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Gianni Rivera was an Italian footballer who later became involved in politics, representing a notable figure in Italian public life across both sports and government. His dual career in these prominent fields made him a significant cultural figure in Italy during his active years.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Giovanni
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Alessandria
- Occupation
- politician
- Political party
- Christian Democracy
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Native language
- Italian
- Participant in
- 1970 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Italy national under-21 football team
- Position played
- midfielder
- Country for sport
- Italy
- Mass
- 68
- Image
- Gianni Rivera - AC Milan (San Siro, January 1971).jpg
- Height
- 175
- Work location
- Strasbourg
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- Commons category
- Gianni Rivera
- date of birth
- 1943-08-18
- name in native language
- Gianni Rivera
- P10632
- Gianni Rivera
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- end of work period
- 1979-00-00
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 4
- total goals in career
- 1
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Giovanni "Gianni" Rivera ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒanni riˈvɛːra]; born 18 August 1943) is an Italian politician and former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gianni Rivera” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.