Rivellino
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Rivellino in 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Roberto Rivellino | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1946 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962 | C.A. Barcelona | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1963–1964 | Corinthians | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1965–1974 | Corinthians | 236 | (70) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1978 | Fluminense | 45 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1981 | Al-Hilal | 57 | (25) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 338 | (105) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965–1978 | Brazil | 92 | (26) | |||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Shimizu S-Pulse | |||||||||||||||||||
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Roberto Rivellino (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁoˈbɛʁtu ʁiveˈlĩnu]; born 1 January 1946), known as just Rivellino, is a Brazilian football pundit and former player who was one of the key members of Brazil's 1970 FIFA World Cup-winning team.
The son of Italian immigrants from Macchiagodena, Isernia, he played as an attacking midfielder and was famous for his iconic moustache, bending free kicks, long range shooting, accurate long passing, vision, close ball control and dribbling skills. He also perfected a football move called the "flip flap", famously copied by Romário, Mágico González, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Cristiano Ronaldo in later years. A former attacking midfielder, he is widely regarded as one of the most graceful football players ever, and one of the greatest players of all time. With the close control, feints and ability with his left foot, Diego Maradona named Rivellino among his greatest inspirations growing up. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.
Rivellino currently works as a pundit for TV Cultura.