Riva with Italy in 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Luigi Riva[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 7 November 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Leggiuno, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 22 January 2024 | (aged 79)||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Cagliari, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward, Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1961–1962 | Laveno Mombello | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1962 | Legnano | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1962–1963 | Legnano | 23 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1963–1976 | Cagliari | 315 | (164) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 338 | (170) | |||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1965–1974 | Italy | 42 | (35) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1988–2013 | Italy (technical director) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Luigi Riva (7 November 1944 – 22 January 2024) was an Italian football player. He played for Italy national team.
On 21 January 2024, Riva was hospitalized at the San Michele Hospital in Cagliari, Italy because of acute coronary syndrome.[3][4] He died of a heart attack the next day at the age of 79.[5][6]
Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Legnano | 1962–63 | Serie C | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 |
Cagliari | 1963–64 | Serie B | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 |
1964–65 | Serie A | 32 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 12 | |
1965–66 | Serie A | 34 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 11 | |
1966–67 | Serie A | 23 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 19 | |
1967–68 | Serie A | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 16 | |
1968–69 | Serie A | 29 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 28 | |
1969–70 | Serie A | 28 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 27 | |
1970–71 | Serie A | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | |
1971–72 | Serie A | 30 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 24 | |
1972–73 | Serie A | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 20 | |
1973–74 | Serie A | 25 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 15 | |
1974–75 | Serie A | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
1975–76 | Serie A | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | |
Total | 315 | 164 | 42 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 374 | 207 | ||
Career total | 338 | 170 | 42 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 397 | 213 |
See also: List of international goals scored by Gigi Riva |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Italy | 1965 | 1 | 0 |
1966 | 1 | 0 | |
1967 | 4 | 6 | |
1968 | 2 | 2 | |
1969 | 6 | 8 | |
1970 | 10 | 6 | |
1971 | 3 | 2 | |
1972 | 6 | 4 | |
1973 | 7 | 7 | |
1974 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 42 | 35 |
Cagliari[7]
Italy[7]
Individual
Orders