Omar Sívori
Italian-Argentine footballer · Argentina · Footballers · Lived 1935 to 2005 · aged 69
Omar Sívori is read about 695 times a day, in 52 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 15 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 390 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?The Argentine who became Italian mid-career and won the Ballon d'Or in between. Sívori's left foot and low center of gravity made him impossible to mark in Serie A's golden age, and in 1961 the trophy went to Juventus's number 10 instead of the usual suspects.
A life in dates
Also in Deutsch
Photos 8
Omar sivori argentina
Omar Sívori in training with Juventus FC at Campo Combi
Sivori, Charles, Boniperti.jpg?width=1200)
Charles, Sívori and Boniperti in training for Juventus (1957).jpg?width=1200)
Charles, Sívori and Boniperti in training for Juventus (June 1957)
1957-58 Juventus FC - Sívori, Charles and Boniperti.jpg?width=1200)
Juventus FC - 'Magical Trio' (Sívori, Charles, Boniperti)
Juventus FC - Magical Trio - Sívori, Charles, BonipertiTeams 5
Career record
Awards
About this person
Born in Argentina, Sívori debuted for River Plate and won the 1957 South American Championship with his national team, taking home the tournament's best player award. Juventus brought him to Turin in the late 1950s, where his technique and goalscoring delivered three Serie A titles and made him a cult figure in the stands. He switched nationalities, played for Italy at the 1962 World Cup, and later moved to Napoli before retiring with 432 career goals. The Ballon d'Or in 1961 confirmed what defenders already knew: he was as creative as he was brutal to stop. He spent his final years coaching in Argentina, where it started.
Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.