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Gigi Riva was an Italian soccer player who played as a forward. His professional career spanned from 1961 to 1980. He is listed as a retired soccer player.
Riva was born on November 7, 1944, and died on January 22, 2024. He stood 180 cm tall and weighed 78 kg.
He is the author of four works, including *I muri del pianto*, *Jugoslavia, il nuovo Medioevo*, and *Nozze e maternità in un campione di donne vercellesi*.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Leggiuno
- Place of death
- Cagliari
- Occupation
- sporting director
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Participant in
- 1974 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Italy men's national association football team
- Position played
- wing half
- Country for sport
- Italy
- Mass
- 78
- Image
- Gigi Riva, Italia, 1968 (cropped).JPG
- Height
- 180
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- Commons category
- Luigi Riva
- date of birth
- 1944-11-07
- end of work period
- 1980-00-00
- start of work period
- 1961-00-00
- handedness
- left-handedness
- name in native language
- Gigi Riva
- birth name
- Luigi Riva
- writing language
- Italian
- date of death
- 2024-01-22
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Luigi "Gigi" Riva ( Italian: [luˈiːdʒi ˈriːva]; 7 November 1944 – 22 January 2024) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a striker.
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