Luigi Riva
Born on :
November 07, 1944 at Leggiuno
Date of death : January 22, 2024
Nationality : Italy
Height : 1m80
Weight : 78 kg
Number of international caps : 42 (35 goals)
First cap : vs Hungary 27/06/1965
First international goal : vs Cyprus 01/11/1967
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| Main position | |
| Striker | 67% |
Identities
Riva's career statisticsLast updated on 06/06/2024 at 19:22
| Season | Club | League | Continent | Nat. cups | International | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| tier | Games played | goals | ass. | eff. | Games played | goals | ass. | eff. | Games played | goals | ass. | eff. | Games played | goals | ass. | eff. | Games played | goals | ass. | eff. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975/1976 | Cagliari | 1 | 15 | 6 | 219 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 249 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1974/1975 | Cagliari | 1 | 8 | 2 | 322 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 10 | 3 | 274 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1973/1974 | Cagliari | 1 | 25 | 15 | 147 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 225 | 32 | 17 | 1 | 167 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1972/1973 | Cagliari | 1 | 26 | 12 | 195 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 68 | 7 | 8 | 73 | 40 | 28 | 127 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1971/1972 | Cagliari | 1 | 30 | 21 | 1 | 129 | 4 | 3 | 120 | 6 | 3 | 180 | 40 | 27 | 1 | 133 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1970/1971 | Cagliari | 1 | 13 | 8 | 146 | 3 | 3 | 90 | 3 | 5 | 54 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 117 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1969/1970 | Cagliari | 1 | 28 | 21 | 120 | 2 | 1 | 117 | 5 | 4 | 113 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 93 | 45 | 36 | 1 | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1968/1969 | Cagliari | 1 | 29 | 20 | 131 | 10 | 8 | 113 | 5 | 5 | 90 | 44 | 33 | 120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1967/1968 | Cagliari | 1 | 26 | 13 | 180 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 31 | 20 | 140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1966/1967 | Cagliari | 1 | 23 | 18 | 115 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 123 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1965/1966 | Cagliari | 1 | 34 | 11 | 278 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 303 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1964/1965 | Cagliari | 1 | 32 | 9 | 320 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 272 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1963/1964 | Cagliari | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1962/1963 | Legnano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 289 | 156 | 1 | 166 | 6 | 4 | 119 | 42 | 32 | 119 | 42 | 35 | 2 | 106 | 379 | 227 | 3 | 149 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The data represented with this background color are not complete. The figures may not reflect reality.
Notes
Overall
/100
Physical
/20
Mental
/20
Technical
20/20
Offense
/20
Defense
/20
Player's evolution
*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.
Rewards
Victories
| Euro Team of the Tournament | 1 | 1968 |
Runner-ups
| Ballon d'or | 1 | 1969 |
Transfers
| 18/12/19 > 22/01/24 | Cagliari | h. p. | |
| 01/07/90 > 20/05/13 | Italy | T. S. | |
| 01/07/76 > 22/01/24 | Retired | ||
| 01/07/63 > 01/07/76 | Cagliari | ||
| 01/07/62 > 01/07/63 | Legnano | ||
Player's favourite opponents
Results with or without him
| Season | Club | When present | When absent | Influence | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | l | Total | v | l | Total | |||
| 1975/1976 | Cagliari | 6% | 65% | 17 | 24% | 41% | 17 | Extremely negative |
| 1974/1975 | Cagliari | 30% | 40% | 10 | 13% | 33% | 24 | Extremely positive |
| 1973/1974 | Cagliari | 19% | 26% | 27 | 29% | 71% | 7 | Negative |
| 1972/1973 | Cagliari | 36% | 30% | 33 | 22% | 67% | 9 | Positive |
| 1971/1972 | Cagliari | 50% | 18% | 34 | 0% | 0% | 0 | - |
| 1970/1971 | Cagliari | 42% | 26% | 19 | 22% | 33% | 18 | Very positive |
| 1969/1970 | Cagliari | 60% | 6% | 35 | 20% | 40% | 10 | Extremely positive |
| 1968/1969 | Cagliari | 49% | 10% | 39 | 0% | 50% | 2 | - |
| 1967/1968 | Cagliari | 35% | 38% | 26 | 50% | 50% | 4 | - |
| 1966/1967 | Cagliari | 38% | 25% | 24 | 36% | 18% | 11 | Very slightly positive |
| 1965/1966 | Cagliari | 31% | 42% | 36 | 0% | 0% | 0 | - |
| 1964/1965 | Cagliari | 43% | 37% | 35 | 33% | 33% | 3 | - |
| 1963/1964 | Cagliari | 0% | 100% | 1 | 45% | 13% | 40 | - |
| 1962/1963 | Legnano | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | - | |
First times
| Date | Competition | Games | Score | First times |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cagliari | ||||
| 12/04/1964 | CI | Cagliari - Fiorentina | 0 - 1 | First match with the club, first start, first loss |
| 06/09/1964 | CI | Livorno - Cagliari | 2 - 4 | First victory |
| 27/09/1964 | SA | Cagliari - Sampdoria | 1 - 1 | First goal |
| 28/04/1965 | CI | Inter Milan - Cagliari | 6 - 3 | First time scoring 2 goals |
| 02/10/1966 | SA | Cagliari - Bologna | 4 - 0 | First time scoring 3 goals |
Player's career by competitionLast updated on 04/06/2024 at 16:01
| Competition | Played matches | Goals | Efficiency | Assists | Own goals | Minutes played | Match starts | Yellow cards | Red cards | V Victories | D Draws | L Losses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie A | Serie A | 289 | 156 | 166 | 1 | 25850 | 100%289 | 37%107 | 35%101 | 28%81 | |||
| Coppa Italia | Coppa Italia | 42 | 32 | 119 | 3810 | 100%42 | 50%21 | 24%10 | 26%11 | ||||
| Friendlies | Friendlies | 15 | 8 | 158 | 1266 | 93%14 | 47%7 | 40%6 | 13%2 | ||||
| World Cup | World Cup | 8 | 3 | 250 | 2 | 750 | 100%8 | 50%4 | 38%3 | 13%1 | |||
| Euro | Euro | 1 | 1 | 90 | 90 | 100%1 | 100%1 | ||||||
| WCQEZ | World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone | 10 | 14 | 64 | 900 | 100%10 | 70%7 | 30%3 | |||||
| Euro Qualifying | Euro Qualifying | 8 | 9 | 78 | 705 | 100%8 | 50%4 | 38%3 | 13%1 | ||||
| Champions League | Champions League | 3 | 3 | 90 | 270 | 100%3 | 67%2 | 33%1 | |||||
| Europa League | Europa League | 3 | 1 | 207 | 207 | 100%3 | 33%1 | 33%1 | 33%1 |
Player's results for each season
| Season | Club | Tier | Rk. | pts | MP | V | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975/1976 | Cagliari | 1 | 16 | 19 | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 52 |
| 1974/1975 | Cagliari | 1 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 30 |
| 1973/1974 | Cagliari | 1 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 32 |
| 1972/1973 | Cagliari | 1 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 28 |
| 1971/1972 | Cagliari | 1 | 4 | 39 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 23 |
| 1970/1971 | Cagliari | 1 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 33 | 35 |
| 1969/1970 | Cagliari | 1 | 1 | 45 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 42 | 11 |
| 1968/1969 | Cagliari | 1 | 2 | 41 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 41 | 18 |
| 1967/1968 | Cagliari | 1 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 38 |
| 1966/1967 | Cagliari | 1 | 6 | 40 | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 35 | 17 |
| 1965/1966 | Cagliari | 1 | 11 | 30 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 37 |
| 1964/1965 | Cagliari | 1 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 35 |
| 1963/1964 | Cagliari | 2 | 2 | 49 | 38 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 44 | 23 |
Last games
| Date | Competition | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 05, 1976 | 05/06 | F | Europe | Italy | 4 - 2 | Romania | Absent | ||||||
| May 31, 1976 | 31/05 | F | Intercontinental | Brazil | 4 - 1 | Italy | Absent | ||||||
| May 28, 1976 | 28/05 | F | Europe | England | 3 - 2 | Italy | Absent | ||||||
| May 23, 1976 | 23/05 | F | Intercontinental | United States B | 0 - 4 | Italy | Absent | ||||||
| May 16, 1976 | 16/05 | SA | Round 30 | AC Milan | 2 - 3 | Cagliari | Absent | ||||||
| May 09, 1976 | 09/05 | SA | Round 29 | Cagliari | 2 - 1 | Fiorentina | Absent | ||||||
| May 02, 1976 | 02/05 | SA | Round 28 | Torino | 5 - 1 | Cagliari | Absent | ||||||
| April 25, 1976 | 25/04 | SA | Round 27 | Como | 3 - 0 | Cagliari | Absent | ||||||
| April 18, 1976 | 18/04 | SA | Round 26 | Cagliari | 0 - 2 | Hellas Verona | Absent | ||||||
| April 11, 1976 | 11/04 | SA | Round 25 | Cagliari | 2 - 1 | Lazio | Absent | ||||||
| April 07, 1976 | 07/04 | F | Europe | Italy | 3 - 1 | Portugal | Absent | ||||||
| April 04, 1976 | 04/04 | SA | Round 24 | Cesena FC | 0 - 0 | Cagliari | Absent | ||||||
| March 28, 1976 | 28/03 | SA | Round 23 | Cagliari | 5 - 3 | Sampdoria | Absent | ||||||
| March 21, 1976 | 21/03 | SA | Round 22 | Perugia | 4 - 1 | Cagliari | Absent | ||||||
| March 14, 1976 | 14/03 | SA | Round 21 | Bologna | 0 - 0 | Cagliari | Absent | ||||||
| March 07, 1976 | 07/03 | SA | Round 20 | Cagliari | 1 - 1 | Napoli | Absent | ||||||
| February 29, 1976 | 29/02 | SA | Round 19 | Juventus | 1 - 0 | Cagliari | Absent | ||||||
| February 22, 1976 | 22/02 | SA | Round 18 | Cagliari | 0 - 0 | Inter Milan | Absent | ||||||
| February 15, 1976 | 15/02 | SA | Round 17 | Ascoli | 1 - 1 | Cagliari | Absent | ||||||
| February 09, 1976 | 09/02 | SA | Round 16 | Cagliari | 1 - 5 | AS Roma | Absent | ||||||
| February 02, 1976 | 02/02 | SA | Round 15 | Cagliari | 1 - 3 | AC Milan | 52 Minutes | ||||||
| January 25, 1976 | 25/01 | SA | Round 14 | Fiorentina | 3 - 0 | Cagliari | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| January 18, 1976 | 18/01 | SA | Round 13 | Cagliari | 0 - 0 | Torino | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| January 12, 1976 | 12/01 | SA | Round 12 | Cagliari | 1 - 0 | Como | 90 Minutes | 1 | |||||
| December 30, 1975 | 30/12 | SA | Round 11 | Hellas Verona | 2 - 1 | Cagliari | 90 Minutes | 1 | |||||
| December 30, 1975 | 30/12 | F | Europe | Italy | 3 - 2 | Greece | Absent | ||||||
| December 21, 1975 | 21/12 | SA | Round 10 | Lazio | 3 - 0 | Cagliari | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| December 14, 1975 | 14/12 | SA | Round 9 | Cagliari | 1 - 2 | Cesena FC | 90 Minutes | 1 | |||||
| December 07, 1975 | 07/12 | SA | Round 8 | Sampdoria | 2 - 1 | Cagliari | 90 Minutes | 1 | |||||
| November 30, 1975 | 30/11 | SA | Round 7 | Cagliari | 0 - 0 | Perugia | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| November 22, 1975 | 22/11 | EQ | Group 5 | Italy | 1 - 0 | Netherlands | Absent | ||||||
| November 16, 1975 | 16/11 | SA | Round 6 | Cagliari | 1 - 2 | Bologna | 90 Minutes | 1 | |||||
| November 09, 1975 | 09/11 | SA | Round 5 | Napoli | 3 - 1 | Cagliari | 90 Minutes | 1 | |||||
| November 02, 1975 | 02/11 | SA | Round 4 | Cagliari | 0 - 1 | Juventus | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| October 26, 1975 | 26/10 | EQ | Group 5 | Poland | 0 - 0 | Italy | Absent | ||||||
| October 19, 1975 | 19/10 | SA | Round 3 | Inter Milan | 1 - 0 | Cagliari | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| October 12, 1975 | 12/10 | SA | Round 2 | Cagliari | 0 - 0 | Ascoli | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| October 05, 1975 | 05/10 | SA | Round 1 | AS Roma | 1 - 1 | Cagliari | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| September 27, 1975 | 27/09 | EQ | Group 5 | Italy | 0 - 0 | Finland | Absent | ||||||
| September 14, 1975 | 14/09 | CI | Round 4 | Cagliari | 1 - 3 | Hellas Verona | Absent | ||||||
| September 07, 1975 | 07/09 | CI | Round 3 | Novara | 1 - 1 | Cagliari | Absent | ||||||
| September 01, 1975 | 01/09 | CI | Round 2 | Torino | 1 - 0 | Cagliari | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| August 27, 1975 | 27/08 | CI | Round 1 | Cagliari | 0 - 0 | Catania | 90 Minutes | ||||||
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