Education
He made his debut with Olimpia in 1975 and finished his career with Real Maya in 1997, aged 42.
He made his debut with Olimpia in 1975 and finished his career with Real Maya in 1997, aged 42.
Nino Rivera played for Olimpia, Sula, Platense, Victoria and Real Maya in the Honduran national league. His final league game was on 30 August 1997 against Marathón. He was also a goalscorer when between the posts for Olimpa and Sula.
Rivera made his debut for Honduras in the late 1980s and played in and has earned a total of 46 caps, scoring no goals.
He was a non-playing squad member at the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
He won 4 goalkeeper of the year awards, 3 with Olimpia and 1 with Sula. He has represented his country in 12 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1991 and 1993 UNCAF Nations Cups, as well as at the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup. His final international was an 18 April 1993 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup qualification match against Canada in which he came on as a sub when Angelo Bautista was sent official His first task was to face a penalty by John Catliff, which was successful and gave Canada their final goal in a 3-1 win.