Adriano

Adriano at his peak might be one of the most awe-inspiring strikers I have ever studied. That thunderous left foot and his sheer physical power earned him the nickname 'the Emperor,' and during his Parma and Inter years he was, for me, untouchable. What moves me, though, is the full arc of his story, the dizzying highs and the later struggles that made him so achingly human. His career captures both the beauty and the cruelty of football in a single life. I genuinely envy anyone who got to watch prime Adriano in person; pure, overwhelming talent.

Name (English)

Adriano

Name (Japanese)

アドリアーノ・レイテ・リベイロ

Reading

あどりあーの・れいて・りべいろ

Born

February 17, 1982 (age 44)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dog

Origin

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Height

189 cm

Occupation

association football player

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/adrianoimperador/
• Xhttps://x.com/A10imperador
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriano%20(footballer%2C%20born%20February%201982)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%86%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%99%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AD
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170452

Tags

• Rio de Janeiro
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.