Omar Sívori

Enrique Omar Sívori (Spanish: [enˈrike oˈmaɾ ˈsiβoɾi], Italian: [ˈɔːmar ˈsiːvori]; 2 October 1935 – 17 February 2005) is a former Argentine-Italian football player. He has played for Argentina national team and Italy national team.

Omar Sívori

Sívori with Juventus in 1963
Personal information
Full name	Enrique Omar Sívori
Date of birth	(1935-10-02)2 October 1935
Place of birth	San Nicolás, Argentina
Date of death	17 February 2005(2005-02-17) (aged 69)
Place of death	San Nicolás, Argentina
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
0000–1957	River Plate
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1954–1957	River Plate	63	(29)
1957–1965	Juventus	215	(135)
1965–1969	Napoli	63	(12)
Total		341	(176)
National team
1956–1957	Argentina	19	(9)
1961–1962	Italy	9	(8)
Teams managed
1969–1970	Rosario Central
1972	Estudiantes de La Plata
1972–1973	Argentina
1979	Racing Club de Avellaneda
1983	Toronto Italia
Honours Men's Football Representing Argentina South American Football Championship Winner 1957 Peru
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
River Plate	1954	Primera División	16	8					16	8
	1955		23	11					23	11
	1956		23	10					23	10
	1957		1	0					1	0
	Total		63	29					63	29
Juventus	1957–58	Serie A	32	22	8	9	-		40	31
	1958–59		24	15	3	5	2	3	29	23
	1959–60		31	28	4	3	0	0	35	31
	1960–61		27	25	1	2	1	1	29	28
	1961–62		25	13	0	0	5	2	30	15
	1962–63		33	16	4	3	1	1	38	20
	1963–64		28	13	2	1	4	0	34	14
	1964–65		15	3	1	1	3	2	19	6
	Total		215	135	23	24	16	9	317	168
Napoli	1965–66	Serie A	33	7					33	7
	1966–67		20	2					20	2
	1967–68		7	2					7	2
	1968–69		3	1					3	1
	Total		63	12					63	12
Career total			341	175	23	24	16	9	380	208

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Argentina	1956	13	6
	1957	6	3
Total		19	9
Italy	1961	5	8
	1962	4	0
Total		9	8

Scores and results list Argentina's and Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sívori goal.

List of international goals scored by Omar Sívori

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
Argentina goals
1	18 March 1956	Mexico City, Mexico	Brazil		2–2	1956 Pan American Championship
2	17 March 1957	Lima, Peru	Ecuador		3–0	1957 South American Championship
3	28 March 1957	Lima, Peru	Chile		6–2	1957 South American Championship
4	6 April 1957	Lima, Peru	Peru		1–2	1957 South American Championship
Italy goals
1	25 April 1961	Bologna, Italy	Northern Ireland		3–2	Friendly
2	24 May 1961	Rome, Italy	England		2–3	Friendly
3	15 June 1961	Florence, Italy	Argentina		4–1	Friendly
4	4 November 1961	Turin, Italy	Israel		6–0	FIFA World Cup 1962 qualification

Honours

Sívori receives the 1961 Ballon d'Or

River Plate

• Primera División: 1955, 1956, 1957

Juventus

• Serie A: 1957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61
• Coppa Italia: 1958–59, 1959–60, 1964–65
• Coppa delle Alpi: 1963

Napoli

• Coppa delle Alpi: 1966

Argentina

• South American Championship: 1957
• Copa Raúl Colombo (friendly): 1956

Individual

• South American Championship player of the tournament: 1957
• Serie A Golden Boot: 1959–60
• Ballon d'Or: 1961
• FIFA 100: 2004

Filmography

Sívori played the part of himself, in two Italian films.

• Idoli controluce – (1965)
• The President of Borgorosso Football Club (1970)

Quotes

• Giampiero Boniperti: "Playing alongside him was pure fun. Charles was the target man, while Omar used the space to put defenders in trouble. He used to play with socks down around his ankles, without any kind of protection, to show he wasn't scared of defenders. He had an incredible winning mentality."
• John Charles: "With Sivori, it was the classic big man-little man partnership. Sivori had huge skill and it was a joy to play with a player as good as he was."
• Marcello Lippi: "Whenever we were talking about Juventus, his eyes brightened up."
• Humberto Maschio: "He was amazing. A first-class dribbler who had speed and the ability to surprise at any moment."
• Roberto Bettega: "He was like an older brother for me. He was my idol when I was a kid and then we became close friends. He was one of the best players in the history of football."

Bibliography

• Gregori, Claudio (2005). Omar Sivori—La leggenda del Cabezón [Omar Sivori—The legend of Cabezón]. I libri della Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Milan, Italy: RCS Quotidiani. ASIN B00PLY8LOM.

Other websites

• Omar Sívori at Find a Grave
• Omar Sívori at National-Football-Teams.com