Llorenç "Sito" Riera Ortega (born 5 January 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Manacor. A youth and reserve player at Barcelona and Espanyol, he never featured professionally in his own country, going on to spend over a decade abroad. He played top-flight football in Greece, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Poland and Cyprus.

Club career

Born in Manacor, Balearic Islands, Riera represented both major clubs in Barcelona, FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol, but never made it past their reserve sides. In the 2007–08 season he suffered relegation from the Segunda División B with the latter, failing to score any goals in the process. On 8 July 2009, after a loan experience with Panthrakikos FC, Riera signed for Panionios F.C. also of the Super League Greece. On 14 December 2011, he left by mutual consent. Riera left FC Chornomorets Odesa – where he spent one and a half years, earning a late red card in his last game for the team, a 1–0 away win against PSV Eindhoven in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League – at the start of March 2014, due to the civil unrest caused by the Ukrainian revolution. On 23 June he moved to Kazakhstan, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with FC Kairat. On 1 April 2016, after three seasons of irregular playing time, Riera left the Almaty Central Stadium. He resumed his career that August with Śląsk Wrocław in the Polish Ekstraklasa, on a two-year deal. After his stint in Poland, Riera moved to the Cypriot First Division, where he represented Enosis Neon Paralimni FC and AEL Limassol.

Personal life

Riera's older brother Albert was also a footballer. A winger, he represented, amongst others, Espanyol, Liverpool and the Spain national team.

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Honours

Kairat