Guillermo Daniel Rivarola (born April 28, 1967, in

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) is an

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former

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. He played as a defender for many clubs in

and

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such as River Plate,

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, Racing Club. He retired playing for Racing. Rivarola won 3

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with River Plate and 1 with San Lorenzo. He had a short tenure in Mexico playing for

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and for Monterrey. As manager he coached Racing Club and Olimpo. On June 4, 2009, he was named Manager of C.F. Pachuca where he won the

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. Later he was the Director of Pachuca Youth System Development. On December 21, 2010, Guillermo Rivarola was named Manager of

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from Peruvian First Division League for the 2011 season. On March 20, 2011, he was involved in a bitter dispute with fellow Argentine manager Marcelo Trobbiani of

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after protesting to the referee in order to get him sent off.Marcelo Trobbiani vs Guillermo Rivarola, manager dispute
/ref> Accomplishments as River Plate Technical Secretary 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

Honours

Player

; River Plate *

: Apertura 1991, Apertura 1993, Apertura 1994 *

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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

;

: Clausura 2001

Manager

;

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: 2009–10

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* at Fútbol XXI {{DEFAULTSORT:Rivarola, Guillermo 1967 births Living people Copa Libertadores–winning players Men's association football defenders Argentine men's footballers Argentine Primera División players Liga MX players Club Atlético River Plate footballers C.F. Pachuca players C.F. Monterrey players Argentine football managers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Santos Laguna footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda managers Club Olimpo managers Sporting Cristal managers C.F. Pachuca managers C.D. Cuenca managers Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate football managers in Peru Expatriate football managers in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Association football technical directors 20th-century Argentine sportsmen