Luigi Riva - Goals in International Matches


The outstanding Italian player scored 35 international goals in 42 matches for his National Team, which is the record number of goals scored by an individual player for Italy. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
Born:    7-11-1944
Died:   22- 1-2024
Country: Italy
Caps:   42     (W23-D15-L4  - GF79 -GA33 - %72.62)
Goals:  35     (% 0.83 per match)
Age First Cap: 20 yr 232 d      27- 6-1965 vs. Hungary 1-2
Age Last Cap:  29 yr 224 d      19- 6-1974 vs. Argentina 1-1
National Team Career:  8 yr 357 d


  
Caps  Goals     Date     Venue           Opponent       Score    Competition
   1           27- 6-65  Budapest        Hungary         1-2
   2           19- 3-66  Paris           France          0-0
   3           27- 3-67  Roma            Portugal        1-1
   4  3  3      1-11-67  Cosenza         Cyprus          5-0     European Champ. Qualifier
   5  2  5     18-11-67  Bern            Switzerland     2-2     European Champ. Qualifier
   6  1  6     23-12-67  Cagliari        Switzerland     4-0     European Champ. Qualifier
   7  1  7     10- 6-68  Roma            Yugoslavia      2-0     European Championship
   8  1  8     23-10-68  Cardiff         Wales           1-0     World Cup Qualifier
   9  2 10      1- 1-69  Cd. de México   Mexico          3-2
  10    10      5- 1-69  Cd. de México   Mexico          1-1
  11  2 12     29- 3-69  Ost-Berlin      East Germany    2-2     World Cup Qualifier
  12    12     24- 5-69  Torino          Bulgaria        0-0
  13  3 15      4-11-69  Roma            Wales           4-1     World Cup Qualifier
  14  1 16     22-11-69  Napoli          East Germany    3-0     World Cup Qualifier
  15  1 17     21- 2-70  Madrid          Spain           2-2
  16  2 19     10- 5-70  Lisboa          Portugal        2-1
  17    19      3- 6-70  Toluca          Sweden          1-0     World Cup
  18    19      6- 6-70  Puebla          Uruguay         0-0     World Cup
  19    19     11- 6-70  Toluca          Israel          0-0     World Cup
  20  2 21     14- 6-70  Toluca          Mexico          4-1     World Cup
  21  1 22     17- 6-70  Cd. de México   West Germany    4-3     World Cup
  22    22     21- 6-70  Cd. de México   Brazil          1-4     World Cup
  23    22     17-10-70  Bern            Switzerland     1-1
  24    22     31-10-70  Wien            Austria         2-1     European Champ. Qualifier
  25    22     25- 9-71  Genoa           Mexico          2-0
  26  2 24      9-10-71  Milano          Sweden          3-0     European Champ. Qualifier
  27    24     20-11-71  Roma            Austria         2-2     European Champ. Qualifier
  28    24      4- 3-72  Athinai         Greece          1-2
  29    24     29- 4-72  Milano          Belgium         0-0     European Champ. Qualifier
  30  1 25     13- 5-72  Brussel         Belgium         1-2     European Champ. Qualifier
  31  1 26     20- 9-72  Torino          Yugoslavia      3-1
  32  2 28      7-10-72  Luxembourg      Luxembourg      4-0     World Cup Qualifier
  33    28     21-10-72  Bern            Switzerland     0-0     World Cup Qualifier
  34    28     13- 1-73  Napoli          Turkey          0-0     World Cup Qualifier
  35    28     25- 2-73  Istanbul        Turkey          1-0     World Cup Qualifier
  36  4 32     31- 3-73  Genoa           Luxembourg      5-0     World Cup Qualifier
  37  1 33      9- 6-73  Roma            Brazil          2-0
  38  1 34     29- 9-73  Milano          Sweden          2-0
  39  1 35     20-10-73  Roma            Switzerland     2-0     World Cup Qualifier
  40    35     14-11-73  London          England         1-0
  41    35     15- 6-74  München         Haiti           3-1     World Cup
  42    35     19- 6-74  Stuttgart       Argentina       1-1     World Cup

Total Record

Matches  Won Draw Lost  For Against  Points  Percentage
    42    23   15    4   79-  33      61       72.62 

35 Goals in 42 Matches (0.83 per match)

Types of Goals

Friendlies              8
European Champ. Qual.   9
European Championship   1
World Cup Qualifiers   14
World Cup               3

Total                  35 


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