José Arturo Rivas
# José Arturo Rivas

José Arturo Rivas Mortera (born 18 October 1984) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Rivas has spent the most of his career in Tigres, winning three Liga MX, one Copa MX and one Campeón de Campeones championships.

## Career

Rivas played most of his career with Tigres playing since 2004 to 2018 ending his career at Veracruz in 2018.

Rivas was born on October 18, 1984, in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz and at the age of 18 he enrolled with Tigres and from that day on he has never left the institution. La Palma Rivas received the opportunity to be registered in the UANL Tigres first team for the 2004 Apertura. He has been gaining the trust of the various coaches who have directed him. In the 2006 Clausura tournament, he suffered an injury that sidelined him for about a year and a half. In the 2011 Apertura he won the first championship of his career in the Mexican First Division with the UANL Tigres. Three years later, he won his second title in his career in the 2014 Copa MX Clausura.

Rivas had his best year in 2015. He won the starting role in the Clausura 2015 filling the vacancy left by the injured Juninho. since he took the place his absence was not noticed and he even managed to do better. From there he gained the trust of Ricardo Ferretti. That same year Rivas decided to study the career of Technical Trainer with the aim of being linked to football for a long time. In the 105th minute of the game, he received a red card because of violent conduct and being part of a massive brawl in the Apertura 2016 Liga MX Final vs Club América but his team still ended up winning the final on penalties with Nahuel Guzmán stopping every penalty shot.

## Honours

Tigres UANL

* Liga MX: Apertura 2011, Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016
* Copa MX: Clausura 2014
* Campeón de Campeones: 2016
