Complex sentence: Rivera played 15 games for Fla., all in 1996, however, the following year, he preferred to return to their home country, only now to defend the Barcelona of Guayaquil for three seasons.
Split into simpler sentences: Rivera played 15 games for Fla., all in 1996. The following year he returned to his home country, to defend the Barcelona of Guayaquil for three seasons.