Rivaldo

Brazilian association football player
This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Borba and the second is Ferreira.

Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira (born 19 April 1972),[4] simply known as Rivaldo, is a former Brazilian football player, as an attacking midfielder. He could also be a second striker, and sometimes a wide midfielder or as a winger.

Rivaldo
Rivaldo with Bunyodkor in 2010
Personal information
Full name Rivaldo Víctor Borba Ferreira
Date of birth (1972-04-19) 19 April 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth Recife, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Farul Constanța
(minority shareholder)
Youth career
1989–1990 Paulistano
1991–1992 Santa Cruz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Santa Cruz 9 (1)
1992–1994 Mogi Mirim 0 (0)
1993–1994Corinthians (loan) 8 (2)
1994–1996 Palmeiras 30 (14)
1996–1997 Deportivo La Coruña 41 (21)
1997–2002 Barcelona 157 (86)
2002–2003 Milan 22 (5)
2004 Cruzeiro 11 (2)
2004–2007 Olympiacos 70 (36)
2007–2008 AEK Athens 35 (12)
2008–2011 Bunyodkor 53 (33)
2011São Paulo (loan) 30 (5)
2012 Kabuscorp 21 (11)
2013 São Caetano 7 (0)
2014–2015 Mogi Mirim 8 (1)
Total 481 (227)
National team
1992–1993 Brazil U20[2] 9 (1)
1996 Brazil Olympic (O.P.)[3] 7 (1)
1993–2003 Brazil 74 (35)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2002 Korea-Japan
Runner-up 1998 France
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 1997 Saudi Arabia
Copa América
Winner 1999 Paraguay
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics change

Club change

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5][6]
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental State league[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santa Cruz 1991 Série B 18 8 18 8
1992 9 1 9 1
Total 9 1 18 8 27 9
Mogi Mirim 1992 27 9 4 4 31 13
Corinthians 1993 Série A 8 2 14 9 22 11
1994 1 0 1 1 2 1
Total 8 2 1 0 14 9 1 1 24 12
Palmeiras 1994 Série A 29 14 29 14
1995 1 0 9[c] 5 24 19 34 24
1996 2 0 32 22 34 22
Total 30 14 2 0 9 5 56 41 97 60
Deportivo La Coruña 1996–97 La Liga 41 21 5 1 46 22
Barcelona 1997–98 La Liga 34 19 7 8 6[d] 0 4[e] 1 51 28
1998–99 37 24 3 2 6[d] 3 2[f] 0 48 28
1999–2000 31 12 5 1 14[d] 10 50 23
2000–01 35 23 5 2 13[g] 11 53 36
2001–02 20 8 13[d] 6 33 14
Total 157 86 20 13 52 30 6 1 235 130
Milan 2002–03 Serie A 22 5 3 1 13[d] 2 38 8
2003–04 1[d] 0 1[h] 0 2 0
Total 22 5 3 1 14 2 1 0 40 8
Cruzeiro 2004 Série A 3[c] 0 7 2 10 2
Olympiacos 2004–05 Super League Greece 23 12 2 2 9[i] 1 34 15
2005–06 22 7 2 2 6[d] 2 30 11
2006–07 25 17 6[d] 0 31 17
Total 70 36 4 4 21 3 95 43
AEK Athens 2007–08 Super League Greece 35 12 8[j] 3 43 15
2008–09 1[k] 0 1 0
Total 35 12 9 3 44 15
Bunyodkor 2008 Uzbek League 12 7 1 0 4[l] 2 17 9
2009 30 20 1 1 9[l] 1 40 22
2010 11 6 3 3 5[l] 2 19 11
Total 53 33 5 4 18 5 76 42
São Paulo 2011 Série A 30 5 4 0 3[m] 1 9 1 46 7
Kabuscorp 2012 Girabola 21 11 21 11
São Caetano 2013 Série B 7 0 2 0 10 2 19 2
Mogi Mirim 2014 Série C 4 0 4 0 8 0
2015 Série B 4 1 4 1
Total 8 1 4 0 12 1
Career total 481 227 46 23 129 49 145 72 12 6 813 377
  1. Includes Copa do Brasil, Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia, Greek Cup, Uzbek Cup
  2. Includes Campeonato Pernambucano, Campeonato Paulista
  3. 3.0 3.1 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Two appearances in Supercopa de España, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Super Cup
  6. Appearances in Supercopa de España
  7. Six appearances and six goals in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and five goals in UEFA Cup
  8. Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  9. Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Cup
  10. Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Cup
  11. Appearance in UEFA Cup
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 Appearances in AFC Champions League
  13. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana

International change

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 1993 1 1
1994 1 0
1995 5 1
1996 2 2
1997 4 1
1998 12 5
1999 13 8
2000 11 8
2001 8 3
2002 10 5
2003 7 1
Total 74 35
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rivaldo goal.
List of international goals scored by Rivaldo[7]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 December 1993 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico   Mexico 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2 18 May 1995 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel   Israel 2–0 2–1 Friendly
3 27 March 1996 Teixeirão, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil   Ghana 6–1 8–2 Friendly
4 24 April 1996 Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa   South Africa 2–2 3–2 Friendly
6 3 June 1998 Stade Bauer, Saint-Ouen, France   Andorra 2–0 3–0 Friendly
7 16 June 1998 Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France   Morocco 2–0 3–0 1998 FIFA World Cup
8 3 July 1998 Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France   Denmark 2–1 3–2 1998 FIFA World Cup
9 3 July 1998 Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France   Denmark 3–2 3–2 1998 FIFA World Cup
10 18 November 1998 Castelão (Ceará), Fortaleza, Brazil   Russia 3–0 5–1 Friendly
11 30 June 1999 Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay   Venezuela 7–0 7–0 1999 Copa América
12 11 July 1999 Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay   Argentina 2–1 2–1 1999 Copa América
13 14 July 1999 Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay   Mexico 2–0 2–0 1999 Copa América
14 18 July 1999 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay   Uruguay 1–0 3–0 1999 Copa América
15 18 July 1999 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay   Uruguay 2–0 3–0 1999 Copa América
16 7 September 1999 Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil   Argentina 1–0 4–2 Friendly
17 7 September 1999 Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil   Argentina 2–0 4–2 Friendly
18 7 September 1999 Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil   Argentina 3–1 4–2 Friendly
19 23 February 2000 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand   Thailand 1–0 7–0 2000 King's Cup
20 23 February 2000 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand   Thailand 2–0 7–0 2000 King's Cup
21 26 April 2000 Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil   Ecuador 1–1 3–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
22 26 April 2000 Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil   Ecuador 3–1 3–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
23 23 May 2000 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales   Wales 3–0 3–0 Friendly
24 28 June 2000 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Uruguay 1–1 1–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
25 18 July 2000 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay   Paraguay 1–1 1–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
26 3 September 2000 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Bolivia 2–0 5–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
27 15 August 2001 Estádio Olímpico Monumental, Porto Alegre, Brazil   Paraguay 2–0 2–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
28 7 October 2001 Estádio Couto Pereira, Curitiba, Brazil   Chile 2–0 2–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
29 14 November 2001 Castelão (Maranhão), São Luís, Brazil   Venezuela 3–0 3–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
30 3 June 2002 Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan, South Korea   Turkey 2–1 2–1 2002 FIFA World Cup
31 8 June 2002 Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju, South Korea   China 2–0 4–0 2002 FIFA World Cup
32 13 June 2002 Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea   Costa Rica 4–2 5–2 2002 FIFA World Cup
33 17 June 2002 Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe, Japan   Belgium 1–0 2–0 2002 FIFA World Cup
34 21 June 2002 Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi, Japan   England 1–1 2–1 2002 FIFA World Cup
35 16 November 2003 Estadio Monumental "U", Lima, Peru   Peru 1–0 1–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours change

Palmeiras[8]

Barcelona[8]

Milan[8]

Cruzeiro[8]

Olympiacos[8]

Bunyodkor

Brazil U23

Brazil[8]

Individual

References change

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  5. Rivaldo at National-Football-Teams.com
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  8. 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 "Rivaldo – Vitor Borba Ferreira – Sambafoot.com, all About Brazilian Football". www.sambafoot.com. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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