Guillermo Rivero

Guillermo Rivero
Personal information
Date of birth	1897
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Date of death	April 1950 (aged 52–53)
Place of death	La Oroya, Peru
Position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1918–1921	Sport Alianza
1926–1929	Alianza Lima
Managerial career
1928–1934	Alianza Lima
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Guillermo Rivero (Lima, 1897 – La Oroya, 1950) was a Peruvian manager and former player.

Playing career

Guillermo Rivero joined Alianza Lima, then called Sport Alianza, in December 1917. He won the Peruvian championship four times, achieving the double twice, first in 1918 and 1919 (finishing as top scorer each time) and then in 1927 and 1928. With 69 goals scored for the Blanquiazul club, he was one of its first idols.^[1]

Managerial career

Player-coach when Alianza Lima won the 1928 championship, he won three more consecutive championships at the helm of the club in 1931, 1932 and 1933.^[2]

Honours

Player

Alianza Lima

Peruvian Primera División (4): 1918, 1919, 1928, 1929^[1]
Peruvian Primera División Top scorer (2): 1918 (18 goals), 1919 (15 goals)

Manager

Alianza Lima

Peruvian Primera División (4): 1928, 1931, 1932, 1933^[2]

References

1 2 Roberto Castro (29 July 2012). "Guillermo Rivero: Primero que todos" [Guillermo Rivero: First of all motion]. De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2025.
1 2 "Los técnicos que salieron campeones con Alianza Lima" [The coaches who won the championship with Alianza Lima]. El Comercio (Peru) (in Spanish). 15 February 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2025.

[De_Chalaca-1] 1 2 Roberto Castro (29 July 2012). "Guillermo Rivero: Primero que todos" [Guillermo Rivero: First of all motion]. De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2025.

[El_Comercio-2] 1 2 "Los técnicos que salieron campeones con Alianza Lima" [The coaches who won the championship with Alianza Lima]. El Comercio (Peru) (in Spanish). 15 February 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2025.

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