played for Barcelona; he was named one of the 125 greatest living footballers at the FIFA awards ceremony by Pele. Success did not come easy for Rivaldo as he had an extremely poor upbringing in the favelas, and evidence of this can be seen from his condition of bowleggedness (an outward bowing of the legs) caused by malnourishment. But with sheer skill and determination, he made sure his name would not be forgotten amongst fans.
He joined a number of teams, but one memorable goal was when he was at “Mogi Mirim” against Noroeste. He noticed the goalkeeper off his line, and scored the opening goal by lobbing the ball over the keeper from the midfield circle. After playing for a number of teams he joined AC Parma in his move to Europe, but after a dispute he went to Deportivo where he was the fourth top scorer after joining Barcelona on a transfer fee.
There he won the 1998 and 1999 La Liga Championship and the 1998 Cop Del Rey. In their 3rd season he had a dispute with then manager Louis Van Gaal, because Rivaldo insisted that he played as a playmaker and not on the left wing. The following 2000-01 season Van Gaal was fired and Rivaldo went on to be the second best goal scorer of the league. In the last game of the season Rivaldo would define himself as an icon of importance and skill, where in the 90th minute he bicycle kicked the winning goal for Barcelona to beat Valencia 3-2.
He left Barcelona and is currently playing for Bunyodkor in Uzbekistan, where in 2008 their team lost only once, and in 2009 went the whole season unbeaten.
As an overall player his real skill is his play-making abilities. He can act as a deep lying forward, and in addition has the traits of a good dribbler that Brazilians are famous for. What makes him stand out is his execution of technical football and aerial creativity, such as the bicycle kick. He is a nightmare for defenders; it is hard to second-guess him as he is very good at keeping the ball.
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