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Giovanni "Gianni" Rivera (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒanni riˈvɛːra]; born 18 August 1943, in Alessandria) is an Italian politician and former footballer who played as a midfielder. During his career as a footballer he was mostly utilised as an attacking midfielder.

Dubbed Italy's "Golden Boy" by the media, he played the majority of his club career with Italian side A.C. Milan, after beginning his career with hometown club Alessandria in 1959. After joining Milan in 1960, he enjoyed a highly successful career in domestic and European football, winning three Serie A titles and two European Cups, among several other trophies, and also serving as the team's captain for twelve seasons.

At international level, he represented Italy 60 times between 1962 and 1974, scoring 14 goals, and took part at four World Cups (1962, 1966, 1970, and 1974). Rivera is widely remembered for scoring the decisive goal in Italy's 4–3 extra-time win over West Germany in the semi-final of the 1970 World Cup, leading the team to final, only to suffer a 4–1 defeat against Brazil, however. Rivera was also a member of the first Italian side ever to win the European Football Championship in 1968, on home soil, and represented Italy at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, helping the team to a fourth-place finish.

Honours

Club

Milan

• Serie A: 1961–62, 1967–68, 1978–79

• Coppa Italia: 1966–67, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1976–77

• European Cup: 1962–63, 1968–69

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1967–68, 1972–73

• Intercontinental Cup: 1969

International

Italy[

• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1970

• UEFA European Championship: 1968

Individual

• Coppa Italia Top-scorer: 1966–67, 1970–71

• Ballon d'Or: 1969, runner-up 1963

• FIFA XI: 1967

• Serie A Top-scorer: 1972–73 (shared with Giuseppe Savoldi and Paolino Pulici)

• IFFHS Italian Player of the 20th Century: 1999

• IFFHS European Player of the 20th Century (12th): 1999

• IFFHS World Player of the 20th Century: (19th)

• A.C. Milan Player of the 20th Century: 1999

• Golden Foot "Football Legends": 2003

• FIFA 100[16]

• UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll: #35

• A.C. Milan Hall of Fame

• UEFAPresident's Award: 2011

• Inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2013

• Inducted into the Walk of Fame of Italian sport: 2015