Pedro Rivera (footballer)

Pedro Rubén Rivera Porra (born 27 September 1976) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a defender. He currently works in the Universidad Católica youth system. .

Playing career
A product of O'Higgins, as a member of the 1998 squad, he got promotion to the 1999 Primera División after being the runner-up in the 1998 Primera B alongside players such as Darío Gálvez, Alejandro Tobar, Danilo Miranda, Iván Sepúlveda, among others.

In the Chilean Primera División, he also played for Cobresal, Universidad de Concepción, Everton, Coquimbo Unido, Ñublense and Santiago Morning.

In the Primera B de Chile, he also played for Magallanes in 2011, his last club.

Coaching career
Rivera graduated as a football manager at Instituto Nacional del Fútbol (National Football Institute) and has worked in the Magallanes youth system. In 2015 and 2016, he assumed as interim coach of the first team.

In 2023, he switched to the Universidad Católica youth system.