Víctor Rivera (football manager)

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| name = Victor Rivera

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| fullname = Victor Hugo Rivera Coronado

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|11|10|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Lima, Peru

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| currentclub = Universidad San Martín (manager)

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| manageryears1 = 1989–1990 | managerclubs1 = Academia Cantolao (youth)

| manageryears2 = 1991 | managerclubs2 = Peru U17 (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 1992 | managerclubs3 = Peru U20 (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 1993 | managerclubs4 = Academia Tito Drago (youth)

| manageryears5 = 1994 | managerclubs5 = Ciclista Lima (youth)

| manageryears6 = 1995 | managerclubs6 = Academia Tito Drago (youth)

| manageryears7 = 1996–1997 | managerclubs7 = Peru U17 (assistant)

| manageryears8 = 1997–2000 | managerclubs8 = Deportivo Municipal (assistant)

| manageryears9 = 2001–2002 | managerclubs9 = Alianza Lima (assistant)

| manageryears10 = 2003 | managerclubs10 = La Peña Sporting

| manageryears11 = 2004 | managerclubs11 = Deportivo Municipal

| manageryears12 = 2005 | managerclubs12 = Universidad San Martín (caretaker)

| manageryears13 = 2006–2009 | managerclubs13 = Universidad San Martín

| manageryears14 = 2010 | managerclubs14 = Sporting Cristal

| manageryears15 = 2011–2013 | managerclubs15 = Universidad César Vallejo

| manageryears16 = 2014–2015 | managerclubs16 = Peru U20

| manageryears17 = 2016 | managerclubs17 = Juan Aurich

| manageryears18 = 2018–2020 | managerclubs18 = Deportivo Municipal

| manageryears19 = 2021 | managerclubs19 = Cienciano

| manageryears20 = 2022 | managerclubs20 = Universidad San Martín

| manageryears21 = 2023 | managerclubs21 = Deportivo Coopsol

| manageryears22 = 2024 | managerclubs22 = Deportivo Municipal

| manageryears23 = 2024– | managerclubs23 = Universidad San Martín

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Victor Hugo Rivera Coronado, popularly known as "El Chino", (born 10 November 1968) is a Peruvian football manager, currently in charge of Universidad San Martín.

Rivera previously managed Universidad San Martín de Porres, where he won back-to-back national titles in 2007 and 2008, and Sporting Cristal.{{cite news |url=http://elcomercio.pe/deportes/337086/noticia-victor-rivera-dejo-tecnico-san-martin |title=Víctor Rivera dejó de ser el entrenador de la San Martín |trans-title=Víctor Rivera no longer coach of San Martín |language=es |newspaper=El Comercio |date=3 September 2009 |access-date=26 February 2011}}{{cite news |url=http://www.peru.com/futbol/portada20091016/60851/Sporting-Cristal-presento-a-Victor-Rivera |title=Sporting Cristal presentó a Víctor Rivera como su técnico para el 2010 |trans-title=Sporting Cristal presents Víctor Rivera as coach for 2010 |language=es |publisher=peru.com |date=16 October 2009 |access-date=26 February 2011}}

Profile

Born in Lima, Rivera debuted as an interim manager during the end of the 2006 season replacing Juan Antonio Pizzi, who was in charge of Universidad San Martín de Porres. With three matches to close the season, San Martin under Rivera won all three, against Cienciano, Sporting Cristal, and Coronel Bolognesi.

After the 2006 season, the board of Universidad San Martín decided to give him position as manager for the 2007 season. On 27 May 2007, Universidad San Martín beat Cienciano to become Apertura champions. That same year they became national champions for the first time in their short history.

Rivera debuted internationally when Universidad San Martín played in the 2008 Copa Libertadores. They did not manage to pass the first round but left a good impression. That same season they won the Clausura tournament and became national champions again as the Apertura champions, Universitario de Deportes, failed to finish in the top 6 of the Torneo Clausura and thus not creating a play off between both champions.

In 2009, Rivera and Universidad San Martín played in the 2009 Copa Libertadores and passed the first round where they lost against Gremio. During the second stage of the 2009 season, Rivera left Universidad San Martín and was soon after announced by Sporting Cristal that he would replace Juan Carlos Oblitas as manager for the 2010 season.

He left Sporting Cristal after one season to join Universidad César Vallejo.{{cite news |url=http://depor.pe/noticia/684919/chino-ypoeta-victor-rivera-nuevo-tecnico-vallejo |title='Chino' y 'poeta': Víctor Rivera es el nuevo técnico de Vallejo |trans-title='Chinese' and 'poet': Víctor Rivera is the new coach of Vallejo |language=es |publisher=depor.pe |date=15 December 2010 |access-date=26 February 2011}} On 1 January 2016, he was appointed manager of Juan Aurich.