José Guillermo Rivera Escobar (born November 25, 1969) is a retired Salvadoran professional

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player.

Club career

Nicknamed ''Memo'', Rivera came through the youth ranks at FAS, where he would stay for over a decade and win two league titles. In 1999, he moved abroad for a stint at Guatemalan side USAC. He returned to El Salvador to play for Salvadoran second division side Isidro Metapán alongside fellow international

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and finished his career at

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International career

Rivera made his debut for

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in 1988 and has earned a total of 74 caps, scoring 15 goals. He has represented his country in 22

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matches and played at the

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and

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s and was a non-playing squad member at the

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but did play at the

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- RSSSF His final international game was an August 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.''

Personal life

Rivera is married and has two children.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rivera, Guillermo 1969 births Living people People from Cuscatlán Department Men's association football midfielders Salvadoran men's footballers El Salvador men's international footballers 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.D. FAS footballers Universidad SC players A.D. Isidro Metapán footballers Salvadoran expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Salvadoran football managers