Stiven Rivić

Stiven Rivic in 2011

Stiven Rivic [ stiʋɛn riʋitɕ ] ( born August 9, 1985 in Pula, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Croatian football player who is under contract at FC Energie Cottbus.

Career

Clubs

In 1991 Rivic the Istrian NK Istra Pula at. There, the offensive player by scouts of the German Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04 was discovered and brought into the youth team in 2003. But a year later brought him the ex-Schalke Marc Wilmot to the Belgian first division club Sint- Truidense VV.

2005/ 06 Rivic played another year for NK Istra 1961 in the Croatian first league, where he was top scorer of the team with twelve gates. Then the Croat came back to Germany for newly promoted first division Energie Cottbus, who secured his services until 2009. In 2008 he extended his contract until 2012.

For the 2010/11 season changed Rivic 1 FC Kaiserslautern and signed a three-year contract. In his first season at FCK he came on 12 Erstligaeinsätze. In summer 2011, it is a change of clubs has been suggested. Since this did not materialize, he trained until further notice in the 2nd team with. Also in the Bundesliga squad he was no more. On January 20, 2012 Rivic released his still applicable until 30 June 2013 contract with 1.FC Kaiserslautern retroactive to December 31, 2011. In February 2012 Rivic joined NK Istra 1961. On 6 August 2012, the FC Energie Cottbus with Stiven Rivic committed an "old friend " and presented him as the seventh new signing of the season 2012/13. Rivic received a two-year contract until June 2014 and wore the shirt number 25 from the 2013/14 season he will then wear the number 11 wearing at the club.

National

Stiven Rivic is 27 -fold junior and U-21 national team of Croatia.