| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | René Luís Vilela Squella Rivas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1968-10-18) 18 October 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992 | Botafogo | 19 | (3) |
| 1993–1995 | Campomaiorense | 24 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | Rochester Rhinos | 32 | (2) |
| 1997–2000 | Campomaiorense | 47 | (8) |
| 2000 | Santa Clara | 9 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Leça | 30 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Vila Real | ||
| 2002–2003 | Imortal DC | ||
| 2003–2004 | Syracuse Salty Dogs | 42 | (10) |
| 2005 | Rochester Rhinos | 17 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
René Luís Vilela Squella Rivas (born 18 October 1968), or Rene Playboy is a Brazilian former professional footballer who spent his career in the United States and Portuguese lower divisions.
In 1993, Rivas joined S.C. Campomaiorense in Portugal. After two seasons, he moved to the United States and signed with the Rochester Raging Rhinos of the A-League. He was 1996 First Team All A-League.[2] During the 1997 season, he left the Rhinos and signed with S.C. Campomaiorense.[citation needed] He began the 1999–2000 season with Compaomaiorense, but moved to Santa Clara during the winter transfer window. He then moved to Leça F.C. for the 2000–01 season, Vila Real for the 2001–02 season and Imortal Desportivo Clube for the 2002–03 season. In July 2003, Rivas went on loan to the Syracuse Salty Dogs of the A-League.[3] Imortal then sold his contract to Syracuse and Rivas remained with the Salty Dogs through the 2004 season.[4] In 2005, Rivas returned to the Rhinos.[5][6] He retired at the end of the season.
References
- ^ a b René Rivas at WorldFootball.net
- ^ The Year in American Soccer – 1996
- ^ It's all nill between Dogs, Mariners
- ^ 2003 Syracuse Salty Dogs Archived 10 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rhinos sign trio: Schweitzer, Rivas return, Hudock new addition
- ^ 2005 Rochester Rhinos Archived 9 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Portuguese stats
