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 6

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Statements (53)

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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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 ⓘ
AC Milan Hall of Fame → notableInductee → Gianni Rivera ⓘ