Gigi Riva
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Luigi Riva (7 November 1944 – 22 January 2024) was an Italian football player. He played for Italy national team.
| File:Gigi Riva, Italia, 1968 (cropped).JPG Riva with Italy in 1968 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luigi Riva[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Leggiuno, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 22 January 2024 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Cagliari, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Forward, Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1961–1962 | Laveno Mombello | ||
| 1962 | Legnano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1963 | Legnano | 23 | (6) |
| 1963–1976 | Cagliari | 315 | (164) |
| Total | 338 | (170) | |
| National team | |||
| 1965–1974 | Italy | 42 | (35) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1988–2013 | Italy (technical director) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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Death
On 21 January 2024, Riva was hospitalized at the San Michele Hospital in Cagliari, Italy because of acute coronary syndrome.[3][4] He died of a heart attack the next day at the age of 79.[5][6]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Legnano | 1962–63 | Serie C | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 |
| Cagliari | 1963–64 | Serie B | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 |
| 1964–65 | Serie A | 32 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 12 | |
| 1965–66 | Serie A | 34 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 11 | |
| 1966–67 | Serie A | 23 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 19 | |
| 1967–68 | Serie A | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 16 | |
| 1968–69 | Serie A | 29 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 28 | |
| 1969–70 | Serie A | 28 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 27 | |
| 1970–71 | Serie A | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | |
| 1971–72 | Serie A | 30 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 24 | |
| 1972–73 | Serie A | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 20 | |
| 1973–74 | Serie A | 25 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 15 | |
| 1974–75 | Serie A | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
| 1975–76 | Serie A | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | |
| Total | 315 | 164 | 42 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 374 | 207 | ||
| Career total | 338 | 170 | 42 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 397 | 213 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1967 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1968 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1969 | 6 | 8 | |
| 1970 | 10 | 6 | |
| 1971 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1972 | 6 | 4 | |
| 1973 | 7 | 7 | |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 35 | |
Honours
Cagliari[7]
Italy[7]
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1970
- UEFA European Championship: 1968
Individual
- Serie A top scorer: 1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70[8]
- Ballon d'Or: runner-up: 1969; third place: 1970[9]
- UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1968[10]
- World Soccer's 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time: 1999[11]
- Golden Foot "Football Legends": 2005[12]
- Inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2011[13]
- Inducted into the Walk of Fame of Italian sport: 2015[14][15]
- Inducted into the Cagliari Hall of Fame[16]
- Cagliari Greatest All-time Starting XI[16]
Orders
- 3rd Class / Commander: Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: 1991[17]
- 2nd Class / Grand Officer: Grande Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana:2000[18]
Gigi Riva Media
- Gigi Riva - US Cagliari (1970) - CROPPED.jpg
Riva with Cagliari in 1970
- Italy Team - Rome, 1969.jpg
Riva (standing, first from right) with Italy in 1969
References
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- ↑ Gigi Riva, è morto il mito del calcio italiano. La Repubblica. 22 January 2024. https://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/2024/01/22/news/gigi_riva_morto_calcio_italiano-421949688/. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
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Other websites
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