R.I.P Omar Sivori (1 Viewer)
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RIP "el cabezon".
The symbol of the historic tie between Argentina and Italy.
The first Italian player to have been awarded the Golden Ball as best European player of the year.
With Silvio Piola, the record-holder for most goals scored in a single serie A match : 6 goals in the 9-1 demolition of Inter in 1961.
And so much more...
The symbol of the historic tie between Argentina and Italy.
The first Italian player to have been awarded the Golden Ball as best European player of the year.
With Silvio Piola, the record-holder for most goals scored in a single serie A match : 6 goals in the 9-1 demolition of Inter in 1961.
And so much more...
thank you Libero
we have not seen him play . but we knew that he was a legend hard to be seen again in turin. RIP
read this :
Former Argentinian international Omar Enrique Sivori died after a long illness, his family said.
Sivori, who had been battling a pancreatic tumour, played for River Plate in Argentina and then signed for Italian giants Juventus where he spent the best part of his career from 1957 until 1965 before ending his career at Naples.
"A great man and a great player has died," said Juventus director Antonio Giraudo.
"It's very sad. He was one of Juve's greatest players and his death leaves a great void."
Juve chief Luciano Moggi said: "We have lost a friend and a symbol."
Former Napoli player Antonio Iuliano added: "He was the Maradona of the 1960s. We played together for four years and I learnt a lot from him."
Sivori was the top scorer in the Italian league in 1960 with 27 goals and he helped Juve to three titles in 1958, 1960 and 1961 and the Italian Cup in 1959 and 1960.
He was part of Argentina's South American title winning team in 1957.
He won 28 caps - 19 for Argentina and 9 for Italy.
read this :
Former Argentinian international Omar Enrique Sivori died after a long illness, his family said.
Sivori, who had been battling a pancreatic tumour, played for River Plate in Argentina and then signed for Italian giants Juventus where he spent the best part of his career from 1957 until 1965 before ending his career at Naples.
"A great man and a great player has died," said Juventus director Antonio Giraudo.
"It's very sad. He was one of Juve's greatest players and his death leaves a great void."
Juve chief Luciano Moggi said: "We have lost a friend and a symbol."
Former Napoli player Antonio Iuliano added: "He was the Maradona of the 1960s. We played together for four years and I learnt a lot from him."
Sivori was the top scorer in the Italian league in 1960 with 27 goals and he helped Juve to three titles in 1958, 1960 and 1961 and the Italian Cup in 1959 and 1960.
He was part of Argentina's South American title winning team in 1957.
He won 28 caps - 19 for Argentina and 9 for Italy.