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Stiven Rivić (born 9 August 1985) is a Croatian former professional
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who played as a
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.


Career

Born in
Pula Pula, also known as Pola, is the largest city in Istria County, west Croatia, and the List of cities and towns in Croatia, seventh-largest city in the country, situated at the southern tip of the Istria, Istrian peninsula in western Croatia, wi ...
, Rivić started his career with the youth side of NK Pula. 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
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. In the next fixture against
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, 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 2. Bundesliga. In July 2010, Rivić signed a three-year contract with
1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern e. V., also known as 1. FCK, FCK (), FC Kaiserslautern (), K'lautern or colloquially Lautern (), is a German sports club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to Association football, football ...
. The contract was dissolved prematurely in January 2012. Rivić then joined
Prva HNL The Hrvatska nogometna liga (; ), abbreviated as HNL and also known for sponsorship reasons as the SuperSport HNL, is a professional association football league in Croatia and the highest level of the Croatian football league system. Establish ...
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 2. Bundesliga. On 24 March 2017, Rivic came back into football, joining Hampton & Richmond Borough in England's
National League South The National League South, officially Vanarama National League South, is a professional Association football league in England. National League South is the second division of the National League (English football), National Leagues and step ...
, 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 21st-century Croatian sportsmen 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