Armando Riveiro

Armando (born Armando Riveiro de Aguilar Malda, born January 16, 1971 in Sopelana, Spain ) is a former Basque football player who was last seen at Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Primera División active.

Playing career

The veteran Armando played in his youth, among others, for the traditional club Sporting Gijon. There, however, he was on the 2nd team did not prevail, so that the change to Club Bermeo followed, a provincial division club team. But just where he was discovered by Deportivo Alavés. In the following three years (as third goalkeeper) he came only four professional applications. After one season as a substitute keeper in Barakaldo CF then came the late breakthrough. At 28, he became a regular keeper at the then third division club Cádiz CF, with whom he made ​​the División walkover in the Primera, even if you decline again in the following season.

After 8 ½ years of the Basque Armando was hired by the legendary Basque club Athletic Bilbao as a replacement for the long -term injury Gorka Iraizoz. According to his own words, it is for Armando "the biggest in his career, what ever happened to him ."

After the 2009/10 season Armando ended his career.

Special

The game Betis Athletic during the 2007/ 08 season had to be stopped prematurely because Armando was seriously injured by the bottle throw a spectator.

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Player profile at Athletic Bilbao