Emanuel Benito Rivas (born March 17, 1983, in

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) is an

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former

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midfielder who last played for the Italian club

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Career

From Independiente to Vitória SC

Rivas started his career in 1999 with Independiente in the

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. He was part of the Independiente squad that won the

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2002 championship, ending a 7-year drought without a single title. In 2004, he moved to

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's 3rd club;

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but after only one season with Arsenal he was signed by

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From Arezzo to Varese

After six months with

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club

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, he was noted by then-

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club

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who signed him in June 2008. He also played regularly in the club's comeback season to Serie A in 2009–10. Since 30 January 2012 he plays for the club of

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Honours

External links

Argentine Primera statistics
Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Association football midfielders Club Atlético Independiente footballers Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Vitória S.C. players Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. players Talleres de Córdoba footballers S.S. Arezzo players S.S.C. Bari players S.S.D. Varese Calcio players Hellas Verona F.C. players Spezia Calcio players Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Portugal Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal People from Quilmes 1983 births Living people Serie A players Serie B players Primeira Liga players Super League Greece players Argentine Primera División players Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub