Omar Sívori

Omar Sívori is a name I associate with a golden, almost mythical era of football. An Argentine-Italian forward who shone at Juventus through the late 1950s and early 1960s, he won three Serie A titles and capped it with the 1961 Ballon d'Or, which still impresses me as proof he was the best in the game that year. He'd already made his name at River Plate before crossing to Italy, and later turned to coaching. At only 163cm, he clearly relied on craft and cunning rather than size. He passed away in 2005, but that flair-first reputation has outlasted him.

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Name (English)

Omar Sívori

Name (Japanese)

オマール・シボリ

Reading

おまーる・しぼり

Born

October 2, 1935 – February 17, 2005

Origin

San Nicolás de los Arroyos, San Nicolás Partido, Argentina

Height

163 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Boar

Awards & achievements

• 1961 Ballon d'Or

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar%20S%C3%ADvori
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%9C%E3%83%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q220700

Tags

• San Nicolás Partido
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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