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{{Expand Spanish|topic=bio|Stalin Rivas|date=August 2024}}
{{short description|Venezuelan footballer (born 1971)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Stalin Rivas
| image = Stalin rivas dt.jpg
| fullname = Stalin José Rivas
| height = {{height|m=1.77|precision=0}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1971|08|05}}
| birth_place = [[Puerto Ordaz and San Felix|San Félix]], [[Venezuela]]
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears1=
| youthclubs1=
| years1 = 1988–1991  | years2 = 1991–1992  | years3 = 1992–1993  | years4 = 1993–1994  | years5 = 1994–2000  | years6 = 2000  | years7 = 2000–2001  | years8 = 2001–2002  | years9 = 2002–2004  | years10 = 2004  | years11 = 2005  | years12 = 2005–2006
| clubs1 = [[Atlético Club Mineros de Guayana|Mineros de Guayana]]  | clubs2 = [[Standard Liège]]  | clubs3 = [[K. Boom F.C.|Boom]]  | clubs4 = [[Minervén Fútbol Club|Minervén]]  | clubs5 = [[Caracas Fútbol Club|Caracas]]  | clubs6 = [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]]  | clubs7 = [[Deportivo Galicia]]  | clubs8 = [[Deportivo Italia|Italchacao]]  | clubs9 = [[Caracas Fútbol Club|Caracas]]  | clubs10 = [[Deportivo Italmaracaibo|Italmaracaibo]]  | clubs11 = [[Deportivo Táchira]]  | clubs12 = [[Atlético Club Mineros de Guayana|Mineros de Guayana]]
| caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0  | caps3 = 20 | goals3 = 3  | caps4 = | goals4 = | caps5 = | goals5 = | caps6 = | goals6 = | caps7 = 4 | goals7 = 2  | caps8 = | goals8 = | caps9 = | goals9 = | caps10 = 12 | goals10 = 2  | caps11 = 7 | goals11 = 0  | caps12 = 10| goals12 = 1
| nationalyears1      = 1989–1996
| nationalteam1       = [[Venezuela national football team|Venezuela]]
| nationalcaps1= 34 | nationalgoals1 = 3
| pcupdate =
| manageryears1 = 2006  | manageryears2 = 2007  | manageryears3 = 2008
| managerclubs1 = [[Guaros Fútbol Club|Guaros FC]]  | managerclubs2 = [[Deportivo Anzoátegui|Anzoátegui]]  | managerclubs3 = [[Atlético Club Mineros de Guayana|Mineros de Guayana]]
}}

'''Stalin José Rivas''' (born 5 August 1971 in [[Puerto Ordaz and San Felix|San Félix]], [[Venezuela]]) is a [[Venezuela]]n former [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]]. He is described as "the most naturally talented Venezuelan footballer of all time".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5615753/2024/07/05/venezuela-copa-america-baseball-soccer/|title=Baseball is Venezuela’s national sport – but the 2024 Copa America shows why that might be changing|first=Jack|last=Lang|accessdate=Oct 6, 2024|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>

== Club career ==
During his professional career, Rivas played for several clubs in Latin America and Belgium, including [[Caracas Fútbol Club]], [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios]] and [[Standard Liège]].

== International career ==
Rivas received 34 caps, scoring 3 goals, for the [[Venezuela national football team]] between 1989 and 1996.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/venez-recintlp.html Venezuela - Record International Players]</ref>

=== International goals ===
{{International goals collapsed header}}
|- bgcolor=#DFE7FF
| 1. || 25 June 1989 || [[Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo|Pueblo Nuevo]], [[San Cristóbal, Táchira|San Cristóbal]], Venezuela || {{fb|PER}} || '''3'''–0 || 3–0 || Friendly
|- bgcolor=#DFE7FF
| 2. || 21 May 1993 || [[Estadio El Campín|El Campín]], [[Bogotá]], Colombia || {{fb|COL}} || 1–'''1''' || 1-1 || Friendly
|- bgcolor=#DFE7FF
| 3. || 19 June 1993 || [[Estadio Bellavista]], [[Ambato, Ecuador|Ambato]], Ecuador || {{fb|URU}} || 1–'''2''' || 2–2 || [[1993 Copa América]]
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{NFT player|pid=18588}}

{{Copa Libertadores top scorers}}
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[[Category:1971 births]]
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[[Category:Footballers from Ciudad Guayana]]
[[Category:Venezuelan men's footballers]]
[[Category:Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Venezuela men's international footballers]]
[[Category:1989 Copa América players]]
[[Category:1991 Copa América players]]
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[[Category:1995 Copa América players]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:A.C.C.D. Mineros de Guayana players]]
[[Category:Standard Liège players]]
[[Category:K. Rupel Boom F.C. players]]
[[Category:Minervén S.C. players]]
[[Category:Caracas F.C. players]]
[[Category:Millonarios F.C. players]]
[[Category:Deportivo Italia players]]
[[Category:Deportivo Táchira F.C. players]]
[[Category:Belgian Pro League players]]
[[Category:Venezuelan Primera División players]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia]]
[[Category:Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia]]
[[Category:Venezuelan football managers]]
[[Category:Mineros de Guayana managers]]
[[Category:Deportivo Anzoátegui managers]]
[[Category:Asociación Civil Deportivo Lara managers]]
[[Category:Copa Libertadores top scorers]]

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