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.
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 August 1943 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe[nb 1] | Other[nb 2] | Total | |||||
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| 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
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| 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[3]
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1970
- UEFA European Championship: 1968
Individual
- Coppa Italia top scorer: 1966–67, 1970–71[4]
- Ballon d'Or: 1969, runner-up 1963
- FIFA XI: 1967[5]
- Serie A Top-scorer: 1972–73 (shared with Giuseppe Savoldi and Paolino Pulici)[6]
- 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[7]
- FIFA 100
- UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll: #35[8]
- AC Milan Hall of Fame
- UEFA President's Award: 2011[9]
- Inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2013[10]
- Inducted into the Walk of Fame of Italian sport: 2015[11]
Gianni Rivera Media
Juan Schiaffino and Rivera in 1960.
Rivera lifting the Cup Winners' Cup in 1968.
Rivera lifting the Ballon d'Or in 1969.
Romeo Benetti, Luciano Chiarugi, Rivera and Giuseppe Sabadini at Schiphol in May 1974.
A young Rivera in training with Alessandria, c. late 1950s and early 1960s.
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Notes
- ↑ Includes the European Cup, European Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Cup, and European Super Cup
- ↑ Includes the Intercontinental Cup, Coppa dell'Amicizia, and Cup of the Alps
References
- ↑ Gianni Rivera at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Roberto Di Maggio (7 December 2002). "Gianni Rivera – Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ "1969 – Gianni Rivera" (in français). France Football. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ Roberto Di Maggio; Davide Rota (4 June 2015). "Italy – Coppa Italia Top Scorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ↑ FIFA XI´s Matches – Full Info Archived 17 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Roberto Di Maggio; Igor Kramarsic; Alberto Novello (11 June 2015). "Italy – Serie A Top Scorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ "Golden Foot Legends". Golden Foot.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ "Zinedine Zidane voted top player by fans" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ "UEFA President's Award". UEFA. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ↑ "BARESI, CAPELLO AND RIVERA ACCEPTED IN HALL OF FAME". A.C. Milan.com. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ "CNA 100 Leggende CONI per data di nascita" (PDF) (in italiano). Coni. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
Other websites
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- 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/.