René Luís Vilela Squella Rivas, or Rene Playboy is a retired Brazilian football player who spent his career in the United States and Portuguese lower divisions.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | René Luís Vilela Squella Rivas | ||
| Date of birth | October 18, 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992 | Botafogo | 19 | (3) |
| 1993–1995 | Campomaiorense | 24 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | Rochester Rhinos | 32 | (2) |
| 1997–2000 | Campomaiorense | 47 | (8) |
| 2000 | Santa Clara | 9 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Leça | 30 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Vila Real | ||
| 2002–2003 | Imortal DC | ||
| 2003–2004 | Syracuse Salty Dogs | 42 | (10) |
| 2005 | Rochester Rhinos | 17 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In 1993, Rivas joined S.C. Campomaiorense in Portugal. After two seasons, he moved to the United States and signed with the Rochester Raging Rhinos of the A-League. He was 1996 First Team All A-League.[1] During the 1997 season, he left the Rhinos and signed with S.C. Campomaiorense.[2] He began the 1999-2000 season with Compaomaiorense, but moved to C.D. Santa Clara during the winter transfer window. He then moved to Leça F.C. for the 2000-2001 season, S.C. Vila Real for the 2001-2002 season and Imortal Desportivo Clube for the 2002-2003 season. In July 2003, Rivas went on loan to the Syracuse Salty Dogs of the A-League.[3] Imortal then sold his contract to Syracuse and Rivas remained with the Salty Dogs through the 2004 season.[4] In 2005, Rivas returned to the Rhinos.[5][6] He retired at the end of the season.
References
edit- ^ The Year in American Soccer – 1996
- ^ 1997-1998 Campomaiorense season
- ^ It's all nill between Dogs, Mariners
- ^ 2003 Syracuse Salty Dogs Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rhinos sign trio: Schweitzer, Rivas return, Hudock new addition
- ^ 2005 Rochester Rhinos Archived 2009-01-09 at the Wayback Machine