Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Rivaldo Ferreira Biography and Timeline

Follow Rivaldo Ferreira through 5 dated historical records for Brazil.

Rivaldo Ferreira, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

5Distinct records
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1997–2007Years on this page

1997

Barcelona Transfer

Forward · Barcelona · Sport / Football

Joins Barcelona from Deportivo La Coruna and becomes one of the club's leading attacking players.

Role range: 1997-2002

1998

International Caps

Forward · Saint-Denis · Sport / Football

Plays in Brazil's 1998 World Cup final and creates attacking opportunities during the team's run through the knockout stage.

2002

2002 FIFA World Cup Final - Rivaldo Ferreira

Forward · Yokohama · Sport / Football

Rivaldo’s powerful shot was parried before Ronaldo scored Brazil’s opening goal against Germany in the final.

2004

Rivaldo Joins Olympiacos

Forward · Piraeus · Sport / Football

Rivaldo signs for Olympiacos after a distinguished career in Spain and Italy. The former Ballon d'Or winner contributes creativity and goal threat during a successful spell in Greek football.

2007

Rivaldo Joins AEK Athens

Midfielder · Athens · Sport / Football

Rivaldo transfers from Olympiacos to AEK Athens in 2007 after winning domestic honours in Piraeus. The experienced Brazilian supplies passing quality and an established goalscoring reputation.

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.