Fernando Cosas Dutra (フェルナンド・コーサス・ドゥトラ), better known as Rivaul (リバウール, ribaūru), is Barcelona's ace, captain of Olympic Brazil and a member of Brazil. He is said to be "the best player in the world".
Biography[]
Rivaul is a clean player, always fights passionately but without resorting to rough plays during matches. In his career, Rivaul had only took one yellow card. That was during a match against Real Madrid. In that match, Rivaul wasn't in a good condition, therefore he was completely marked by Real Madrid's captain Blueno. When they were fighting for the ball, Blueno took an elbow hit from Rivaul. Rivaul took a yellow card, and Blueno's eyes weren't able to focus clearly anymore.
When Tsubasa first met him, Tsubasa challenged him to a one on one. During the one on one, Tsubasa also took an elbow hit and fell unconscious. That left him in the medical office with the doctor for a few hours. When Tsubasa regained his consciousness, he said that his eyes hadn't lost their focus, and he would steal Rivaul's tenacity to succeed and obtain victory. Later, during Barca's training, Rivaul showed superior skills than Tsubasa. In the game against Valencia and Santana, Rivaul got injured. Later in La Liga, he was replaced by Tsubasa. When he returned, he and Tsubasa formed the Barcelona Golden Combi. Rivaul, with Natureza and Santana, compose the Brazilian forward trio.
In Rising Sun chapter 126, it is said that Rivaul won everything with Brazil: the World Youth, the Copa America and the World Cup.
Etymology[]
Rivaul is based on real life player Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira. His name is also a pun on Rivaldo and Raul, that were the two most successful players of La Liga at the time of Road to 2002.
Techniques[]
- Main article: Rivaul/Techniques
Gallery[]
- Main article: Rivaul/Gallery
Notes[]
- ↑ Exclusively in 2001 anime, and in its homonym episode, "Catalonia's Eagle".
External links[]
- Rivaul at Shinji's Captain Tsubasa fansite
- Rivaul at Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team database
- Rivaul at Wiki Captain Tsubasa Tatakae Dream Team FR (French)
- Rivaul at Captain Tsubasa Stats