Rivan (footballer)

Rivan
Personal information
Full name Rivanílton de França
Date of birth (1981-05-12)12 May 1981
Place of birth Sergipe, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left midfielder
Youth career
Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Vitória de Santo Antão
2001 Cruzeiro
2001–2003 Rad 3 (0)
2002–2003 → Hajduk Beograd (loan)
2005 Vitória (PE)
2005–2006 Gil Vicente 1 (0)
2007–2008 Boca Júnior
2008 Itaúna
2009 Boca Júnior
2010–2011 São Domingos
2011 América (SE)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rivanílton de França (born 12 May 1981), also known as Rivan, is a Brazilian retired footballerwho played as a midfielder.

Club career

He was born in Sergipe. After playing with Vitória de Santo Antão and Cruzeiro, in 2001, he moved to Serbia and signed with top league club FK Rad. He made 3 appearances in the 2001–02 First League of FR Yugoslavia.[1] He signed a contract but, after not getting many chances, he was loaned to FK Hajduk Beograd. After a couple of years, he returned to Brazil to play in the giant Vitória. His second European adventure was in Portugal where he played one season in Gil Vicente F.C. in the Portuguese Liga.[2]

Afterwards he represented Boca Júnior, Itaúna, São Domingos and América (SE).[3]

References

  1. ^ "Godišnjak Fudbalskog saveza Jugoslavije 2001/2002 i 2002/2003" by Đorđe Smiljanić, page 95 (in Serbian)
  2. ^ Rivan at ForadeJogo
  3. ^ Rivan at Zerozero


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