Gigi Riva dies aged 79

[That Grey Red]

Gigi Riva was Italy's top goal scorer and played his whole career at one club.

Gigi Riva, Italy and Cagliari footballing hero, dies aged 79 after heart attack

Gigi Riva remains Italy’s record international scorer, with 35 goals in a storied career that included the 1968 European Championship

www.theguardian.com

Anyone of a certain age will remember him with fondness.

 

[Strummer]

And still, no current Italian player has more than half his total of goals.

What a player!

 

[Rockabilly]

Rest in peace Gigi.

 

[T Francis]

Another one of my first footballing heroes from the 1970 World Cup
RIP

 

[Cloughie1975]

A star in the Italian World Cup side of 1970 that finished runners up to Brazil.
R.I.P. Gigi.

 

[That Grey Red]

A star in the Italian World Cup side of 1970 that finished runners up to Brazil.
R.I.P. Gigi.

That was some final.

 

[Huxley]

During a minutes silence for him at the super coppa the Saudi crowd booed. Charmless fuckwits that they are.


RIP Rombo di Tuono

 

[BryanRoy22]

RIP superstar