# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gianni-rivera
# Generated: 2026-08-31T18:40:38.107Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gianni-rivera"
name: "Gianni Rivera"
slug: "gianni-rivera"
description: "Italy's \"Golden Boy\" turned up in the most important moment: the late goal that sent Italy past West Germany in the 1970 World Cup semi-final. A Ballon d'Or winner who spent nearly two decades at AC Milan, he's now the oldest living recipient of the award."
tagline: "Italian footballer and politician"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "IT"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1943-08-18"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  profileCompleteness:  70
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Giovanni Rivera started at Alessandria in 1959, then joined AC Milan a year later at sixteen. Over the next nineteen years he won three Serie A titles and two European Cups, captaining the side for twelve seasons. He collected 60 caps for Italy across four World Cups, scored the decisive goal against West Germany in extra time in the 1970 semi-final, then lost the final to Brazil 4–1. He'd already won the 1968 European Championship on home soil. In 1969 he took the Ballon d'Or. After retiring in 1979 he became Milan's vice-president, then moved into politics in 1987. Following Denis Law's death in January 2025, Rivera became the oldest living Ballon d'Or winner.