Julio Rivera


Julio César "Coyote" Rivera González is a retired Peruvian footballer who played mainly as a winger.

Club career

Julio Rivera developed as a footballer in the Alianza Lima youth system. He then started his senior career with Segunda División side Escuela Técnica del Ejército. Later he joined Juvenil Los Ángeles and played there with his brother Óscar Rivera. There Julio made his debut in the Torneo Descentralizado and played for the Moquegua club until the end of the 1991 season.
He would then have his chance to play for Arequipa giants FBC Melgar in the 1992 Torneo Descentralizado season.
After an impressive season with Melgar, Rivero joined Sporting Cristal in January 1993.

Personal life

He is the brother of Paolo Guerrero, current national team's captain.
His son, also named Julio Rivera, was murdered during a robbery in Lima.

Honours

Club

;Sporting Cristal:
;Universitario de Deportes: