3–0 win over West Ham United
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.
Kayserispor
Riveros joined TurkishSüper Lig
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side Kayserispor
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on 6 July 2011 on a season-long loan from Sunderland, and signed a permanent contract on 1 May 2012.
Grêmio
On 7 June 2013, Riveros joined Grêmio, signing a two-year contract.Olimpia Asunción
In January 2015 after long and exhausting negotiations, it was announced that Grêmio and Club Olimpia Asunción had reached an agreement to sign Riveros for the 2015 Paraguayan Primera División season. Riveros was Instrumental for Olimpia to win their 40th Local Championship, for his experience and skills and also for his leadership on and off the pitch.Libertad
On 7 December 2017, sports news outlet D10 Paraguay announced that Riveros would sign a two-year contract with Libertad, returning to the club after 11 years.Nacional Asunción
He joined Nacional Asunción for the 2020 season.Libertad
On 18 January 2022 of Paraguay's summer transfer window, Riveros officially completed a transfer to Libertad. Anterior to this, Riveros already performed the 2022 pre-season training with Nacional Asunción, however, he joined Libertad for the third time in his career, being at the request ofArgentine
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coach Daniel Garnero. By this way, he was one of three FIFA World Cup players in Libertad's team, being with Oscar Cardozo and Roque Santa Cruz.
International career
Riveros played in Paraguay's first two matches at the 2006 World Cup and played efficiently on the left wing. He picked up his first international goal forParaguay
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in a 3–2 defeat to Chile. He also played for Paraguay
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in the Copa América 2007.
2010 FIFA World Cup
On 4 May 2010, he was named in Paraguay's preliminary 30-man squad for the2010 FIFA World Cup
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, and also made the 23-man penultimate selection alongside club team-mate da Silva.
On 20 June 2010 at the World Cup, Riveros scored a second goal in a 2–0 win over Slovakia
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, which was set up by former Sunderland defender Paulo Da Silva.
Riveros scored a penalty in Paraguay's shoot-out win against Japan
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in the Round of 16 stage, after the match finished goalless after extra time.
Career statistics
Club
International
International goals
:''Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.''Honours
Club
Libertad *Paraguayan Primera División
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: 2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
, 2007
See also
*List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
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References
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Riveros, Cristian 1982 births Living people Footballers from Central Department Men's association football midfielders Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Paraguay men's international footballers Tacuary footballers Club Sportivo San Lorenzo footballers Club Libertad footballers Cruz Azul footballers Sunderland A.F.C. players Kayserispor footballers Grêmio FBPA players Club Olimpia footballers Club Nacional footballers Paraguayan Primera División players Premier League players Süper Lig players Liga MX players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in England Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2010 FIFA World Cup players 2007 Copa América players 2011 Copa América players FIFA Men's Century Club 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen