with fellow top-tier club Sporting de Gijón – with the option for a further two – which had barely retained its status, arriving on a free transfer and reuniting with former Levante boss Manolo Preciado. At the end of his second season, he received the Fair Play Award given by the Professional Football League. Rivera appeared in an average of 31 games during his spell in Asturias, suffering top-flight relegation in his third and final year. He retired in summer 2014 at the age of 36 after two seasons with Elche CF, the latter spent in the main division. Honours Real Madrid La Liga: 1994–95, 2000–01 Levante Segunda División: 2003–04 Elche Segunda División: 2012–13 References External links 1978 births Living people People from Puertollano Sportspeople from the Province of Ciudad Real Spanish footballers Footballers from Castilla–La Mancha Association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Real Madrid C footballers Real Madrid CF players Real Madrid Castilla footballers CD Numancia players Levante UD footballers Real Betis players Sporting de Gijón players Elche CF players Ligue 1 players Olympique de Marseille players Spain youth international footballers Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Spanish expatriate sportspeople in France