Gianni Rivera
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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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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.
Career statistics[change | change source]
Club[change | change source]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe[nb 1] | Other[nb 2] | 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[change | change source]
| 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[change | change source]
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]
Notes[change | change source]
- ↑ 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[change | change source]
- ↑ 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 French). 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 Italian). Coni. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Gianni Rivera at Olympedia
- Gianni Rivera at FIFA
- Gianni Rivera at UEFA
- Gianni Rivera at National Football Teams.com
- Gianni Rivera at FootballDatabase.eu
- Gianni Rivera at WorldFootball.net
- Gianni Rivera at Transfermarkt (player)
- Gianni Rivera at Munzinger Sports Archives (in German)
- 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. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013.
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