# Gigi Riva

Gigi Riva was an Italian footballer (7 November 1944 – 22 January 2024). Riva played as a striker for Cagliari and Legnano. Riva scored 248 goals in 439 games for club and country and won 2 trophies, including 1 league title.

## Riva's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 397 | 213 |
| Italy | 42 | 35 |
| Total | 439 | 248 |

Goals per game: 0.56.

## Riva's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 2
- League titles: 1
- Trophies with Italy: 1
- Individual awards: 15

### Cagliari

- Serie A: 1 (1969–70)

### Italy

- UEFA European Championship: 1 (1968)

### Individual

- Serie A top scorer: 3 (1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70)
- UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1 (1968)
- FUWO European Team of the Season: 2 (1969, 1970)
- World XI: 1 (1971)
- Sport Ideal European XI: 1 (1973)
- World Soccer's 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time: 1 (1999)
- Golden Foot "Football Legends": 1 (2005)
- Inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame: 1 (2011)
- Inducted into the Walk of Fame of Italian sport: 1 (2015)
- Inducted into the Cagliari Hall of Fame: 1
- Cagliari Greatest All-time Starting XI: 1
- Cagliari's number 11 jersey retired in February: 1 (2005)

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 1962–1963: Legnano, 23 games, 6 goals
2. 1963–1976: Cagliari, 315 games, 164 goals

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