Gianni Rivera

Giovanni "Gianni" Rivera (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒanni riˈveːra]; born 18 August 1943) is an Italian politician and former footballer who played as a midfielder. During his career as a footballer he was mostly used as an attacking midfielder.

Giovanni Rivera
Member of European Parliament
In office 25 May 2005 – 13 July 2009
Constituency	North-West Italy
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 2 July 1987 – 29 May 2001
Constituency	Milan
Personal details
Born	18 August 1943 (aged 82) Alessandria, Italy
Political party	CD (2013) DL (2002–2007) Dem (1999–2002) Segni Pact (1994–1996) DC (1987–1994)
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Occupation	Footballer (retired) Politician
Association football career Playing position Forward Attacking midfielder Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1959–1960 US Alessandria 26 (6) 1960–1979 AC Milan 501 (122) Total 527 (128) National team 1962–1974 Italy 60 (14) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Alessandria	1958–59	1	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	0
	1959–60	25	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	25	6
	Total	26	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	26	6
AC Milan	1960–61	30	6	1	0	–	–	2	0	33	6
	1961–62	27	10	1	0	2	0	–	–	30	10
	1962–63	27	9	–	–	7	2	–	–	34	11
	1963–64	27	7	1	0	2	1	2	0	32	8
	1964–65	29	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	29	2
	1965–66	31	7	1	0	4	1	–	–	36	8
	1966–67	34	12	6	7	2	0	1	0	43	19
	1967–68	29	11	5	3	10	1	–	–	44	15
	1968–69	28	3	4	1	7	2	–	–	39	6
	1969–70	25	8	3	1	3	2	2	1	33	12
	1970–71	26	6	10	7	–	–	–	–	36	13
	1971–72	23	3	6	2	8	4	–	–	37	9
	1972–73	28	17	6	3	9	0	–	–	43	20
	1973–74	26	6	5	1	8	0	–	–	39	7
	1974–75	27	3	4	0	–	–	–	–	31	3
	1975–76	14	1	5	1	3	0	–	–	22	2
	1976–77	27	4	7	0	5	0	–	–	39	4
	1977–78	30	6	5	1	1	0	–	–	36	7
	1978–79	13	1	4	1	5	0	–	–	22	2
	Total	501	122	74	28	76	13	7	1	658	164
Career total		527	128	74	28	76	13	7	1	684	170

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Italy	1962	4	2
	1963	5	2
	1964	4	2
	1965	6	1
	1966	6	2
	1967	4	0
	1968	4	0
	1969	3	0
	1970	7	2
	1971	3	0
	1972	3	0
	1973	7	2
	1974	4	1
Total	60		14

Honours

AC Milan

• Serie A: 1961–62, 1967–68, 1978–79
• Coppa Italia: 1966–67, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1976–77
• European Cup: 1962–63, 1968–69
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1967–68, 1972–73
• Intercontinental Cup: 1969

Italy

• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1970
• UEFA European Championship: 1968

Individual

• Coppa Italia top scorer: 1966–67, 1970–71
• Ballon d'Or: 1969, runner-up 1963
• FIFA XI: 1967
• Serie A Top-scorer: 1972–73 (shared with Giuseppe Savoldi and Paolino Pulici)
• IFFHS Italian Player of the 20th Century: 1999
• IFFHS European Player of the 20th Century (12th): 1999
• IFFHS World Player of the 20th Century: (19th)
• AC Milan Player of the 20th Century: 1999
• Golden Foot "Football Legends": 2003
• FIFA 100
• UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll: #35
• AC Milan Hall of Fame
• UEFA President's Award: 2011
• Inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2013
• Inducted into the Walk of Fame of Italian sport: 2015

Gianni Rivera Media

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  Juan Schiaffino and Rivera in 1960.

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  Rivera lifting the Cup Winners' Cup in 1968.

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  Rivera lifting the Ballon d'Or in 1969.

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  Romeo Benetti, Luciano Chiarugi, Rivera and Giuseppe Sabadini at Schiphol in May 1974.

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  A young Rivera in training with Alessandria, c. late 1950s and early 1960s.

Other websites

• Profile and Statistics on the FIGC website (in Italian)
• Profile on Italia1910.com (in Italian)
• Profile on TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
• FIFA Classic Player: Milan and Italy's Golden Boy. FIFA. https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/player=44571/.