Alberto Rivera Pizarro

Real Madrid

Rivera was born in Puertollano, Ciudad Real, Castilla–La Mancha. A product of Real Madrid's youth academy, he made his first-team debut (his only appearance for the main squad during 1994–95), scoring in a 2–0 away win against RC Celta de Vigo with the La Liga title race already decided in their favour while becoming the youngest player to score in an official match in the club's history at the age of 17 years and 114 days. He started his senior career with the C team in the Segunda División B, playing two additional full seasons with Real Madrid Castilla in the same level and appearing in five Segunda División games with the latter. For 1999–2000, Rivera signed with CD Numancia in a loan deal. After helping the Sorians to barely avoid top-division relegation, he returned to Real Madrid, where he was featured in two additional league games the following season. In January 2002 he had another loan spell, with Olympique de Marseille to where he moved alongside Alfonso Pérez from FC Barcelona, and appeared regularly for the French Ligue 1 side until the end of the campaign, in an eventual ninth-place finish.

Levante and Betis

Rivera joined Levante UD in 2002, with the team in the second division. He was an undisputed starter in three seasons, netting a career-high 11 goals in 2003–04's promotion before moving to Real Betis upon Levante's immediate relegation (having played all the matches but one, with five goals), for €3.4 million. Rivera made 34…

Real Madrid

La Liga: 1994–95, 2000–01 Levante

Segunda División: 2003–04 Elche

Segunda División: 2012–13 Individual

La Liga Fair Play Award: 2010–11