Alberto Rivera Pizarro

Alberto Rivera Pizarro, briefly Alberto Rivera ( born February 16, 1978 in Puertollano, Spain ) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Elche CF in the Segunda División.

Playing career

Real Madrid

Between 1994 and 2002, Alberto Rivera was at Real Madrid under contract. In the season 1994/95 he made a then 17 -year-old be Erstligadebut for the " Royal " in the 2-0 away win against Celta Vigo. For the 1999/2000 season he was loaned to Erstligakonkurrent CD Numancia. In the first half of 2002 to Olympique Marseille.

Olympique Marseille

This was followed by the move to Olympique in spring 2002. He played 12 games for the French and scored two goals.

UD Levante

Through his involvement in Ligue 1 he was able to recommend a change to UD Levante. In the 2003/2004 season, he rose to the Levantines, but left this in 2005 after their descent back to at Copa del Rey - to hire winners Betis Sevilla.

Betis Sevilla

In summer 2005, Alberto Rivera moved for € 3.4 million to Betis. There he was instantly a regular in the Champions League and UEFA Cup. His first goal for his new club, he scored in the 3-2 - away win against Villarreal.