Omar Sívori

Enrique Omar Sívori (, ; 2 October 1935 – 17 February 2005) is a former Argentine-Italian football player. He has played for Argentina national team and Italy national team.

Career statistics

Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRiver Plate1954Primera División16816819552311231119562310231019571010Total63296329Juventus1957–58Serie A322289-40311958–592415352329231959–603128430035311960–612725121129281961–622513005230151962–633316431138201963–642813214034141964–651531132196Total2151352324169317168Napoli1965–66Serie A3373371966–672022021967–6872721968–693131Total63126312Career total3411752324169380208

International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsArgentina1956136195763Total199Italy196158196240Total98

Scores and results list Argentina's and Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sívori goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Omar SívoriNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionArgentina goals1  18 March 1956  Mexico City, Mexico    2–2  1956 Pan American Championship2  17 March 1957  Lima, Peru    3–0  1957 South American Championship3  28 March 1957  Lima, Peru    6–2  1957 South American Championship4  6 April 1957  Lima, Peru    1–2  1957 South American ChampionshipItaly goals1  25 April 1961  Bologna, Italy    3–2  Friendly2  24 May 1961  Rome, Italy    2–3  Friendly3  15 June 1961  Florence, Italy    4–1  Friendly4  4 November 1961  Turin, Italy    6–0  FIFA World Cup 1962 qualification

Honours

River Plate
 Primera División: 1955, 1956, 1957

Juventus
 Serie A: 1957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61
 Coppa Italia: 1958–59, 1959–60, 1964–65
 Coppa delle Alpi: 1963

Napoli
Coppa delle Alpi: 1966

Argentina
 South American Championship: 1957
 Copa Raúl Colombo (friendly): 1956 

Individual
 South American Championship player of the tournament: 1957
 Serie A Golden Boot: 1959–60
 Ballon d'Or: 1961
 FIFA 100: 2004

Filmography
Sívori played the part of himself, in two Italian films.IMBD.com
Idoli controluce – (1965)
The President of Borgorosso Football Club (1970)

Quotes
Giampiero Boniperti: "Playing alongside him was pure fun. Charles was the target man, while Omar used the space to put defenders in trouble. He used to play with socks down around his ankles, without any kind of protection, to show he wasn't scared of defenders. He had an incredible winning mentality."UEFA.com 
John Charles: "With Sivori, it was the classic big man-little man partnership. Sivori had huge skill and it was a joy to play with a player as good as he was."
Marcello Lippi: "Whenever we were talking about Juventus, his eyes brightened up."
Humberto Maschio: "He was amazing. A first-class dribbler who had speed and the ability to surprise at any moment."
Roberto Bettega: "He was like an older brother for me. He was my idol when I was a kid and then we became close friends. He was one of the best players in the history of football."

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Category:Argentine footballers
Category:Italian footballers
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Category:Ballon d'Or winners
Category:1962 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Argentine football managers
Category:Club Atlético River Plate managers
Category:Association football forwards