Guillermo Rivera

For the Chilean tennis player, see Guillermo Rivera Aránguiz.

José Guillermo Rivera Escobar (born November 25, 1969) is a retired Salvadoran professional football player.^[2]

Guillermo Rivera

Personal information
Full name	José Guillermo Rivera Escobar
Date of birth	(1969-11-25) November 25, 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	San Rafael Cedros, El Salvador
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1986–1987	CD FAS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1998	CD FAS
1999–2001	USAC
2001–2005	AD Isidro Metapán
2004–2005	Once Lobos
International career
1988–2000	El Salvador[1]	76	(15)
Managerial career
2008	CD Marte Soyapango
2009	El Salvador U-17
2010–2011	El Salvador (assistant)
2011–2012	CD Marte Soyapango
2013	Santa Tecla FC (interim / assistant coach)
2013–2014	CD Atlético Marte
2015	CD Dragón
2015–2018	Municipal Ilopaneco
2019	Jocoro FC
2019	El Salvador U-23
2019–2020	CD FAS
2020-2022	Platense
2023-2025	LA Firpo
2025	Once Deportivo
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rivera and the second or maternal family name is Escobar.

Club career

Nicknamed Memo, Rivera came through the youth ranks at FAS, where he would stay for over a decade and win two league titles. In 1999, he moved abroad for a stint at Guatemalan side USAC. He returned to El Salvador to play for Salvadoran second division side Isidro Metapán^[3] alongside fellow international William Renderos Iraheta and finished his career at Once Lobos.

International career

Rivera made his debut for El Salvador in 1988 and has earned a total of 74 caps, scoring 15 goals. He has represented his country in 22 FIFA World Cup qualification matches^[4] and played at the 1991, 1993, 1995^[5] and 1999 UNCAF Nations Cups^[6] and was a non-playing squad member at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup^[7] but did play at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[8]

His final international game was an August 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Jamaica.

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 April 1991	Estadio Rigoberto López, Managua, Nicaragua	Nicaragua	-	3-2	1991 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification
2	2 June 1991	Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica	Honduras	1-2	1-2	1991 UNCAF Nations Cup
3	13 September 1992	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Honduras	2-1	3-1	Friendly match
4	17 September 1992	Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Honduras	1-0	1-1	Friendly match
5	1 November 1992	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Bermuda	4-0	4-1	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	8 November 1992	Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, Canada	Canada	1-1	3-2	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	29 November 1995	Estadio Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador	Belize	2-0	3-0	1995 UNCAF Nations Cup
8	3 December 1995	Estadio Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador	Costa Rica	1-1	2-1	1995 UNCAF Nations Cup
9	5 May 1996	RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington, United States	Bolivia	1-1	1-1	Friendly match
10	8 September 1996	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Cuba	1-0	5-0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
11	8 September 1996	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Cuba	4-0	5-0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
12	21 January 1998	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Trinidad and Tobago	1-0	2-0	Friendly match
13	29 February 2000	Estadio Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador	Panama	1-0	3-1	Friendly match
14	23 July 2000	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3-1	7-1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
15	23 July 2000	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	4-1	7-1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life

Rivera is married and has two children.