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Place of Birth: SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil
About Rivellino
- Roberto Rivellino (also Rivelino, Brazilian Portuguese: [?o'b??tu ?ive'linu]; Italian: [ro'b?rto rivel'lino]; born 1 January 1946) is a former Brazilian professional footballer.
- He was one of the stars of Brazil's 1970 FIFA World Cup winning team.
- Rivellino currently works as a pundit for Brazilian TV Cultura.The son of Italian immigrants from Macchiagodena (Isernia), he was famous for his large moustache, bending free kicks, long range shooting, accurate long passing, vision, close ball control and dribbling skills.
- He also perfected a football move called the "flip flap", famously copied by Romário, Mágico González, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Cristiano Ronaldo in recent years.
- A former attacking midfielder, he is widely regarded as one of the most graceful football players ever, and among the best midfielders of his generation.
- With the close control, feints and ability with his left foot, Diego Maradona named Rivellino among his greatest inspirations growing up.
- In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.
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