Gabriel Batistuta

The name of Argentine footballer Gabriel Batistuta thundered in the 90s, when he scored 168 goals in 269 matches with the Italian Fiorentina. The fame of the South American striker was brought by cooperation with Italian clubs: after Fiorentina, there were Roma and Inter. And in the annals of Argentine football, Batistuta, along with Messi, was and remains one of the best scorers of the national team.

Biography of Batistuta is a vivid example of how to conquer the heights of the profession with the help of perseverance and hard work. Although, surprisingly, Batistuta did not dream about football at all. His real passion was another sport.

The future star football player was born in the small Argentine village of Avelaneda on February 1, 1969. Gabriel spent his childhood in the town of Reconquista, where the family moved in search of a better life in 1975. Soon after the birth of Gabriel, three girls were born - Eliza, Alejandra and Isabella.

The family lived modestly: father Omar worked in a slaughterhouse, mother Gloria - as a secretary at the school. In addition, the financial crisis has derailed family savings. But the mother protected her son from financial difficulties. The boy could chase a ball or fish for days.

Even being overweight, for which he received the nickname "Il proudly", Batistuta surprised with his dexterous possession of the ball. Basketball especially attracted the boy. But after the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, in which the Argentine national team won for the first time in history, Batistuta's priorities changed dramatically.

As a 9-year-old boy, Gabriel went to enroll in a football school. The abilities of the golden-haired teenager were soon noticed, and now he is already training in the youth team of the Newells Old Boys club. Ten years of hard training did their job: in 1988, Batistuta was included in the adult composition of the club. The debut was impressive - 7 goals in 24 matches.

The promising Batistuta was noted, and after Newells he wanders from one Argentine club to another, not staying longer than one season. Finally, he gets to the Italian Fiorentina in 1991. Scouts of the European club noticed Batistuta after a successful season in the Argentine club "Boca Juniors". By signing the contract, Gabriel did not yet know that Italy would bring him worldwide fame.

With the Fiorentina club, Batistuta has experienced ups and downs. The latter began almost immediately: despite 13 goals scored by Batistuta in the first season, the “violets” (as fans call the club's players) flew from the prestigious Serie A to Serie B.

Strong players then left the club, but Batistuta, to everyone's surprise, remained. He seemed to have a presentiment of a triumph that was not long in coming. Already in the next season, Fiorentina returned to the top division, and Batistuta, inspired by success, began to demonstrate such an effective game that it was impossible not to recognize it.

So, in the 1995/1996 season, the Argentine wins the Italian Cup with 26 goals - the first trophy in this country, and also receives the title of "Top scorer" of the "A" series. Next season, the club and its star legionnaire become the owners of the Italian Super Cup. For his brilliant football skills and effective goal-playing, the Italian fans nicknamed the Argentinean Batigol.

In 1998, Gabriel Batistuta was named Football Player of the Year by Argentina. By this time, the Argentinean had already been a member of the national team for seven years, thanks to which the 1998 World Cup was remembered by the fans for Batistuta's beautiful goals. Only in the match with Jamaica he scored three goals out of 5. By the way, the popular song of the Chaif ​​group was written under the impression of this game.

It seemed that Fiorentina and Batistuta were made for each other. Batigol was the kindly guardian angel of the club, receiving in return unlimited opportunities for victory. But the ambitious goal scorer still did not achieve his main dream - to become the champion of Italy. "Violets", whatever one may say, did not reach the level of such giants as "Milan", "Inter", "Roma", "Juventus".

The end of a career is not far off, besides, Fiorentina was going through a crisis, having replaced the president again. All this led to the fact that in 2000 Batigol went to the camp of the "Romans", forever inscribing his name in the annals of the Florentine club.

The transfer, which cost Roma about $ 30 million, brought Batistuta the long-awaited victory in the national championship. However, in the next season Batigol is not so good - frequent injuries, many of which he received in his youth, reduce the striker's successes, which displeases the head coach of the “wolves” Fabio Capello.

As a result, in 2003 the forward leaves again. This time to Inter Milan, where Batistuta's results turned out to be quite deplorable - two goals in 12 matches. In 2005, worn out by injuries, the veteran Batistuta retired after spending the previous two years at Qatar's Al-Arabi. Here is what the footballer himself said about that period to the Spanish edition of Marco:

Tall (height 185 cm), blue-eyed, with a shock of golden hair, Batistuta enjoyed constant success with women, even those far from football. The footballer found happiness in his personal life in a legal marriage, which took place on December 28, 1990.

The athlete's wife is Irina Fernandez, the couple raised four sons - Thiago, Luis, Joaquin and Chamel. It is noteworthy that for the first time the couple met when Irina was 15 years old, and Gabriel was 16. Irina at first rejected the courtship of the gentleman, but over time, the football player was able to achieve the location of his soul mate.

The passionate fans of Batigol continue to follow the idol's life even now. The footballer has an Instagram account with hundreds of thousands of subscribers. Batistuta often uploads photos and receives a generous portion of likes.

Longtime fans are happy about the main thing - the disease has receded, and the idol's health is on the mend. Today he works as director of the Colon sports club, and in his free time he allows himself a game of golf or polo.

For his assertiveness and rapid pace of the game, the forward received the nickname Truck, and for his lush blond hair - the Lion King. Gabriel Batistuta also became famous as an actor. In the TV series "Wild Angel" he plays himself.

Fiorentina fans cast a monument to the idol for their loyalty to the club and erected it at the club stadium. However, after the striker left the club, the monument disappeared. Batistuta wrote an autobiographical book that became a bestseller.

Team achievements

Fiorentina

1993-1994 - Winner of the Italian Serie B 1995-96 - Winner of the Italian Cup 1996 - Winner of the Italian Super Cup

"Roma"

2000-2001 - Champion of Italy 2001 - Winner of the Italian Super Cup

Argentina squad

1991, 1993 - America's Cup Winner 1992 - King Fahd Cup Winner 1993 - Artemio Franchi Cup Winner

Personal achievements

1991, 1995 - Top scorer in the America's Cup 1991 - Top scorer in South America 1992 - Top scorer in the Confederations Cup 1994-1995 Top scorer in the Italian Championship 1995-1996 - Top scorer in the Italian Cup 1998 - Football player of the year in Argentina 1994 - Winner of the Bronze Boot Championship World Cup 1998 - Winner of the "Silver Boot" World Cup 1999 - Best Foreign Footballer of the Year in Italy 2004 - Top Scorer of the Qatar Championship

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