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
ConstituencyNorth-West Italy
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
2 July 1987 – 29 May 2001
ConstituencyMilan
Personal details
Born (1943-08-18) 18 August 1943
Alessandria, Italy
Political partyCD (2013)
DL (2002–2007)
Dem (1999–2002)
Segni Pact (1994–1996)
DC (1987–1994)
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Occupation
Association football career
Position(s)
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[1] 60 (14)
Honours
Men's Football
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Championship
Gold medal – first place1968 Italy
FIFA World Cup
Silver medal – second place1970 Mexico
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe[nb 1] Other[nb 2] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Alessandria 1958–59 10––––––10
1959–60 256––––––256
Total 266––––––266
AC Milan 1960–61 30610––20336
1961–62 27101020––3010
1962–63 279––72––3411
1963–64 277102120328
1964–65 292––––––292
1965–66 3171041––368
1966–67 34126720104319
1967–68 291153101––4415
1968–69 2834172––396
1969–70 2583132213312
1970–71 266107––––3613
1971–72 2336284––379
1972–73 28176390––4320
1973–74 2665180––397
1974–75 27340––––313
1975–76 1415130––222
1976–77 2747050––394
1977–78 3065110––367
1978–79 1314150––222
Total 5011227428761371658164
Career total 5271287428761371684170

    International
    Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Italy 1962 42
    1963 52
    1964 42
    1965 61
    1966 62
    1967 40
    1968 40
    1969 30
    1970 72
    1971 30
    1972 30
    1973 72
    1974 41
    Total 6014

    Honours

    AC Milan

    Italy[3]

    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
    1. Includes the European Cup, European Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Cup, and European Super Cup
    2. Includes the Intercontinental Cup, Coppa dell'Amicizia, and Cup of the Alps

    References
    1. Gianni Rivera at National-Football-Teams.com
    2. Roberto Di Maggio (7 December 2002). "Gianni Rivera – Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
    3. "1969 – Gianni Rivera" (in French). France Football. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
    4. 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.
    5. FIFA XI´s Matches – Full Info Archived 17 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine
    6. 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.
    7. "Golden Foot Legends". Golden Foot.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
    8. "Zinedine Zidane voted top player by fans" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
    9. "UEFA President's Award". UEFA. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
    10. "BARESI, CAPELLO AND RIVERA ACCEPTED IN HALL OF FAME". A.C. Milan.com. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
    11. "CNA 100 Leggende CONI per data di nascita" (PDF) (in Italian). Coni. Retrieved 23 September 2015.

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