Rivaldo
Rivaldo in May 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Recife, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Paulistano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Santa Cruz | 14 | (6) |
| 1992–1994 | Mogi Mirim | 30 | (10) |
| 1993–1994 | → Corinthians (loan) | 30 | (11) |
| 1994–1996 | Palmeiras | 45 | (21) |
| 1996–1997 | Deportivo La Coruña | 41 | (21) |
| 1997–2002 | Barcelona | 157 | (86) |
| 2002–2004 | Milan | 22 | (5) |
| 2004 | → Cruzeiro (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Olympiacos | 70 | (34) |
| 2007–2008 | AEK Athens | 35 | (12) |
| 2008–2010 | Bunyodkor | 53 | (33) |
| 2011 | São Paulo | 30 | (5) |
| 2012 | Kabuscorp | 21 | (11) |
| 2013 | São Caetano | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Mogi Mirim | 7 | (1) |
| Total | 573 | (256) | |
| National team | |||
| 1991–1993 | Brazil U20 | 13 | (2) |
| 1994–1995 | Brazil U23 | 8 | (1) |
| 1993–2003 | Brazil | 74 | (35) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira (born 19 April 1972), known as Rivaldo (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁiˈvawdu]), is a Brazilian former professional footballer and the current president of Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube in Brazil. He played mainly as an attacking midfielder but also as a second striker. Although primarily left footed, he was capable of playing on either flank, and was on occasion deployed as a wide midfielder or as a winger.
He spent five years with Spanish club Barcelona, where he formed a successful partnership with Patrick Kluivert, and won the 1998 and 1999 Spanish La Liga championship and the 1998 Copa del Rey.
From 1993 and 2003, Rivaldo played 74 matches and scored 35 goals for Brazil and is the seventh highest goalscorer. He helped Brazil reach the final of the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and won the 1999 Copa América where he was named player of the tournament. Rivaldo starred alongside Ronaldo and Ronaldinho in the 2002 FIFA World Cup winning team. He was named in the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team in 1998 and 2002.
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