Diego Rivarola
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Gabriel Rivarola Popón | ||
| Date of birth | July 14, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Mendoza, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| River Plate | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | River Plate | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Platense | 8 | (0) |
| 1999 | Santiago Morning | 23 | (13) |
| 2000–2001 | Universidad de Chile | 57 | (23) |
| 2002 | Atlas | 21 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | Universidad de Chile | 100 | (37) |
| 2006 | Argentinos Juniors | 17 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Maracaibo | 14 | (6) |
| 2007 | Palestino | 20 | (5) |
| 2008 | Alki Larnaca | 12 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Santiago Morning | 55 | (29) |
| 2010–2011 | Universidad de Chile | 63 | (24) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 11, 2011. |
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Diego Gabriel Rivarola Popón (born Mendoza, Argentina July 14, 1976) is a former Chilean-Argentine footballer. He played as striker, and his last club was Universidad de Chile.
Rivarola was formed in the lower River Plate, but did not debut with the first team. Later he moved to Platense, where he played eight games.
In 1997, he was hired by Santiago Morning, of Chile until 2000 when he would join Universidad de Chile. His first stint with the Santiago-based club would last five years (interrupted by a brief stay at Mexican Atlas in 2002), during which he became one of the most liked players of the team, due in part to his performances at the derbies against Colo-Colo. With Universidad de Chile, Rivarola would win the Chilean National Championship in 2000 and Apertura Tournament in 2004.
At the beginning of 2006, and after conflicts with then coach of the Universidad de Chile, Héctor Pinto, Rivarola signed with Argentinos Juniors, but failed to establish himself as part of the team's starting 11 and moved to the Venezuelan club UA Maracaibo few months later.
In mid-2007 and for Torneo de Clausura, he signed with Palestino of Chile, led by his former Universidad de Chile teammate, Luis Musrri.
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