Yesterday afternoon Rivaldo confirmed his retirement from all forms of football at the age of 41.
The Brazilian World Cup winner was regarded by many to be one of the best players of his generation during his stint with Barcelona, while he also turned out for the likes of AC Milan and Olympiacos.
Along the way he scored a host of memorable goals, five of which Sports Mole have picked out below.
1. Vs. Valencia (hat-trick)
2. Vs. Aris
3. Vs. Atletico Madrid
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Barcelona | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 21 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 18 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | Atletico MadridAtletico | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | Osasuna | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 15 |
| 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Mallorca | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | Celta Vigo | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | Real BetisBetis | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | AlavesAlaves | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Espanyol | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 10 |
| 13 | GironaGirona | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 9 |
| 14 | Sevilla | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 9 |
| 15 | Real Sociedad | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 8 |
| 16 | Getafe | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 8 |
| 17 | Leganes | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 8 |
| 18 | Valencia | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 6 |
| 19 | Real ValladolidValladolid | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -14 | 5 |
| 20 | Las PalmasLas Palmas | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 3 |
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