Jaime Eduardo Riveros Valenzuela (, born 27 November 1970) is a Chilean former professional

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who played as an

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Club career

Background

He began his career in 1992 at

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side O'Higgins, near Quinta de Tilcoco, town where Riveros born. In his first full season was loaned to

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on a season long deal. After impressing at second-tier club, he returned to O'Higgins the next season and break into

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starting lineup in 1993. In 1995, he joined

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, where played the

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in his first season, having a well performance because played all four games of his team for the contest, and scored two goals in the two leg matches against

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, first scoring his side's goal in the 1–4 away loss at

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, for then score during the 7–2 thrash at Calama. However his team was eliminated by

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in the next key for a 5–1 aggregate loss. During that season, Riveros and Cobreloa reached the

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final too, losing it on hands of Universidad Católica. At

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based-side, Riveros earned 175 and scored 74 times, being Cobreloa's playmaker for more than five years. After their long spell with the ''Zorros del Desierto'', in 2001, he moved to

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, where helped the team to reach Primera División honour (league title) under Jorge Garcés as coach (who was manager of Riveros in Cobreloa during 1995), achieving of that form a title that Wanderers had failed to win since 1968. However, the same season was named the league most valuable player. In his last season at Valparaiso side, Riveros reached a record scoring 21 goals in 15 consecutive weeks during the 2004 Torneo Apertura. In January 2005, Riveros joined Chilean powerhouse

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, where he had a short spell, playing the Copa Libertadores and netting two goals in 16 league games. After a regular performance with ''Los Azules'', on mid-year he moved to Colombian side Deportivo Cali, where he won the Torneo Finalización. After being released by Cali team, in 2006, Riveros re–joined his former club Santiago Wanderers. Then, on mid-year he moved to

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managed by

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, who permanently used him as the starting lineup's playmaker. In December 2007, he failed to renew his contract and was released.

Everton

In 2008, he joined Everton and helped the team to win Torneo Apertura, being a key player during the campaign.

Retirement

In November 2011 he played his last professional match with CD Palestino against

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Managerial career

In 2014, Riveros became

coach.

International career

He has played for seven different clubs and has been called up to the national team. He made his national team debut on 4 January 1997, against

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. He represented his country at the

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playing in two games. He also played three games for Chile in

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, and other three in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying, where scored a free kick goal against Colombia in a 3–1 away loss.

Career statistics

International goals

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Honours

Club

Santiago Wanderers *

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: 2001 Deportivo Cali * Torneo Finalización: 2005 Everton *

: 2008 Apertura

Individual

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: 2001 * Record of regular phase consecutive weeks scoring 21 goals in 15 games: 2004 * Santiago Wanderers history's best signing according to El Mercurio de Valparaíso: 2004 * "El Gráfico" Ideal Team:

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Bicentennial Ideal Team: 2010

External links

Riveros at Football Lineups
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Riveros, Jaime 1970 births Living people Chilean men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Chile men's international footballers Chilean Primera División players Categoría Primera A players C.D. Cobreloa footballers C.D. Huachipato footballers Deportes Santa Cruz footballers Santiago Wanderers footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers Unión Temuco footballers Club Deportivo Palestino footballers Deportivo Cali footballers Everton de Viña del Mar footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia People from Cachapoal Province Footballers from O'Higgins Region