Germán Rivarola

{{short description|Argentine footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Germán Rivarola

| image =

| fullname = Germán Ezequiel Rivarola

| height = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|4|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = {{ill|Santa Eufemia, Argentina|lt=Santa Eufemia|es|Santa Eufemia (Argentina)}}, Argentina

| currentclub = Rosario Central (reserves manager)

| clubnumber =

| position = Left back, midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Rosario Central

| years1 = 1996–2000

| years2 = 2000–2001

| years3 = 2001–2002

| years4 = 2003

| years5 = 2003–2006

| years6 = 2006–2011

| years7 = 2011–2013

| clubs1 = Rosario Central

| clubs2 = Sporting Gijón

| clubs3 = Rosario Central

| clubs4 = Pachuca

| clubs5 = Rosario Central

| clubs6 = Colón

| clubs7 = Rosario Central

| caps1 = 75

| caps2 = 19

| caps3 = 42

| caps4 = 15

| caps5 = 80

| caps6 = 115

| caps7 = 33

| goals1 = 9

| goals2 = 2

| goals3 = 4

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 7

| goals6 = 12

| goals7 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 1999

| nationalteam1 = Argentina U20

| nationalcaps1 = 15

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| manageryears1 = 2017–2018

| managerclubs1 = Rosario Central (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2021–

| managerclubs2 = Rosario Central (reserves)

| manageryears3 = 2022

| managerclubs3 = Rosario Central (interim)

| manageryears4 = 2022

| managerclubs4 = Rosario Central (interim)

}}

Germán Ezequiel Rivarola (born 18 April 1979) is an Argentine football coach and former player who played as either a left back or a midfielder. He is the current manager of Rosario Central's reserve team.

Career

Born in {{ill|Santa Eufemia, Argentina|lt=Santa Eufemia|es|Santa Eufemia (Argentina)}}, Córdoba, Rivarola started his professional career in 1996 with Rosario Central, in 1999 he was part of the Argentina Under-20 team that won the South American Youth Championship.

Rivarola had a season in Spain with Sporting de Gijón in 2000–2001, before returning to Rosario Central. In 2003, he played for Pachuca in Mexico, before returning once again to Rosario Central. In 2006, he joined Colón de Santa Fe.

Honours

class="wikitable"

!Season

!Team

!Title

1998

|Argentina U-21

|Toulón

1999Argentina U-20South American Youth Championship