Rivanílton de França (born 12 May 1981), also known as Rivan, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career Rivan was born in Sergipe. After playing with Vitória de Santo Antão and Cruzeiro, in 2001, he moved to Serbia and signed with top league club FK Rad. He made three appearances in the 2001–02 First League of FR Yugoslavia."Godišnjak Fudbalskog saveza Jugoslavije 2001/2002 i 2002/2003" by Đorđe Smiljanić, page 95 He signed a contract but, after not getting many chances, he was loaned to FK Hajduk Beograd. After a couple of years, he returned to Brazil to play in the giant Vitória. His second European adventure was in Portugal where he played one season in Gil Vicente F.C. in the Portuguese Liga.Rivan at ForadeJogo
Afterwards he represented Boca Júnior, Itaúna, São Domingos and América (SE).
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