Hampton and Richmond Borough have completed the signing of Croatian midfielder Stiven Rivi?.
31 year old Stiven started out in his homeland for NK Pula before joining Belgian club Sint-Truidense V.V. at the age of 19.
He then returned back to his home town club for a season before joining Energie Cottbus in 2006 following the club’s promotion to the Bundesliga.
Stiven stayed with Cottbus until 2010, making 73 appearances for the first team and a further 12 for their reserve side.
He then joined FC Kaiserslautern for the following season, making 12 appearances.
In 2012, he had a brief stay at Istra 1961, back in Croatia, before rejoining Cottbus in 2012, where he made a further 40 appearances before leaving the club and football.
Stiven now lives in the local area and is currently registered with Walton & Hersham, regaining his match fitness.
His ability in his youth was recognised with 27 appearances in Croatia under 16s to under 21s.
Source: www.hamptonfc.net