Joaquín Oscar Larrivey (; born 20 August 1984) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Chilean club Deportes Concepción. He is nicknamed ''el Bati'', for his physical resemblance to former footballer

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. Larrivey also holds a

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passport as a second nationality.

Biography

Larrivey began his career in Argentina with

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and quickly became an important player for the side. Larrivey was signed by Italian

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in June 2007 on a 4-year contract. On 12 February 2009 Vélez Sársfield of

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signed him on loan until the end of the season. He started successfully at Vélez scoring in his debut game against Tigre. He also scored against Godoy Cruz and

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. However, after this last one (which was in the 7th game of the Clausura tournament) he was held scoreless. On 1 July 2009, Larrivey returned to Cagliari. On 5 August 2010, he was loaned to

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. In 2011, Joaquin Larrivey returned to Cagliari again, this time to take a first team place. After the departure of Alessandro Matri who was sold to

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and Robert Acquafresca who returned to

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after his 1-year loan, Larrivey and Nenê became the first choice strikers. He was assigned the number 9 shirt before the beginning of the season. On 21 August 2011, Larrivey scored a hat-trick in a 5–1 win over U.C. AlbinoLeffe in the

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, becoming only the second player to do so in the history of Cagliari, together with legend "Gigi" Riva. On 28 November 2012 Larrivey left Cagliari . On 17 December 2012 Larrivey was presented as a new player for Mexican club Atlante. He was signed to form the attack with Chilean Esteban Paredes. On 27 January 2013 he scored his first goals with the club recording a brace against Chiapas in a 4–3 victory. In January 2020, Larrivey moved to Chile and signed with

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. On 3 February 2022, Larrivey joined

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on a deal until the end of the season. On 31 January 2023, Larrivey's contract with Cosenza was terminated by mutual consent. On 2 February 2023, Larrivey signed with

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, also in

. In June 2023, Larrivey returned to Chile and joined Magallanes in the second level. In 2025, he switched to Deportes Concepción.

Personal life

He is the son-in-law of Gerardo Reinoso, an Argentine former professional football player.

Honours

Vélez Sársfield * Primera División Argentina: Clausura 2009

References

External links

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Football.it Profile
* at Fútbol XXI
Cagliari player profile

Joaquin Larrivey tribute site
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