Julio César "Coyote" Rivera González (born 12 April 1967) is a retired Peruvian footballer who played mainly as a winger.

Club career

Julio Rivera developed as a footballer in the

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youth system. He then started his senior career with

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side Escuela Técnica del Ejército (ETE). Later he joined

Juvenil Los Ángeles Juvenil Los Ángeles is a Peruvian football (soccer), football club, playing in the city of Moquegua, Peru. The club play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league. History The club have played at the highest level of ...

and played there with his brother Óscar Rivera. There Julio made his debut in the Torneo Descentralizado and played for the

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club until the end of the

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. He would then have his chance to play for

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giants FBC Melgar in the

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season. After an impressive season with Melgar, Rivero joined

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in January 1993.

Personal life

He is a half-brother of Paolo Guerrero, current national team's captain. His son, also named Julio Rivera, was murdered during a robbery in Lima.

Honours

Club

;

: * Apertura:

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* Torneo Descentralizado (3):

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; Universitario de Deportes: * Torneo Descentralizado (1):

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rivera, Julio 1967 births Living people Footballers from Lima Peruvian men's footballers Peru men's international footballers FBC Melgar footballers Sporting Cristal footballers Club Universitario de Deportes footballers Sport Boys footballers Peruvian Primera División players 1993 Copa América players 1995 Copa América players Men's association football wingers Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football utility players