Sito Riera

Template:Infobox football biography Template:Spanish name Llorenç "Sito" Riera Ortega (born 5 January 1987) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Polish club Śląsk Wrocław.

Football career

Born in Manacor, Balearic Islands, Riera represented both major clubs in Barcelona, FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol, but never made it past its B-sides. In the 2007–08 season he suffered relegation from the third division with the latter, not managing to find the net in the process.

On 8 July 2009, after a loan experience with Panthrakikos FC,<ref>Mercado fichajes – Pretemporada 2008/2009 (Transfer market – Preseason 2008/2009); at Webesport (in Spanish)</ref> Riera signed with fellow Superleague Greece team Panionios FC. On 14 December 2011, player and club mutually terminated the contract.<ref>Λύση συνεργασίας με Σίτο Ριέρα (Riera and Panionios part ways); Panionios FC, 14 December 2011 (in Greek)</ref>

At the start of March 2014, Riera left FC Chornomorets Odesa – which he represented for one and a half seasons, earning a late red card in his last game for the team, a 1–0 away win against PSV Eindhoven for the UEFA Europa League group stage<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>– due to the civil unrest caused by the 2014 Ukrainian revolution.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 23 June 2014 he moved to Kazakhstan, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with FC Kairat.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On 1 April 2016, after three seasons of irregular playing time, Riera left the Almaty Central Stadium,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and resumed his career that August with Śląsk Wrocław in the Polish Ekstraklasa.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

Riera's older brother, Albert, is also a footballer. A winger, he represented, amongst others, Espanyol, Liverpool and the Spanish national team.<ref>Sito Riera: “Me gustaría jugar en el Mallorca” (Sito Riera: “I would like to play with Mallorca”); Fútbol Balear, 11 August 2010 (in Spanish)</ref>

Honours

Kairat

• Kazakhstan Cup: 2014

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