Rivaldo

Rivaldo embodies the kind of footballer I love most: equal parts grit and genius. The 1999 Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year confirm the talent, but it is the texture of his game that stays with me - that impossible left foot, the audacious bicycle kicks, the sense that something extraordinary could happen at any moment. Coming up from a hard childhood in Recife, he played with a hunger you could feel. For Barcelona and Brazil alike, he was the man who delivered in the tightest moments. Less polished superstar, more left-footed artist who simply refused to disappear.

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Name (English)

Rivaldo

Name (Japanese)

リヴァウド

Reading

りゔぁうど

Born

April 19, 1972 (age 54)

Origin

Recife, Brazil

Height

186 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rat

Awards & achievements

• 1999 Ballon d'Or
• 1999 FIFA World Player of the Year

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/rivaldo/
• Xhttps://x.com/RIVALDOOFICIAL
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivaldo
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%90%E3%82%A6%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483577

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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