The Spanish coach was last in charge of FC Inter Turku in Finland, where he spent three years until 2021. The Vigo-born 46-year-old had previously worked as an assistant at other Finnish clubs, like FC Honka, PK-35 Vantaa and HJK, also in Finland.
The newly appointed coach will be assisted by Sergio Almenara and Mandla Ncikazi. Miguel Bellver Esteve as Fitness Trainer and Tyron Damons as Goalkeeper coach.
“First of all, I would like to send a greeting to all the fans of Orlando Pirates,” Riveiro told Pirates media.
. I am delighted to have joined the club. The Pirates project is an exciting one and I look forward to what lies ahead. It is an honour for me and my colleagues to have the responsibility to coach such an institution and compete for the highest goals.”
“Along with my support team, we are looking forward to arriving and joining the task force and the group of players to start working immediately.
“We are going to work to make history together and build a team that we are all proud of.”