440:
446:
29:
337:
On 16 October 2010, the alleged killers were caught and charged with aggravated homicide. The
Attorney General's Office confirmed through a press release the capture of Victor Manuel Colorado and Daniel Sanchez, both involved in the death of the young footballer.
315:
On the night of 18 September 2010, Rivera was shot in the head after unknown gunmen attacked the car he was traveling in. According to sources, Rivera was traveling with teammates
414:
485:
519:
514:
300:
292:
392:
564:
225:
209:
529:
334:
A series of operations to try to remove the bullet were made, but Rivera died in an intensive care unit on the night of 3 October 2010.
534:
524:
539:
478:
554:
559:
549:
544:
471:
328:
272:
109:
370:
67:
304:
276:
185:
354:
509:
504:
268:
8:
459:
288:
126:
320:
316:
455:
498:
296:
169:
243:
454:
This biographical article related to
Salvadoran association football is a
71:
265:
439:
28:
324:
445:
247:
415:"FGR confirms arrest of suspected killers of Nelson Rivera"
323:
when they came under gunfire. The incident took place in
327:, shortly after they had played a league match against
287:Rivera started his career at Third Division outfit
496:
254: and the second or maternal family name is
371:"Salvadoran Soccer Champs Wounded in Shooting"
479:
236:*Club domestic league appearances and goals
486:
472:
147:
27:
301:Primera DivisiĂłn de FĂştbol de El Salvador
515:Footballers from Santa Ana, El Salvador
307:before the start of the 2010 Apertura.
497:
291:and moved one level up when signed by
264:(24 June 1991 – 3 October 2010) was a
393:"Nelson Rivera dies after being shot"
520:Men's association football defenders
433:
155:
565:Salvadoran football biography stubs
13:
101:1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
14:
576:
18:Salvadoran footballer (1991-2010)
535:Deaths by firearm in El Salvador
444:
438:
530:A.D. Isidro Metapán footballers
373:. Latin American Herald Tribune
540:People murdered in El Salvador
407:
385:
363:
348:
282:
1:
555:2010 murders in North America
341:
560:2010s murders in El Salvador
525:Salvadoran men's footballers
458:. You can help Knowledge by
246:, the first or paternal
7:
262:Nelson Ismael Rivera TobĂas
44:Nelson Ismael Rivera TobĂas
10:
581:
550:2010 crimes in El Salvador
432:
293:Salvadoran second division
241:
545:Salvadoran murder victims
235:
219:
203:
198:
179:
163:
137:
132:
125:
120:
115:
108:
105:
100:
97:
93:San Salvador, El Salvador
92:
89:
80:
77:
66:
63:
51:
48:
43:
40:
35:
26:
310:
299:in 2009. He then joined
271:who last played as a
199:International career
36:Personal information
417:. La Prensa Grafica
23:
21:
467:
466:
279:until his death.
240:
239:
572:
488:
481:
474:
450:
449:
448:
442:
434:
427:
426:
424:
422:
411:
405:
404:
402:
400:
389:
383:
382:
380:
378:
367:
361:
360:
352:
321:Kevin Santamaria
222:
206:
182:
166:
157:
149:
123:
84:
58:
56:
31:
24:
20:
580:
579:
575:
574:
573:
571:
570:
569:
495:
494:
493:
492:
443:
437:
431:
430:
420:
418:
413:
412:
408:
398:
396:
391:
390:
386:
376:
374:
369:
368:
364:
358:
353:
349:
344:
313:
285:
259:
226:El Salvador U21
220:
210:El Salvador U20
204:
180:
164:
121:
82:
54:
52:
19:
12:
11:
5:
578:
568:
567:
562:
557:
552:
547:
542:
537:
532:
527:
522:
517:
512:
507:
491:
490:
483:
476:
468:
465:
464:
451:
429:
428:
406:
384:
362:
346:
345:
343:
340:
312:
309:
305:Isidro Metapan
284:
281:
277:Isidro Metapan
238:
237:
233:
232:
230:
228:
223:
217:
216:
214:
212:
207:
201:
200:
196:
195:
192:
189:
186:Isidro Metapan
183:
177:
176:
174:
172:
167:
161:
160:
151:
144:
139:
135:
134:
133:Senior career*
130:
129:
124:
118:
117:
113:
112:
107:
103:
102:
99:
95:
94:
91:
90:Place of death
87:
86:
85:(aged 19)
81:3 October 2010
79:
75:
74:
65:
64:Place of birth
61:
60:
50:
46:
45:
42:
38:
37:
33:
32:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
577:
566:
563:
561:
558:
556:
553:
551:
548:
546:
543:
541:
538:
536:
533:
531:
528:
526:
523:
521:
518:
516:
513:
511:
508:
506:
503:
502:
500:
489:
484:
482:
477:
475:
470:
469:
463:
461:
457:
452:
447:
441:
436:
435:
416:
410:
394:
388:
372:
366:
357:– El Gráfico
356:
351:
347:
339:
335:
332:
330:
326:
322:
318:
317:Andrés Flores
308:
306:
302:
298:
294:
290:
280:
278:
274:
270:
267:
263:
257:
253:
249:
245:
234:
231:
229:
227:
224:
218:
215:
213:
211:
208:
202:
197:
193:
190:
187:
184:
178:
175:
173:
171:
168:
162:
159:
152:
150:
145:
143:
140:
136:
131:
128:
119:
114:
111:
104:
96:
88:
78:Date of death
76:
73:
69:
62:
49:Date of birth
47:
39:
34:
30:
25:
22:Nelson Rivera
16:
460:expanding it
453:
419:. Retrieved
409:
397:. Retrieved
387:
377:27 September
375:. Retrieved
365:
359:(in Spanish)
350:
336:
333:
314:
286:
261:
260:
255:
251:
244:Spanish name
153:
146:
141:
116:Youth career
83:(2010-10-03)
59:24 June 1991
15:
510:2010 deaths
505:1991 births
283:Club career
106:Position(s)
72:El Salvador
499:Categories
421:16 October
342:References
289:TurĂn-FESA
269:footballer
266:Salvadoran
127:TurĂn-FESA
55:1991-06-24
399:4 October
205:2008–2010
165:2009–2010
122:2008–2009
68:Santa Ana
41:Full name
325:El Congo
273:defender
242:In this
110:Defender
355:Profile
248:surname
395:. ESPN
256:TobĂas
252:Rivera
98:Height
311:Death
303:team
297:Titán
295:side
170:Titán
138:Years
456:stub
423:2010
401:2010
379:2010
319:and
275:for
221:2010
181:2010
148:Apps
142:Team
329:UES
250:is
194:(0)
156:Gls
501::
331:.
70:,
487:e
480:t
473:v
462:.
425:.
403:.
381:.
258:.
191:1
188:.
158:)
154:(
57:)
53:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
