Giovanni "Gianni" Rivera (; 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
Club
International
Honours
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
FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1970
UEFA European Championship: 1968
Individual
Coppa Italia top scorer: 1966–67, 1970–71
Ballon d'Or: 1969, runner-up 1963
FIFA XI: 1967
Serie A Top-scorer: 1972–73 (shared with Giuseppe Savoldi and Paolino Pulici) 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 FIFA 100 UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll: #35 AC Milan Hall of Fame UEFA President's Award: 2011 Inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2013 Inducted into the Walk of Fame of Italian sport: 2015