Martín Sebastián Rivas Fernández (born 17 February 1977) is an

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

an former

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who played as a defender.

Biography

Born in

Montevideo Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

, the capital and largest city of

, he started to play for

Danubio Danubio Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan football club based in Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo that currently plays in the Uruguayan Primera División. Founded in 1932, the club's home stadium is Jardines del Hipódromo, which has a capacity o ...

then in January 1998 signed by

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, which he is dual Uruguayan-Spanish citizen, made him not occupy any non-EU quota. He signed a contract until 30 June 2002. Inter also signed countryman

Álvaro Recoba Álvaro Alexánder Recoba Rivero (; born 17 March 1976; nickname "El Chino"

earlier that season. On 17 March 1998, he appeared in the

1997–98 UEFA Cup The 1997–98 UEFA Cup was won by Internazionale in an all-Italian final against Lazio. It was their third title in eight years in the competition. It was the first instance of the UEFA Cup final being a one-game contest at a neutral stadium, ha ...

quarterfinal return leg against

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. Inter won in extra time and eventually won the cup. He made his

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debut on 16 May 1998 against

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. After a season on loan at

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he came back to Inter, but did not manage to make any appearances in 1999–2000 season, although sitting on the bench on several Serie A games. The following season he was loaned to

Málaga Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most pop ...

, prior to return to Uruguay where he ended his career in 2007, aged 30. He played 2 caps with his national team and was in the squad of

1997 FIFA Confederations Cup The 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup was the first Confederations Cup to be organised by FIFA. The tournament had previously been played in 1992 and 1995 as the King Fahd Cup. This edition of the tournament was hosted by Saudi Arabia, as with the previ ...

Honours

;Inter Milan *

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: 1997–98

References

External links

Inter Archive

La Liga career
* * 1977 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguay men's international footballers Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Danubio F.C. players Peñarol players Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players C.A. Bella Vista players Inter Milan players UEFA Europa League winning players Uruguayan Primera División players Serie A players La Liga players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Men's association football defenders Málaga CF players 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players Uruguayan people of Spanish descent {{uruguay-footy-defender-1970s-stub