Cristian Riveros
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Cristian Miguel Riveros Núñez | ||
| Date of birth | October 16, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Juan Augusto Saldívar, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Olimpia Asunción | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999 | Cristóbal Colón | ||
| 2000–2005 | Tacuary | 108 | (16) |
| 2002 | → Sportivo San Lorenzo (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Libertad | 50 | (8) |
| 2007–2010 | Cruz Azul | 111 | (17) |
| 2010–2012 | Sunderland | 12 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | → Kayserispor (loan) | 33 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Kayserispor | 30 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Grêmio | 43 | (5) |
| 2015– | Olimpia Asunción | 40 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005– | Paraguay | 95 | (16) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 January 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2014 |
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Cristian Miguel Riveros Núñez (born 16 October 1982) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays for Olimpia Asunción in the Primera División Paraguaya and the Paraguay national football team as a defensive midfielder.
A full international for Paraguay since 2005, he earned 90 caps for his country, playing at two FIFA World Cup competitions (2006 and 2010) and two Copa América tournaments (2007 and 2011).
Riveros ranked number 2 in a list of the most expensive players in Paraguayan football for 2015 published by Diario Extra.
Riveros started his career with local side Cristobal Colón in his hometown of Juan Augusto Saldivar and then moved to other Paraguayan teams such as San Lorenzo and Tacuary before playing for Libertad.
On 12 July 2007 he signed for the Mexican club Cruz Azul.
On 11 May 2010, Riveros signed for Sunderland of the English Premier League on a three-year-deal, saying "The league is very competitive and I look forward to being very successful with Sunderland. The Premier League is the best league in the world and Sunderland are a very big club with many passionate supporters. I look forward to meeting them."
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