Stiven Rivić (born 9 August 1985) is a Croatian former professional

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who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in

Pula Pula (; also known as Pola, it, Pola , hu, Pòla, Venetian language, Venetian; ''Pola''; Istriot language, Istriot: ''Puola'', Slovene language, Slovene: ''Pulj'') is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, and the List of cities and town ...

, Rivić started his career with the youth side of

NK Pula Nogometni klub Istra 1961 ( en, Istra 1961 Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Istra 1961, or simply Istra 1961 or Istra, is a Croatian professional football club from Pula, currently playing in the Croatian First League. It is a common ...

. He moved around to a couple of clubs, before returning to NK Pula. Finally, he was signed by Energie Cottbus in 2006. Rivić was capped for the under-21 national team. He scored his first Bundesliga goal on 6 May 2008 in his side's 1–1 draw against

Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. Domestically, the club was crowned German champion in 1909, and won the D ...

. In the next fixture against Hamburger SV, he scored again as his side gained a 2–0 victory. In next season he scored just one goal, and in the same season his club was relegated to

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. In July 2010, Rivić signed a three-year contract with 1. FC Kaiserslautern. The contract was dissolved prematurely in January 2012. Rivić then joined

Prva HNL The Hrvatska nogometna liga () ( en, Croatian football league), also known as HNL or for sponsorship reasons the SuperSport HNL, is the top Croatian professional football league competition, established in 1992. Previously, it was called Prva H ...

club Istra 1961 in February 2012. On 6 August 2012, Rivić rejoined Cottbus on a two-year contract. He left the club at the end of the 2013–14 season after they had been relegated from the

. On 24 March 2017, Rivic came back into football, joining Hampton & Richmond Borough in England's

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, the sixth tier of football in the country.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rivic, Stiven 1985 births Living people Footballers from Pula Men's association football midfielders Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers Sint-Truidense V.V. players NK Istra 1961 players FC Energie Cottbus players FC Energie Cottbus II players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players Walton & Hersham F.C. players Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. players Belgian Pro League players Croatian Football League players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players National League (English football) players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in England Croatian expatriate sportspeople in England