Rivellino
Be the first in the stands
BrazilCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Roberto Rivellino, known mononymously as Rivellino, is a Brazilian football pundit and former player who was one of the key members of Brazil's 1970 FIFA World Cup-winning team. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-11
In the line-ups
12 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1970–1974The archive holds 12 team sheets naming Rivellino in Brazil's starting line-up, from 1970-06-03 to 1974-07-06.
12 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
A different player of the same name scored for Brazil (1 goal, 1977) — Roberto Rivellino · Brazil
International goals in our archive
7 goals across 7 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1969–1974| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-06-30 |  Argentina | W2–1(n) | 32' | FIFA World Cup | Hanover |
| 1974-06-26 | German DR | W1–0(n) | 60' | FIFA World Cup | Hanover |
| 1974-06-22 |  DR Congoplayed as Zaïre | W3–0(n) | 66' | FIFA World Cup | Gelsenkirchen |
| 1970-06-17 |  Uruguay | W3–1(n) | 89' | FIFA World Cup | Guadalajara |
| 1970-06-14 |  Peru | W4–2(n) | 11' | FIFA World Cup | Guadalajara |
| 1970-06-03 | Czechoslovakia | W4–1(n) | 24' | FIFA World Cup | Guadalajara |
| 1969-08-21 |  Colombia | W6–2(h) | 86' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Rio de Janeiro |
Honours
6 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours6 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup | ×1 | 1970 | Brazil | |
| Saudi Premier League | ×1 | 1978–79 | Al Hilal | |
| Campeonato Carioca | ×2 | 1975, 1976 | Fluminense | |
| King Cup | ×1 | 1980 | Al Hilal | |
| Torneio Rio-São Paulo | ×1 | 1966 | Corinthians | |
| Individual honours14 | ||||
| Player of the year · 3 | ||||
| Bronze ball South American Footballer of the Year | ×2 | 1973, 1976 | ||
| Silver ball South American Footballer of the Year | 1977 | |||
| Teams of the season · 4 | ||||
| Bola de Prata Brazilian Championship All-Star Team | 1971 | |||
| CONMEBOL All-Star Team | 1973 | |||
| FIFA World Cup All-Star Team player | 1970 | |||
| World Soccer World XI | 1971 | |||
| More honours · 7 | ||||
| Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame | ||||
| FIFA 100 Greatest Living Footballers | 2004 | |||
| IFFHS Brazilian Player of the 20th Century (12th place) | ||||
| International Football Hall of Fame | 1997 | |||
| Premio Golden Foot Award (Football Legend Award) | 2005 | |||
| The Best of The Best – Player of the Century | ||||
| World Soccer | ||||