Omar Sívori
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Full name | Enrique Omar Sívori | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 2 October 1935 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | San Nicolás, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 17 February 2005 | (aged 69)||||||||||||||||
Place of death | San Nicolás, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
–1957 |
River Plate | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1954–1957 | River Plate | 63 | (29) | ||||||||||||||
1957–1965 |
Juventus | 215 | (135) | ||||||||||||||
1965–1969 |
Napoli | 63 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 341 | (176) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1956–1957 | Argentina | 19 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
1961–1962 | Italy | 9 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1969–1970 | Rosario Central | ||||||||||||||||
1972 | Estudiantes de La Plata | ||||||||||||||||
1972–1973 | Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
1979 | Racing Club de Avellaneda | ||||||||||||||||
1983 |
Toronto Italia | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Enrique Omar Sívori (Spanish:
He made his international debut for Argentina, winning the 1957 South American Championship. Later in his career, he represented Italy and took part in some of the 1962 World Cup. After his retirement as player, he coached several teams in Argentina.
Regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation and as one of the greatest football players of all time, Sívori was known for his outstanding skill, speed, goalscoring ability, technique, creativity, and his footballing talent was widely acclaimed. He won the
Club career
River Plate
Sívori was born in
River was able to win the
During the
Juventus
The same season two other prominent Argentines moved to the Italian league:
Prior to the arrival of Sívori and Welshman
The same year as his personal achievement however, the Magical Trio as they were known, had broken up with Boniperti's retirement and the following season John Charles moved back to
With Juventus, Sívori scored 167 goals in 253 appearances in all competitions,
Napoli
In 1965, Sívori signed with
International career
Argentina
At international level, Sívori defended the
Sívori defended Argentina to the gold medal
Italy
Sívori moved to Italy in 1957, along with his compatriots Maschio and Angelillo. The Argentine football association banned the attacking trio from playing for Argentina, and eliminated them from the 1958 World Cup.[8] Sívori's Italian ancestry enabled him to become an Italian citizen. In April 1961 he made his debut for Italy.[18] Along with several other foreign-born Italian players, Sívori played for Italy at the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile, where they suffered a first-round elimination.[20] He would earn nine caps and score eight goals while playing for Italy.[18]
Playing style
Although he was an excellent goalscorer, especially while with Juventus, Sívori was also able to use his vision and passing accuracy to
Managerial career
Sívori retired from the playing field in 1969. Although he retired to his native Argentina as a wealthy man, his love for the game meant that he decided to take up a further career as a coach; he coached River Plate, Rosario Central, Estudiantes de La Plata, Racing Club and Vélez Sarsfield.
From 1972 until 1974, Sívori took charge of the Argentina national team, and the team qualified for the
After retirement
In March 2004, Sívori was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers and honoured as part of the FIFA 100.[35] The following year in February 2005, Sívori died in his hometown of San Nicolás at the age of 69 due to pancreatic cancer.[36]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
River Plate |
1954 | Primera División | 16 | 8 | 16 | 8 | ||||
1955 | 23 | 11 | 23 | 11 | ||||||
1956 | 23 | 10 | 23 | 10 | ||||||
1957 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 63 | 29 | 63 | 29 | ||||||
Juventus |
1957–58 | Serie A | 32 | 22 | 8 | 9 | - | 40 | 31 | |
1958–59 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 23 | ||
1959–60 | 31 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 31 | ||
1960–61 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 28 | ||
1961–62 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 15 | ||
1962–63 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 20 | ||
1963–64 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 14 | ||
1964–65 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 6 | ||
Total | 215 | 135 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 317 | 168 | ||
Napoli | 1965–66 | Serie A | 33 | 7 | 33 | 7 | ||||
1966–67 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 2 | ||||||
1967–68 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||||||
1968–69 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
Total | 63 | 12 | 63 | 12 | ||||||
Career total | 341 | 175 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 380 | 208 |
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Argentina | 1956 | 13 | 6 |
1957 | 6 | 3 | |
Total | 19 | 9 | |
Italy | 1961 | 5 | 8 |
1962 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 8 |
- Scores and results list Argentina's and Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sívori goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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Argentina goals | ||||||
1 | 22 January 1956 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Peru | 2–1 | 1956 South American Championship | |
2 | 6 March 1956 | Mexico City, Mexico | Costa Rica | 4–3 | 1956 Panamerican Championship | |
3 | 11 March 1956 | Mexico City, Mexico | Chile | 3–0 | 1956 Panamerican Championship | |
4 | 18 March 1956 | Mexico City, Mexico | Brazil | 2–2 | 1956 Panamerican Championship | |
5 | 17 March 1957 | Lima, Peru | Ecuador | 3–0 | 1957 South American Championship | |
6 | 28 March 1957 | Lima, Peru | Chile | 6–2 | 1957 South American Championship | |
7 | 6 April 1957 | Lima, Peru | Peru | 1–2 | 1957 South American Championship | |
Italy goals | ||||||
1 | 25 April 1961 | Bologna, Italy | Northern Ireland | 3–2 | Friendly | |
2 | 24 May 1961 | Rome, Italy | England | 2–3 | Friendly | |
3 | 15 June 1961 | Florence, Italy | Argentina | 4–1 | Friendly | |
4 | 4 November 1961 | Turin, Italy | Israel | 6–0 | FIFA World Cup 1962 qualification |
Honours
River Plate
Juventus[15]
- Serie A: 1957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61
- Coppa Italia: 1958–59, 1959–60, 1964–65
- 1964–65
- Coppa delle Alpi: 1963
Napoli
Argentina
- South American Championship: 1957
- Panamerican Championship runner-up: 1956
- Copa Raúl Colombo (friendly): 1956 [note 1]
Individual
- Panamerican Championship Top Scorer: 1956
- South American Championship player of the tournament: 1957
- Serie A Golden Boot: 1959–60[40]
- Ballon d'Or: 1961[36]
- FIFA 100: 2004[35]
- IFFHS Argentina All Times Dream Team (Team B): 2021[41]
Filmography
Sívori played the part of himself, in two Italian films.[42]
- Idoli controluce – (1965)
- The President of Borgorosso Football Club (1970)
Quotes
- Giampiero Boniperti: "Playing alongside him was pure fun. Charles was the target man, while Omar used the space to put defenders in trouble. He used to play with socks down around his ankles, without any kind of protection, to show he wasn't scared of defenders. He had an incredible winning mentality."[24]
- John Charles: "With Sivori, it was the classic big man-little man partnership. Sivori had huge skill and it was a joy to play with a player as good as he was."[30]
- Marcello Lippi: "Whenever we were talking about Juventus, his eyes brightened up."[24]
- Humberto Maschio: "He was amazing. A first-class dribbler who had speed and the ability to surprise at any moment."[25]
- Roberto Bettega: "He was like an older brother for me. He was my idol when I was a kid and then we became close friends. He was one of the best players in the history of football."[24]
See also
Notes
References
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- ^ "I miti del calcio: Omar Sivori". www.tuttocalciatori.net. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "Sivori, la rabbia dell'oriundo Che mafia, si sospetta di tutti: il calcio rischia di morire". repubblica.it. 9 February 2001. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ (in Spanish) RedArgentina.com Archived 22 September 2003 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b (in Spanish) rsssf.org
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- ^ "Argentina 1955". RSSSF. 23 April 2009.
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- ^ a b Vickery, Tim (29 June 2007). "Argentina mourns lost son Sivori". BBC.
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- ^ a b c d "La Juventus ricorda su Twitter il mito Omar Sivori" (in Italian). Tutto Sport. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ Lorenzo Di Benedetto (24 July 2017). "Da Ferrari a Bernardeschi: la Juve e l'importanza della maglia numero 10" (in Italian). www.TuttoMercatoWeb.com. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ LiminaeDizioni.it Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ Lorenzo Proverbio (February 2016). "PIOLA Silvio: il sesto senso del gol" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
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- ^ "Sivori: Fuga da Napoli" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "Enrique Omar Sívori, el último carasucia" (in Spanish). El Gráfico. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "Omar Sivori". Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ^ a b c d UEFA.com Archived 4 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Argentinian legend Enrique Omar Sivori dies at age of 69". Taipei Times. 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Breve il mondiale felice di Sivori, inventore del football impossibile" (in Italian). La Stampa. 6 March 1990. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
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- ^ Stajano Corrado (12 April 2010). "SIVORI E ALTRI EROI, IL VIZIO DEL CALCIO" (in Italian). Il Corriere della Sera. p. 29. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Brian Glanville (21 February 2005). "Omar Sivori". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ a b Alex Murphy (19 February 2005). "Omar Sivori". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Tributes for Sivori, an 'angel' with some heavenly moves". The Scotsman. 19 February 2005.
- ^ Total Sports Archived 13 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ SquareFootball.net Archived 18 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cosgrove, Michael (29 August 1983). "Italia takes final over Panhellenic". The Globe and Mail. p. S4.
- ^ a b "Pele's list of the greatest". BBC Sport. 4 March 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Calcio: è morto Omar Sivori" (in Italian). Il Corriere della Sera. 18 February 2005. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ Omar Sívori at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Players Appearing for Two or More Countries". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ^ Copa Raúl Colombo by Héctor Pelayes at the rsssf.org
- ^ Roberto Di Maggio; Igor Kramarsic; Alberto Novello (11 June 2015). "Italy – Serie A Top Scorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ "IFFHS ALL TIME ARGENTINA MEN'S DREAM TEAM". 26 August 2021.
- ^ IMDb.com
Bibliography
- Gregori, Claudio (2005). Omar Sivori—La leggenda del Cabezón [Omar Sivori—The legend of Cabezón]. I libri della Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Milan, Italy: RCS Quotidiani. ASIN B00PLY8LOM.
External links
- Omar Sívori at National-Football-Teams.com