1998/99 Barcelona Home La Liga Football Shirt Rivaldo #11 (L)

Condition: 8/10 Excellent. Some small bobbles on the chest & lower front. A small faint mark on the lower rear

Size: Adult Large

Chest Measurement: 42-44 Inches / 107-112 CM

Manufacturer: Nike

Colour: Red & blue stripes, navy trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 1998/1999

Player: Rivaldo

Patches: N/A

Official Nike Barcelona home football shirt from the 1998/99 season. Complete with Rivaldo #11 on the back of the shirt in official lettering and original La Liga patch on the sleeve.

Condition of this original soccer jersey is 8/10 - Excellent. Some small bobbles on the chest & lower front. A small faint mark on the lower rear (see photos).

Before the 1996 Olympics, Parma announced that they had signed Rivaldo and his teammate Amaral from Palmeiras. After the Olympics, there was a dispute, and rather than Italy, Rivaldo moved to Spain as he joined Deportivo La Coruña in La Liga. He only stayed for one season, but nonetheless a very successful one for both him and the club. Rivaldo was the fourth top goal scorer of the season with 21 goals (tied) in 41 matches as Deportivo finished third in the league. Rivaldo moved on to league rivals FC Barcelona in 1997 in a transfer deal securing Deportivo a 4000 million pesetas (around $26 million) transfer fee.

In his first season at Barcelona, he was the second top goal scorer with 19 goals in 34 matches, as Barcelona won The Double of La Liga championship and Copa del Rey. In 1999, he won another La Liga title with Barcelona, and once again was the league's second highest scorer with 24 goals. Individually, he won both the FIFA World Player of the Year and European Footballer of the Year awards. In his third season in Barcelona, Rivaldo fell out with manager Louis van Gaal, when he insisted playing as a play-maker rather than on the left wing.