Vladimir Rivero Hernández

Vladimir Rivero Hernández (born January 22, 1971 in Pinar del Río, † November 25, 2004 in Baranain near Pamplona) was a well-known Cuban handball player, who later also acquired Hungarian nationality.

In 1995 Rivero played in Cuba. At the Yellow Cup in Winterthur, his Cuban handball team came in second place. He was the best goalkeeper of the tournament. With the Cuban national team he completed 180 international matches. In 1997, he left Cuba and moved to Hungary. In 2004, he acquired Hungarian nationality to participate in the Olympic Games in Athens for Hungary, but was not nominated by the association for his disappointment.

Rivero has recently been goalkeeper of the Spanish handball team Portland San Antonio. The club was at the top of the Spanish handball league and won the Champions League with Rivero Hernández in 2001.

Rivero, who was married to a Hungarian and was the father of three daughters, was in medical treatment for depression. He was found dead in his apartment near Pamplona on the evening of 24 November 2004. His club then announced their participation in the forthcoming European Championship tournament for club teams. As a cause of death, the autopsy revealed an aneurysm of the aorta. Weblinks Edit sourcetext Single-level Edit source text

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