Rivaul is one of the important characters in all of Captain Tsubasa series, especially Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002. Tsubasa regarded him as his rival as well as a role model when he joined Catalunya team. This time, the author will discuss some facts about Rivaul in Captain Tsubasa. Let’s check out the following discussion!

1. Catalunya’s Hawk

Rivaul is nicknamed as Catalunya’s Hawk. This is explained when Tsubasa first arrived at the Catalunya main stadium. In Captain Tsubasa Dream Team, Rivaul has special skill shots called Skyhawk Shot and Golden Hawk Shot. In Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002, he also becomes the captain of Catalunya who had led his team to win the Spanish league.

2. Tsubasa’s partner as well as rival

Rivaul can be considered as Tsubasa’s partner because they are on the same team, Catalunya. But at other times, he also becomes Tsubasa’s rival because they both in the same position, attacking midfielder. Rivaul wears the jersey with the number 10 on his back, indicating that he is the ace of the team.

Despite training very hard, Tsubasa will not be able to shift Rivaul's position as a midfielder in the Catalunya main team. But in the end, Tsubasa had the opportunity to play in place of Rivaul who was injured in the match against Valencia.

3. Yellow Card

Rivaul is a football player who always plays clean. During his career playing football, he only received one yellow card on his match against Real Madrid. At that time, Rivaul was not in his prime condition. He also continued to be overshadowed by Real Madrid captain, Blueno.

When they fighting for the ball, Rivaul's elbow accidentally hits Blueno's face so he can't see clearly. Nobody knows whether the collision was intentional by Rivaul or not, for sure, that was when Rivaul received a yellow card.

4. Married

In the anime Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002, Rivaul invited Tsubasa to have dinner together at his house. He also introduced Tsubasa to his wife and two children. Although he was originally from Brazil, Rivaul invited his family to settle in Spain to accompany him to be a football player in Catalunya.

5. Inspired by A Real Player

Rivaul was inspired by a real player, Rivaldo Vitor Borba Ferreira. The name Rivaul himself turns out to be a combination of Rivaldo and Raul, two of the most brilliant players in La Liga Road to 2002. Rivaul himself also showed an epic game at the 2002 World Cup where Brazil became world champion at the time.

Those were some facts about Rivaul who was nicknamed as Catalunya’s Hawk in Captain Tsubasa. Look forward to other discussions about Captain Tsubasa at DuniaGames!

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