Gabriel Batistuta
Gabriel Batistuta (born 1 February 1969) is a former Argentine football player. He has played for Argentina national team.
 Batistuta in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Omar Batistuta [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1969[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Avellaneda, Santa Fe, Argentina[2] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1989 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| 1982 | → Sportivo Italiano (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Newell's Old Boys | 24 | (7) |
| 1989–1990 | River Plate | 21 | (4) |
| 1990–1991 | Boca Juniors | 34 | (13) |
| 1991–2000 | Fiorentina | 269 | (167) |
| 2000–2003 | Roma | 63 | (30) |
| 2003 | → Inter Milan (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Al-Arabi | 21 | (25) |
| Total | 444 | (248) | |
| National team | |||
| 1991–2002 | Argentina | 78 | (56) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | Division | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Newell's | 1988–89 | Primera División | 24 | 7 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 28 | 8 | ||
| River Plate | 1989–90 | Primera División | 21 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 4 | ||
| Boca Juniors | 1990–91 | Primera División | 34 | 13 | — | 12 | 6 | — | 46 | 19 | ||
| Fiorentina | 1991–92 | Serie A | 27 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 14 | ||
| 1992–93 | Serie A | 32 | 16 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 35 | 19 | |||
| 1993–94 | Serie B | 26 | 16 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 29 | 19 | |||
| 1994–95 | Serie A | 32 | 26 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 28 | |||
| 1995–96 | Serie A | 31 | 19 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 39 | 27 | |||
| 1996–97 | Serie A | 32 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7[b] | 4 | 1[c] | 2 | 41 | 18 | |
| 1997–98 | Serie A | 31 | 21 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 36 | 24 | |||
| 1998–99 | Serie A | 28 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 4[d] | 1 | — | 41 | 26 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Serie A | 30 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 11[e] | 6 | — | 43 | 29 | ||
| Total | 269 | 167 | 39 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 331 | 203 | ||
| Roma | 2000–01 | Serie A | 28 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4[d] | 1 | — | 32 | 21 | |
| 2001–02 | Serie A | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11[e] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 35 | 6 | |
| 2002–03 | Serie A | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6[e] | 1 | — | 20 | 6 | ||
| Total | 63 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 33 | ||
| Inter Milan (loan) | 2002–03 | Serie A | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| Al-Arabi | 2003–04 | Qatar Stars League | 18 | 25 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 26 | ||
| 2004–05 | Qatar Stars League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 21 | 25 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 24 | 27 | ||||
| Career total | 444 | 248 | 44 | 27 | 61 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 551 | 297 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coppa Italia, Emir of Qatar Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1991 | 7 | 6 |
| 1992 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1993 | 15 | 6 | |
| 1994 | 10 | 6 | |
| 1995 | 11 | 9 | |
| 1996 | 5 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 12 | 12 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 78 | 56 | |
Gabriel Batistuta Media
Batistuta was given the freedom of Florence (home of Fiorentina where he played for nine years) in 2016.
Batistuta at Newell's Old Boys, 1988, where he was coached by Marcelo Bielsa
Batistuta with Diego Latorre in Boca Juniors, 1991
Batistuta holding his old number 9 Fiorentina jersey at a 2014 ceremony inducting him into the club’s hall of fame
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gabriel Batistuta". socceerway.com. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Gabriel Batistuta". A.S. Roma. Archived from the original on 8 February 2002. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ↑ Gabriel Batistuta at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ Gabriel Batistuta at FootballDatabase.eu
- ↑ Mamrud, Roberto. "Gabriel Omar Batistuta – Goals in international matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.