Gianni Rivera
- Category : 1943-births
- Type : MGE
- Profile : 1/3 - Investigating / Martyr
- Definition : Single
- Incarnation Cross : RAX Contagion 3
Biography
Italian politician and former footballer who played as a midfielder. During his career as a footballer he was mostly utilised as an attacking midfielder.
After retiring from football in 1979, Rivera became Milan's vice-president, and later went into politics in 1986; he is currently a Member of the European Parliament for the Uniti nell'Ulivo party. In 2013, he was appointed the President of the educational youth sector by the FIGC for the Italy national football team, along with Roberto Baggio and Arrigo Sacchi, under head coach Cesare Prandelli.