| Guillermo Rivera | |
| Fullname: | José Guillermo Rivera Escobar |
| Birth Date: | 25 November 1969 |
| Birth Place: | San Rafael Cedros, El Salvador |
| Height: | 1.80NaN0 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1986–1987 |
| Youthclubs1: | CD FAS |
| Years1: | 1986–1998 |
| Years2: | 1999–2001 |
| Years3: | 2001–2005 |
| Years4: | 2004–2005 |
| Clubs1: | CD FAS |
| Clubs2: | USAC |
| Clubs3: | AD Isidro Metapán |
| Clubs4: | Once Lobos |
| Manageryears1: | 2008 |
| Manageryears2: | 2009 |
| Manageryears3: | 2010–2011 |
| Manageryears4: | 2011–2012 |
| Manageryears5: | 2013 |
| Manageryears6: | 2013–2014 |
| Manageryears7: | 2015 |
| Manageryears8: | 2015–2018 |
| Manageryears9: | 2019 |
| Manageryears10: | 2019 |
| Manageryears11: | 2019–2020 |
| Manageryears12: | 2020-2022 |
| Manageryears13: | 2023-Present |
| Managerclubs1: | CD Marte Soyapango |
| Managerclubs2: | El Salvador U-17 |
| Managerclubs3: | El Salvador (assistant) |
| Managerclubs4: | CD Marte Soyapango |
| Managerclubs5: | Santa Tecla FC (interim / assistant coach) |
| Managerclubs6: | CD Atlético Marte |
| Managerclubs7: | CD Dragón |
| Managerclubs8: | Municipal Ilopaneco |
| Managerclubs9: | Jocoro FC |
| Managerclubs10: | El Salvador U-23 |
| Managerclubs11: | CD FAS |
| Managerclubs12: | Platense |
| Managerclubs13: | LA Firpo |
| Nationalyears1: | 1988–2000 |
| Nationalteam1: | El Salvador[1] |
| Nationalcaps1: | 76 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 15 |
José Guillermo Rivera Escobar (born November 25, 1969) is a retired Salvadoran professional football player.[2]
Nicknamed Memo, Rivera came through the youth ranks at FAS, where he would stay for over a decade and win two league titles. In 1999, he moved abroad for a stint at Guatemalan side USAC. He returned to El Salvador to play for Salvadoran second division side Isidro Metapán[3] alongside fellow international William Renderos Iraheta and finished his career at Once Lobos.
Rivera made his debut for El Salvador in 1988 and has earned a total of 74 caps, scoring 15 goals. He has represented his country in 22 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1991, 1993, 1995[4] and 1999 UNCAF Nations Cups[5] and was a non-playing squad member at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup[6] but did play at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]
His final international game was an August 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Jamaica.
Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 April 1991 | - | 3-2 | 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification | |||
| 2 | 2 June 1991 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup | |||
| 3 | 13 September 1992 | 2-1 | 3-1 | Friendly match | |||
| 4 | 17 September 1992 | 1-0 | 1-1 | Friendly match | |||
| 5 | 1 November 1992 | 4-0 | 4-1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
| 6 | 8 November 1992 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
| 7 | 29 November 1995 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup | |||
| 8 | 3 December 1995 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup | |||
| 9 | 5 May 1996 | 1-1 | 1-1 | Friendly match | |||
| 10 | 8 September 1996 | 1-0 | 5-0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
| 11 | 8 September 1996 | 4-0 | 5-0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
| 12 | 21 January 1998 | 1-0 | 2-0 | Friendly match | |||
| 13 | 29 February 2000 | 1-0 | 3-1 | Friendly match | |||
| 14 | 23 July 2000 | 3-1 | 7-1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
| 15 | 23 July 2000 | 4-1 | 7-1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Rivera is married and has two children.