Alexis "Pasa" Rivera Curet (born October 29, 1982) is a Puerto Rican

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who currently plays for the Puerto Rico Soccer League club Bayamón FC and current community relations director for

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Career

Club

Rivera began his career with Atléticos de San Juan in his native Puerto Rico. He participated in tournaments through England, South America, Spain with San Juan, and also represented Puerto Rico in the Caribbean and Central American Games Rivera signed with the Puerto Rico Islanders prior to their first season in the

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in 2004, and has been a part of the team ever since. He won the 2004 Athlete of the Year award from the Puerto Rico Soccer Federation, and was part of the Islanders team which won the 2008 USL First Division regular season title and progressed to the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09. He was the player with most league appearances for the Islanders. After the dissolution of the Islanders in 2012, Rivera continued play with local Puerto Rico teams as well as the national team, most recently earning the spot of Captain for the newly re-formed Puerto Rico Bayamon F.C., a team scheduled to commence play within the NPSL in its 2014 season and the CFU.

International

Rivera is also a full international for the Puerto Rico national football team, and played in two of Puerto Rico's qualifying games for the

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. He also played against Canada, Saint Kitts and Nevis and

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in the 2014 World Cup qualifier.FIFA Match Report: Honduras-Puerto Rico
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Honors

Puerto Rico Islanders

* USSF Division 2 Pro League Champions (1): 2010 * Commissioner's Cup Winners (1):

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Winner (1):

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References

http://puertoricofc.com/

External links

* Puerto Rican men's footballers 1982 births Footballers from San Juan, Puerto Rico Living people USL First Division players Puerto Rico Islanders players Puerto Rico men's international footballers USSF Division 2 Professional League players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders {{PuertoRico-footy-bio-stub