José Arturo Rivas

José Arturo Rivas Mortera (born October 18, 1984) is a Mexican former professional footballer who last played as a centre back for Veracruz in Liga MX. He is popularly known by his nickname "Palmera".

José Rivas
Rivas with UANL
Personal information
Full name José Arturo Rivas Mortera
Date of birth (1984-10-18) October 18, 1984
Place of birth Veracruz, Mexico
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 UANL U20 (assistant)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Delfines de Coatzacoalcos ? (?)
2003–2004 Zacatepec ? (?)
2004–2018 UANL 190 (8)
2017–2018 → Veracruz (loan) 39 (0)
Total 229 (8)
National team
2015 Mexico 2 (0)
Teams managed
2019– Tigres UANL Reserves and Academy (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Rivas has spent the most of his career in Tigres, winning three Liga MX, one Copa MX and one Campeón de Campeones championships. He is nicknamed "La Palma" (The Palm Tree)

Tigres UANL

Jose Arturo Rivas played most of his career with Tigres playing since 2004 to 2018 ending his career at Veracruz in 2018. In the 105th minute of the game, Jose Arturo Rivas received a red card because of violent conduct and being part of a massive brawl in the Apertura 2016 Liga MX Final vs Club America but his team still ended up winning the final on penalties with Nahuel Guzman stopping every penalty shot.

Honours

UANL

Mexico

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