Carlos Rivas (footballer, born 1953)

Carlos Humberto Rivas Torres (born 24 May 1953) is a Chilean retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Rivas was a midfielder for Colo-Colo in 136 official games over five seasons, and he scored 40 goals during that time.

[4][5] Rivas served as an assistant under Dave Turner in 1986, but still performed as a player for the Toronto Blizzard in the National Soccer League.

[1] Rivas was a key figure in the development of a style of football involving prejugadas and creative offensive strategies.

[12] He is the son-in-law of Adán Godoy, a Chilean former international goalkeeper, with whom he coincided in Santiago Morning in 1977.