Feliciano Rivilla

Feliciano Rivilla

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Born in Ávila, Castile and León, Rivilla started playing football with local Real Ávila CF, moving to Real Murcia CF from Segunda División at the age of 17. At the end of the season he signed with La Liga club Atlético Madrid, who them loaned him for three years to Plus Ultra and Rayo Vallecano, with both teams hailing from the Community of Madrid and competing in the second tier and where he featured mostly as a winger. Rivilla played his first top-flight match with Atlético on 21 September 1958, in a 4–2 away loss against Valencia CF. He scored his first league goal the following 1 February, in a 3–3 away draw with Sevilla FC. Already reconverted to a right back, Rivilla was an undisputed starter for the Colchoneros in the following years, notably winning two Copa del Generalísimo trophies and the 1966 national championship, contributing one goal from 24 appearances to the latter conquest. Additionally, he featured in nine games in the team's victorious campaign in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup of 1961–62. After having Pelé and Santos FC appear at his testimonial match in September 1969, one year after retiring at 32, Rivilla went on to work in home appliance and act as president of Atlético's veterans association.

International career

Rivilla won 26 caps for the Spain national team over five years, his debut coming on 10 July 1960 in a 3–1 away friendly win against Peru. He only played once in the 1962 FIFA World Cup due to a foot fracture, but was the starter when the country won the 1964 European Nations' Cup held on home soil. Rivilla was again selected to the 1966 World Cup, being an unused squad member in England. He also took part in the under-21 side's first-ever game, against Italy in 1959.

Club
Real Murcia (1953–1954)
Club
Real Ávila CF (1952–1953)
Club
Rayo Vallecano (1956–1958)
Club
Real Madrid Castilla (1955–1956)
Club
Atlético Madrid (1954–1968)
Club
Spain national under-21 association football team (1959–1959)
Club
Spain men's national football team (1960–1965)
National team
Spain

Trophies & Awards

Award
Patricio Arabolaza Prize

Personal

Death and personal life

Rivilla died on 6 November 2017 at the age of 81, in Madrid. His grandson, Álvaro Muñoz, played professional basketball.

Legacy

Honours

Atlético Madrid

La Liga: 1965–66 Copa del Generalísimo: 1959–60, 1960–61, 1964–65 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1961–62 Spain

UEFA European Championship: 1964 Individual

UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1964

Clubs

Played together with

Archive

Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Description

Spanish footballer (1936–2017)

Position

defender

Extract from Wikipedia

Feliciano Muñoz Rivilla was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a right-back.

▸ Source: Wikipedia
All links
Official Website

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