Gigi Riva

Luigi Riva (7 November 1944 – 22 January 2024) was an Italian football player. He played for Italy national team.

Death
On 21 January 2024, Riva was hospitalized at the San Michele Hospital in Cagliari, Italy because of acute coronary syndrome. He died of a heart attack the next day at the age of 79.

 Career statistics 

 Club 
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeague Coppa Italia League CupEurope Total Division Apps  Goals Apps  Goals Apps  Goals Apps  Goals Apps  GoalsLegnano1962–63Serie C236000000236Cagliari1963–64Serie B2682000002881964–65Serie A32943000036121965–66Serie A341130000037111966–67Serie A231830110027191967–68Serie A261310430031161968–69Serie A292068200037281969–70Serie A282165002136271970–71Serie A13855423325181971–72Serie A302143000034241972–73Serie A261268001033201973–74Serie A251510000026151974–75Serie A82110000931975–76Serie A156000000156Total315164423311664374207Career total338170423311664397213

 International 

+Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsItaly1965101966101967461968221969681970106197132197264197377197420Total4235

 Honours 
Cagliari
Serie A: 1969–70

Italy
FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1970
UEFA European Championship: 1968

Individual
Serie A top scorer: 1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70
Ballon d'Or: runner-up: 1969; third place: 1970
UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1968
World Soccer's 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time: 1999
Golden Foot "Football Legends": 2005
Inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2011
Inducted into the Walk of Fame of Italian sport: 2015
Inducted into the Cagliari Hall of Fame
Cagliari Greatest All-time Starting XI

Orders




References

Other websites

Category:1944 births
Category:2024 deaths
Category:Footballers from Lombardy
Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction