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RIVALDO | Sports | Football Heroes |   Video description: This episode of Football Heroes reveals the star footballer Rivaldo along with his achievements, milestones, career, and more. Let's look into the real lives of our favorite football players and their accomplishments.  Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira born 19 April 1972), known simply as Rivaldo, is a Brazilian former footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder but also as a second striker, and on occasion deployed as a wide midfielder or as a winger. Rivaldo is regarded as one of the greatest, most skillful, and most creative players of all time. He was renowned for his bending free kicks, bicycle kicks, feints, powerful ball striking from distance, and ability to both score and create goals. In 1999, he won the Ballon d'Or and was named FIFA World Player of the Year. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. With success at club and international level, he is one of nine players to have won the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the Ballon d'Or.  About TRENDEST INFOTAINMENT: Welcome to Trendest Infotainment, your ultimate destination for a diverse range of content that educates, entertains, and inspires! From in-depth celebrity biographies and fascinating history videos to the latest in science and technology, we bring you an expansive collection of infotainment videos. Explore the stories of legendary sports personalities, dive into the history of the World Wars, marvel at wildlife documentaries, and enjoy our informative and funny shorts. There’s something for everyone on Trendest Infotainment!  Subscribe now: www.youtube.com/@UCvtG20NOq0X7l7ru-z1yBhw   #Infotainment #Documentaries #HistoryVideos #ScienceAndTech #CelebrityBiographies   Follow Trendest Media:  • YouTube:  1) TRENDEST MOVIES: www.youtube.com/@TRENDEST_MOVIES_ENGLISH  2) TRENDEST KIDS: www.youtube.com/@TRENDEST_KIDS  • Instagram:  TRENDEST INFOTAINMENT: https://www.instagram.com/trendestinfotainment/  • Facebook: TRENDEST INFOTAINMENT: https://www.facebook.com/TrendestInfotainment/  COPYRIGHT:  We hold the proper licenses for all videos published on YouTube. For any questions, please contact: mail@trendest.in  AYA Media Private Limited & TRENDEST Media Private Limited are companies registered under the laws of India and located in the state of Kerala, India.

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00:00Hey, hey, hey, hey.

00:31For years, international football has been dominated

00:34by the flashy, entertaining and extremely skilful stars

00:37from the South American nation of Brazil.

00:40The country has provided the world

00:42with a production line of footballing greats

00:44whose legends will long outlast their careers.

00:48This time, we shine the spotlight

00:50on the amazing rags-to-riches tale

00:52of Rivaldo Vitor Borba Ferreira,

00:55known to his friends and fans simply as Rivaldo.

01:01Rivaldo was born on the 19th of April, 1972,

01:05in Paulista, Brazil.

01:07Located in the state of Pernambuco,

01:09a city made famous for its beaches.

01:12However, the future looked far from bright

01:14for the young Rivaldo,

01:16who was born into extreme poverty.

01:18Rivaldo grew up in the favelas of the town.

01:21The poverty experienced by Rivaldo

01:23caused him to be malnourished as a child

01:25and also to lose a number of his teeth.

01:28Footballing fame seemed a world away.

01:31His circumstances presented a major obstacle

01:34that would need to be overcome

01:36if he was to reach his potential as a footballer.

01:38He simply didn't have the physical health and strength

01:41to survive in a professional sport.

01:43But when a person possesses as much natural talent as Rivaldo,

01:47there is always help.

01:49However, all hope was nearly lost in 1989

01:52when his father, Romildo, was killed in a road accident.

01:56Despite his sorrow, the 16-year-old Rivaldo

01:59signed with local club Paulista later that year.

02:02The Paulista coaches took a chance on Rivaldo,

02:05even though they believed he was physically too weak to succeed.

02:09He remained with the club until 1991,

02:12when he moved to Santa Cruz.

02:15He lasted a year there

02:17before moving south to the state of Sao Paulo in 1992,

02:20where he played for Mogi Mirum in the Brazilian second-tiered league.

02:26It was with Mogi Mirum that Rivaldo produced

02:28one of the highlights of his young career

02:31and made club scouts stand up and take notice.

02:36In a 1993 Sao Paulo state championship match against Noroeste,

02:41as soon as the referee's whistle was blown to begin the match,

02:44Rivaldo noticed that the Noroeste goalkeeper was out of position.

02:48He lobbed the ball from the midfield circle over the defenders

02:52and the keeper and into the net for a goal.

02:56The next season saw Rivaldo in the first division,

02:59playing for Corinthians in the state capital.

03:04He had a fantastic season, but switched clubs again after a year.

03:10This time he moved to Palmeiras,

03:12who went on to win the Brazilian Serie A championship.

03:20Rivaldo was transferred to Europe

03:23and played for Spanish club Deportivo La Coruna.

03:26He spent just one season there

03:28before being transferred to FC Barcelona in 1997.

03:32He had an immediate impact

03:34and earned many individual trophies in his five seasons with the club,

03:38among them a prestigious FIFA World Player of the Year award in 1999.

03:45Rivaldo produced arguably his best football during his time at Barcelona.

03:49However, during his third year at the club,

03:51he had a falling out with manager Louis van Gaal

03:54after Rivaldo insisted on being played as a playmaker

03:57rather than on the left wing.

04:00He was released from his contract in 2002 and put up for transfer.

04:05There are some who thought Rivaldo was having a negative impact on the club.

04:13I hope they, Barcelona, will be champions because of Rivaldo's departure.

04:18I hope they get titles for Barcelona because they have no excuse.

04:22Rivaldo is gone.

04:24According to them, Rivaldo was the one causing damage to the system.

04:28Well, Rivaldo is no longer in that system.

04:31Now they surely will be champions of the European Cup,

04:34the League and the King Cup.

04:40When Rivaldo's departure was confirmed,

04:42he thanked the club and the Barcelona fans for their support.

04:49First of all, I want to thank the fans

04:53for all they have done for me during five seasons.

04:57I'm leaving the same way I entered here, through the front door.

05:03I always tried to do my best for Barcelona

05:06and surely the fans have done their best for Rivaldo.

05:09That's what happens in soccer.

05:13Barcelona has also done many good things for Rivaldo

05:16thanks again to all.

05:22With Barcelona behind him, the next step was to find a new club

05:26and there were many interested parties.

05:29It was Italian club AC Milan that secured his services.

05:32Italian Prime Minister Silvio Bertolasconi

05:35played a major role in luring the midfielder to Milan.

05:40I hope to be in top form because I know it's difficult to win the Italian League

05:44but I've always been a winner.

05:56There were a lot of clubs interested in buying me

05:59but I think I've made the right decision coming to Milan.

06:02It's a great team and a great club.

06:06I want to thank him for his confidence in me

06:09and bringing me to Milan.

06:17I spoke to him several times on the telephone

06:20and I'd like to thank him for the contract.

06:25Rivaldo came to Milan as one of the top players in the world.

06:29He had scored 130 goals and won the Champions League

06:33He had scored 130 goals during his five seasons at Barcelona.

06:37The Brazilian midfielder seduced crowds with his attacking style of play

06:41typifying the so-called Samba style

06:44so often associated with Brazilian football.

06:47When he arrived at Milan the club was already doing very well.

06:51Unfortunately for Rivaldo

06:53he never managed to reproduce the form he'd enjoyed at Barcelona.

06:57He struggled at his new club

06:59partly because of repeated injury problems

07:01and was not a regular starter for the team.

07:04Despite his individual struggles

07:06Milan was performing well

07:08and Rivaldo was part of the team's UEFA Champions League campaign

07:11in his first season at the club.

07:14The club was attempting to win its sixth title.

07:17Milan progressed through both group stages as table leaders.

07:20They then defeated Ajax in the quarter-finals

07:23and went on to face rivals Inter Milan in the semis.

07:26Fortunately for Rivaldo

07:28AC managed to squeeze through on the away goals rule.

07:32Milan were to face fellow Italian rivals Juventus in the final.

07:36Juventus had also performed strongly in the competition.

07:39They had dispatched Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid

07:43on the way to the final

07:45and came into the match with plenty of confidence.

07:48The final was to be held at Old Trafford in England

07:51on the 28th of May 2003.

07:54It was the first time in history

07:56that two Italian clubs had faced each other in the Champions League final.

08:01Rivaldo had continued his topsy-turvy form in the Champions League.

08:05He was still struggling to cement his place in the side

08:08and was certainly not guaranteed to be named in the squad for the final.

08:14As it turned out, Rivaldo was included in the team

08:17but remained on the sidelines as a substitute.

08:21On the day it was a tight contest.

08:23The scores remained at nil all after extra time

08:26but Milan eventually prevailed 3-2 on penalties.

08:31Among Rivaldo's club achievements to date

08:34are a Brazilian Serie A championship in 1994,

08:38two Spanish La Liga titles in 1998 and 1999

08:42and the UEFA Champions League title in 2003

08:47along with three Greek League titles in a row in 2005 to 2007.

08:54After his first season at AC Milan,

08:56his time with the club looked all but over.

09:00In 2004, he left and briefly returned to Brazil,

09:04playing for Cruzeiro before moving to his ninth club,

09:07Olympiacos, in the same year.

09:13Rivaldo enjoyed a very successful international career with Brazil,

09:17playing for his country from 1993 to 2003.

09:22Rivaldo and the national team

09:24enjoyed a host of successes during his tenure.

09:28The most significant of these successes came in the 2002 World Cup.

09:33The Brazilian team were hoping to make up for their loss

09:36in the final four years earlier.

09:39They finished on top of their group

09:41and went on to face Belgium in the second round.

09:44They play like in England,

09:46so lots of long balls, they are strong on the air,

09:49so you have to be careful on the air

09:51and Brazil have to play the same way they are playing.

09:55The Brazilians went into the match favourites

09:57after their strong performance in the group stage.

10:00They didn't disappoint, winning 2-0.

10:03The next mission for Brazil was to beat England.

10:06The English team had finished second in their group

10:08and then defeated Denmark 3-0 in the second week.

10:11The match promised to be tight.

10:14They are attacking a lot, with a lot of players,

10:17with a lot of skill of course,

10:20so we must pay attention of course.

10:27Defending very well,

10:29but you can't win football games only defending,

10:33you have to attack as well.

10:35Rivaldo was in good form for Brazil,

10:37having scored a goal in every match so far.

10:41We have to be very compact, very tight,

10:44work as a unit,

10:46if we don't do that we will give them time and space

10:49and then they will kill us.

10:54It's a great game,

10:55everybody wanted to see this as the final,

10:58but instead it's the quarter final.

11:01I hope Brazil has more luck than England

11:03and goes all the way to the final.

11:06He continued his good form,

11:08scoring a crucial goal as Brazil defeated England 2-0.

11:13Brazil advanced to the semi-finals to face Turkey,

11:16whom they had beaten 2-1 in the group stage.

11:20Rivaldo had scored the winning goal from a penalty.

11:25The thing to do is,

11:26if we have the opportunity as we did in the first game

11:29against Turkey in the group games,

11:31is to score goals.

11:32We need to score so people don't come after us

11:34and tell us that we only won

11:36because we were helped by the referee.

11:38So we need to score the goals if the opportunity comes.

11:42The Brazilians were too strong,

11:44prevailing 1-0 in a hard-fought contest.

11:46In the final they would face the mighty Germans.

11:49Germany had overcome Paraguay,

11:51the United States and Korea in the finals

11:54and had only conceded one goal in the tournament so far,

11:57thanks to the saving skills of their coach.

12:00We have to be confident.

12:02We know that we are prepared.

12:04But we know how difficult it is to win against Germany.

12:08So I think we are prepared for anything.

12:13We played the same way we played the first six games.

12:18We know Germany is ready too,

12:20but we are ready to win.

12:23We are ready to win.

12:25We know Germany is ready too,

12:27but we are ready to win.

12:39I've got a feeling telling me

12:41that we'll be the world champions.

12:44I can't really explain why.

12:46Every one of us has to play the game of his life.

12:50They're probably the best team in the world

12:53in terms of individual players

12:55with exceptional people in every position.

13:02But the team with the most gifted players

13:05do not always win.

13:07If the best team always won the World Cup,

13:10then Brazil would have won it 14 times,

13:13not just four.

13:20Finals are often decided on small things,

13:23sometimes on luck.

13:25It may be that the teams will neutralise each other,

13:28like what happened in 1994.

13:35I have all due respect for Ronaldo,

13:37Ronaldinho and Rivaldo,

13:40who are fantastic players,

13:42but they still have to beat me.

13:46The prospect of the best attacking formation in the world

13:50facing the world's best goalkeeper in Oliver Kahn

13:53was an exciting prospect for the fans.

13:57Rivaldo was in fantastic form,

13:59as were many of his team-mates.

14:01There was a tremendous amount of faith amongst the team

14:04that they could atone for their 1998 final defeat.

14:08Both teams had a history of success in World Cups.

14:12Both teams were the two teams that got more Cup finals,

14:17but never played again,

14:20so I think it will be a great match.

14:22After four years of build-up,

14:24the 2002 World Cup came down to the outcome of one match

14:28on 30 June at International Stadium in Yokohama, Japan.

14:32The crowd saw a scoreless first half

14:35before Ronaldo broke the drought,

14:37scoring two goals in the second half

14:39to ensure a comfortable win for Brazil.

14:41Brazilian fans were understandably ecstatic at the win

14:44and celebrations continued into the night.

14:46Rivaldo's international honours

14:48include the 2002 World Cup triumph,

14:51the Copa America in 1999

14:53and the Confederations Cup in 1997.

14:56The World Cup was undoubtedly Rivaldo's greatest triumph,

15:00the crowning achievement of any footballer's career.

15:04MUSIC

15:07During his time on the national team,

15:09Rivaldo got to play with many of the best footballers

15:12his country has ever produced.

15:14Football in the 90s and early 2000s

15:17was dominated by Brazil,

15:19the most successful nation in World Cup history.

15:22What made the side so dangerous

15:24was its world-famous triple threat,

15:26known as the Three Rs,

15:28Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Nonovinho.

15:31The three stars were the best attackers in the world

15:34and they struck fear into the hearts of opposing defenders.

15:37Ronaldo and Rivaldo fitted together so well in the team,

15:41while Ronaldo was a true striker,

15:43Rivaldo was more of a playmaker,

15:45constantly setting up goals for the deadly Ronaldo.

15:48The double act brought many opposition defences unstuck in their time.

15:52Ronaldo began his senior career in 1993

15:55at Brazilian club Cruzeiro.

15:57He spent one year there

15:59before moving to Dutch club PSV Eindhoven,

16:02where he soon established himself as a quality striker.

16:06He has since played for Barcelona,

16:08Inter Milan, Real Madrid,

16:10where he played most of his club football

16:12and AC Milan.

16:13He currently plays for Corinthians.

16:16He played for the Brazilian national team

16:18between 1994 and 2006,

16:21making 97 appearances and scoring 62 goals.

16:25Ronaldo's flair and poise in the box were unrivalled.

16:29He soon became a household name

16:31and was a poster boy not just for Brazil,

16:33but for the game in general, such was his fame.

16:36He played an integral part in the successful 2002 World Cup campaign,

16:41as well as racking up an astonishing number of individual honours,

16:44over 50 at last count.

16:47The other musketeer in Brazil's trio of attacking power

16:50was Ronaldinho.

16:52Ronaldinho played mainly as an attacking midfielder or left winger.

16:56Ronaldinho was an excitement machine.

16:59He set up play after play for his teammates,

17:01and the trio fitted together perfectly to devastating effect.

17:06Ronaldinho is younger than Ronaldo and Rivaldo.

17:10Born in 1980, he began his international career in 1999,

17:14a year after his senior club career.

17:17He has made 87 appearances and scored 32 goals.

17:21Ronaldinho's club career began at Grêmio with the youth squad.

17:25He made it to the senior squad in 1998.

17:28He stayed at the club for three seasons

17:30before being transferred to France to play for Paris Saint-Germain.

17:35In 2003, after impressing European scouts,

17:38he was transferred to Spanish giant Barcelona,

17:41where he played the majority of his football.

17:44He currently plays for AC Milan in the Italian Serie A.

17:48Although he started later than Ronaldo and Rivaldo,

17:51Ronaldinho has come to be acknowledged

17:53as one of the greatest players of his generation.

17:56And at 30 years old, he still has a few years in him yet.

18:00Ronaldinho has earned over 20 individual honours.

18:03Among these, two FIFA World Player of the Year awards,

18:07rivalling Ronaldo's three.

18:10Another of Brazil's household names

18:12is the younger but no less well-known Kaka.

18:16Born in 1982, Kaka is 28 years old.

18:19He joined the national team in 2002 as an attacking midfielder.

18:24He has made 73 appearances and scored 26 goals for the national team.

18:30Kaka's first club was Sao Paulo in Brazil,

18:33where he spent six years in the junior squad

18:35before becoming a senior in 2001.

18:39He played for three seasons with the seniors

18:41and then went to Europe,

18:43and more specifically to Italy and AC Milan.

18:47Kaka has made a name for himself

18:49over the course of six seasons in Serie A,

18:52before being transferred to Real Madrid in 2009.

18:56He joined the national team for the 2002 World Cup.

19:00However, he only played a total of 25 minutes,

19:03all of which were in the first-round match against Costa Rica.

19:07The talented midfielder has amassed

19:09over 35 individual honours in his career to date,

19:12an amazing achievement.

19:14Like the three Rs, he has also received

19:16the coveted FIFA World Player of the Year award,

19:19winning it in 2007.

19:22He also received the Ballon d'Or in 2007

19:25and was named the UEFA Champions League top scorer in 06-07.

19:30He has also won three UEFA Team of the Year awards.

19:35Still in his 20s, the trophies are sure to keep coming.

19:43Rivaldo's brilliance on the field

19:45was occasionally contrasted with alleged discretions off the field,

19:49such as his falling out with Barcelona manager Louis van Gaal.

19:53However, Rivaldo let his on-field talent

19:55do the talking for most of the time.

20:00He is married to partner Rose, with whom he has two sons,

20:03named Rivaldinho and Thamiris.

20:06Rivaldo prefers to leave the spotlight to son Rivaldinho,

20:10who has appeared in a number of TV commercials in Spain

20:13and is already something of a star.

20:18Rivaldo has kept his life off the field very private

20:21and gives very little away about his life.

20:23However, he makes no secret of his deep passion

20:26for helping the poor children of the world.

20:28His commitment to the cause stems from his upbringing.

20:31Rivaldo endured a horrific childhood,

20:33and just like him, for many children in Brazil,

20:36soccer is the only way out of a life of poverty.

20:39Few make it, but some, like Rivaldo,

20:41have both the mental strength and the natural talent

20:44to make it in the world of professional football.

20:49Rivaldo made a name for himself

20:51by shaking off opponents and advancing upfield.

20:54He accomplished similar feats in his childhood,

20:56shrugging off numerous obstacles

20:58that stood in his way of becoming a football star.

21:02Growing up in the north of Brazil,

21:04a long way from the birthplace of most of Brazil's star exports,

21:08Rivaldo faced almost insurmountable odds,

21:11and yet he managed to overcome them.

21:13It's not so surprising, then,

21:15that Rivaldo supports charities aimed at ending poverty,

21:18both in his home country and around the world.

21:23He helped found the charity that bears his name.

21:25He donates part of his wages to the charity,

21:27which aims to help children in Brazil and Spain.

21:30He has used his position of power and wealth

21:33to lend a helping hand to many people in need.

21:36Despite approaching the twilight of his career,

21:38Rivaldo's wealth continues to grow.

21:42He moved to Uzbekistan club Bunyodko in 2008

21:46after the club offered him a lucrative deal

21:48worth about 10.2 million euros over two years.

21:52Later that year, he signed a new contract

21:54that will keep him in Uzbekistan until June 2011.

21:58For many stars of the football world,

22:00fame means lucrative sponsorship contracts,

22:03tabloid headlines, affairs with models,

22:05endless merchandise.

22:07But Rivaldo has for the most part avoided these trappings,

22:11instead letting his football be the main focus in his life.

22:15His many individual honours are a shining testament

22:17to his focus and determination.

22:22His accolades include the FIFA World Player of the Year Award in 1999

22:26and the UEFA Champions League top scorer in 2000.

22:30He has also been named in the FIFA 100.

22:33These individual awards reflect Rivaldo's talent

22:36and dedication as a player.

22:38They will stand as timeless reminders

22:40of his world-beating exploits on the pitch.

22:43Meanwhile, he continues to play on in Uzbekistan,

22:46where he brings a touch of class to the local competition.

22:52Thanks to Rivaldo's fairytale story,

22:54young kids everywhere now know that dreams can come true,

22:58however their lives start out.

23:03Hey, hey, hey, hey!

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