Rivaldo notably scored a hattrick against Valencia in June 2001 which qualified Barcelona for the 2001-02 UEFA Champions League the last goal was a last minute 20-yard bicycle kick winner and the hattrick itself is often ranked as the greatest ever. At Barcelona, he formed a successful partnership with Dutch international Patrick Kluivert, and won consecutive La Liga titles in 19, as well as the 1998 Copa del Rey. In 1996, he moved to Europe with Spanish side Deportivo de La Coruña, where his performances in his only season there led him to sign for Barcelona in 1997. Rivaldo started his career in 1991 with Brazilian club Santa Cruz, going on to have spells at Mogi Mirim, a loan spell at Corinthians, and Palmeiras. 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. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. In 1999, he won the Ballon d'Or and was named FIFA World Player of the Year. He was renowned for his bending free kicks, bicycle kicks, feints, powerful ball striking from distance, and ability to both score and create goals. Rivaldo is regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian players and among the most skillful and creative players of his generation. Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira ( Brazilian Portuguese: 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. *Club domestic league appearances and goals

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