Gigi Riva

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Gigi Riva is a legendary Italian footballer, widely regarded as one of Italy’s greatest forwards and the all-time top scorer for the national team.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian footballer
association football forward
human
allTimeTopScorerFor Italy national football team NERFINISHED
clubAppearancesForCagliari 315
clubGoalsForCagliari 164
countryOfBirth Italy
countryOfCitizenship Italy
dateOfBirth 1944-11-07
eraOfActivity 1960s
1970s
europeanChampionshipParticipation UEFA Euro 1968 NERFINISHED
fullName Luigi Riva NERFINISHED
givenName Luigi NERFINISHED
goalsScoredForNationalTeam 35
hallOfFameInduction Italian Football Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
individualAward Capocannoniere Serie A 1966–67 NERFINISHED
Capocannoniere Serie A 1968–69 NERFINISHED
Capocannoniere Serie A 1969–70 NERFINISHED
knownFor loyalty to Cagliari Calcio
powerful shot
prolific goal scoring
leagueTitleWon Serie A 1969–70 NERFINISHED
matchesPlayedForNationalTeam 42
memberOfSportsTeam Cagliari Calcio NERFINISHED
Italy national football team NERFINISHED
Legnano Calcio NERFINISHED
nationality Italian
nickname Gigi NERFINISHED
Rombo di Tuono NERFINISHED
nicknameMeaning Roar of Thunder NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Leggiuno NERFINISHED
positionPlayed forward
striker
regardedAs one of Italy’s greatest forwards
retiredFromPlaying true
roleAfterRetirement team official for Italy national football team
sexOrGender male
shirtNumber 11
sport football
styleOfPlay powerful left-footed striker
wonLeagueWith Cagliari Calcio NERFINISHED
wonTournament UEFA Euro 1968 NERFINISHED
worldCupParticipation FIFA World Cup 1970 NERFINISHED
FIFA World Cup 1974 NERFINISHED
worldCupRunnerUp FIFA World Cup 1970 NERFINISHED

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