Gianni Rivera

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Gianni Rivera is an iconic Italian attacking midfielder, best known for his elegance, vision, and decisive performances for AC Milan and Italy during the 1960s and 1970s.

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Gianni Rivera canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf association football player
attacking midfielder
human
awardReceived Ballon d'Or
captainOf AC Milan
countryOfCitizenship Italy
dateOfBirth 1943-08-18
fullName Giovanni Rivera
givenName Giovanni
hallOfFame Italian Football Hall of Fame
knownFor decisive performances for AC Milan
technical skill
vision and passing ability
leagueDebut Serie A
memberOfSportsTeam AC Milan
Italy national football team
U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912
nationalTeamDebut 1962
nickname Gianni
Golden Boy
occupation politician
sports executive
participatedIn 1962 FIFA World Cup
1966 FIFA World Cup
1970 FIFA World Cup
1974 FIFA World Cup
placeOfBirth Alessandria
playedForClubFrom AC Milan, 1960
playedForClubUntil AC Milan, 1979
politicalCareer member of the Italian Parliament
positionPlayed attacking midfielder
midfielder
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
sport association football
startTime 1959-1960 season
styleOfPlay creative playmaker
elegant
wearsNumber 10
winnerOf 1961–62 Serie A
linked to: Serie A

1962–63 European Cup
1963 Intercontinental Cup
1966–67 Coppa Italia
linked to: Coppa Italia

1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup
1967–68 Serie A
1968 UEFA European Championship
1968–69 European Cup
1969 Ballon d'Or
1969 Intercontinental Cup
1971–72 Coppa Italia
1972–73 Coppa Italia
1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup
1978–79 Serie A

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1970 FIFA World Cup featuredPlayer Gianni Rivera
Game of the Century (1970 World Cup) featuredPlayer Gianni Rivera
subject linked to: Game of the Century
1969 European Cup Final notablePlayer Gianni Rivera