Gianni Rivera

Gianni Rivera (Gianni Rivera) (Alessandria, 18 August 1943 -), to an Italian football player, was selected as the best soccer player in Europe in 1969, and is considered a Ogzm Italian players in history, the young man has the title of Golden Italian football. Began his career with the club Alessandria, and was his first in Serie A at the date of June 2, 1959 in front of Inter Milan, and the age of fifteen years, has played with the club Alessandria 26 games and scoring 6 goals, and then bought by AC Milan a record at that time amounted to U.S. $ 200,000, was a sixteen-year-old, and in 1962 won with AC Milan's first league title Alaitaa, and when he was eighteen-year-old played for Italy's football in the 1962 World Cup against West Germany In the same year the team qualified to the Champions League final against Benfica, has lost the final score 1-3, Rivera has won the second place award in the best player in Europe after the goalkeeper Lev Yashin.
And in the season 1967/1968 led AC Milan to win the Serie A and European Cup Winners Cup, played in 1968 at the European Championship 1968 and led Italy to the football to win the European Cup, and he led AC Milan to win the Champions League, has won his destination finally after that won the title of best European player in 1969. Was part of the team involved in the 1970 World Cup, when the team won Italy's soccer second place after losing to Brazil's football in the final 1-4, has played in the World Cup 1974, has ended Rivera his career with Italy team football after this tournament , the team has played 60 matches and scoring 14 goals.
And has helped AC Milan to win the Cup Winners' Cup, and won their Italian Cup twice in 1972 and 1973, has won Rivera ČĂÎŃ league title for the Italian in 1979, and finished after that his career with the football, has played with AC Milan 501 appearances and scored the 160 target.