Rivaldo talks about his time at Corinthians, 30 years after his debut

Ballon d’Or elected by FIFA in 1999 and five-time champion with the Brazilian Team in 2002, Rivaldo appeared nationally and internationally wearing the shirt of Corinthians in 1993 after standing out in the Holy Cross It is Mogi Mirim. In an exclusive interview withBetfair‘, the player spoke about his time at the São Paulo club, exactly 30 years after his debut.

“It was a very big emotion because leaving a smaller club in the interior and being signed by Corinthians was a huge weight, and debuting with the Corinthians shirt, with the club’s fans supporting the whole time, was an enormous satisfaction. So it was a very big emotion and I am grateful to Corinthians for having seen me in the interior of São Paulo and for having signed me, because after that, things started to move in my life”highlighted Rivaldo.

In the second half of that year, Rivaldo ended up being the main highlight of the team, scoring eleven goals in six months, earning him a call-up to the Brazilian Team that year. “I didn’t have this dream of making it to the Brazilian national team, but things were going well”he said.

“Everyone knows that playing for Corinthians is a lot of pressure and things started to get better and within Corinthians, I was called up for the national team in 1993. I was in a game against Germany, which I didn’t play, and against Mexico, where I made my debut and scored a goal for our national team. But I say that at first it was hard to imagine, but working I saw things happening naturally”said the star to Betfair.

Acting for Corinthians, there were 62 games, 22 goals and a title with Timão’s shirt (1994 Bandeirantes Cup) throughout his time between July 1993 and August 1994. There were 58 games as an absolute starter, winning 39 wins, 18 draws and only 5 defeats. The teams that conceded the most goals from Rivaldo in that period were Botafogo (4), bahia (3) and Caldense It is saints (two).