Career
Rivas died in an accident or suicide in 1972. By June 2010, Rivas was one of six 1968 Olympic football players of El Salvador who had already died. Alianza retired the number 2 shirt in honour of Rivas.
Rivas died in an accident or suicide in 1972. By June 2010, Rivas was one of six 1968 Olympic football players of El Salvador who had already died. Alianza retired the number 2 shirt in honour of Rivas.
Nicknamed Louisiana Burra (The Donkey), Rivas was a one-club man and has only played for Alianza during the 1960s and won two league titles in 1965 and 1966 when he played alongside fellow club legends like José Quintanilla, Mario Monge and Francisco Zamora. Rivas has represented his country in 10 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1968 Olympic Games and at the 1970 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup in Mexico.
