Javier Zanetti
Javier Zanetti (born 10 August 1973) is a retired Argentine football player. The last club he played for was Internazionale Milano. He also played for Talleres and Banfield and Argentina national team.
Zanetti in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Adelmar Zanetti | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1973 (aged 52) | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Full back, Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Inter Milan (vice-president) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1989 | Independiente | ||
| 1991–1992 | Talleres | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | Talleres | 33 | (1) |
| 1993–1995 | Banfield | 66 | (4) |
| 1995–2014 | Inter Milan | 615 | (12) |
| Total | 714 | (17) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996 | Argentina U23 | 12 | (0) |
| 1994–2011 | Argentina | 143 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental[nb 1] | Other[nb 2] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Talleres | 1992–93 | Primera Nacional | 33 | 1 | — | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| Banfield | 1993–94 | Primera División | 37 | 1 | — | — | — | 37 | 1 | |||
| 1994–95 | 29 | 3 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 66 | 4 | — | — | — | 66 | 4 | |||||
| Inter Milan | 1995–96 | Serie A | 32 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | |
| 1996–97 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | 50 | 4 | |||
| 1997–98 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | 41 | 2 | |||
| 1998–99 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 4 | ||
| 1999–2000 | 34 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 43 | 2 | |||
| 2000–01 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2001–02 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 44 | 2 | |||
| 2002–03 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | — | 53 | 1 | |||
| 2003–04 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 51 | 0 | |||
| 2004–05 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 49 | 0 | |||
| 2005–06 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
| 2007–08 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 1 | ||
| 2008–09 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 48 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 615 | 12 | 71 | 3 | 159 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 858 | 21 | ||
| Career total | 714 | 17 | 71 | 3 | 159 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 957 | 26 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 15 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 145 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zanetti goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 June 1995 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina | 11 | 2–0 | 6–0 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 14 May 1998 | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina | 28 | 3–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 3 | 30 June 1998 | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France | 34 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1998 FIFA World Cup | |
| 4 | 8 June 2003 | Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan | 70 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2003 Kirin Cup | |
| 5 | 9 October 2004 | El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | 88 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Competition statistics
- Serie A: 615 appearances, 12 goals[7]
- Coppa Italia: 70 appearances, 3 goals
- Supercoppa Italiana: 7 appearances
- UEFA Champions League: 105 appearances, 2 goals
- UEFA Cup: 53 appearances, 3 goals
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2 appearances, 1 goal
- FIFA World Cup: 8 appearances, 1 goal
- FIFA Confederations Cup: 8 appearances
- Copa América: 22 appearances
Honours
Inter Milan[8]
- Serie A: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
- Coppa Italia: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2010–11
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010
- UEFA Champions League: 2009–10
- UEFA Cup: 1997–98
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2010
Argentina
- Pan American Games: 1995[8]
- Olympic Silver Medal: 1996
- Copa América runner-up: 2004, 2007
- FIFA Confederations Cup runner-up: 1995, 2005
Individual
- FIFA 100[9]
- Pirata d'Oro (Inter Milan Player of the Year): 1996[10]
- Pallone d'Argento: 2002[11]
- FIFA FIFPro World XI Nominee 2005, 2008, 2010[12][13]
- UEFA Team of the Year (Five-time Nominee): 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010[14]
- Premio Nazionale Carriera Esemplare "Gaetano Scirea": 2010[15]
- Konex Award Merit Diploma as one of the five best football players of the last decade in Argentina: 2010[16]
- Golden Foot: 2011, as football legend[17]
- Premio internazionale Giacinto Facchetti: 2012[18]
- Gran Galà del Calcio AIC Loyalty Award: 2012[19]
- Number 4 retired by Inter Milan as a recognition to his career at the club[20][21]
- Premio Gentleman Platinum Career Award: 2014[22]
- AFA Team of All Time (published 2015)[23]
- Globe Soccer Player Career Award: 2016[24]
- Inter Milan Hall of Fame: 2018[25]
- Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2018[26]
- IFFHS Argentina All Times Dream Team: 2021[27]
Javier Zanetti Media
Zanetti shaking hands with Sergei Ignashevich before a Champions League match against CSKA Moscow in 2011
Zanetti making a tackle in an international friendly against Russia in 2009
Notes
- ↑ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup.
- ↑ Includes Serie A play-offs, Supercoppa Italiana, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
References
- ↑ Javier Adelmar Zanettigoal.com. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ↑ "Argentina – J. Zanetti – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. 9 June 2016. https://int.soccerway.com/players/javier-zanetti/3975/. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ↑ Football : Javier Zanetti. Football Database. 9 June 2016. http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.javier.zanetti.1569.fr.html. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Javier Zanetti at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Javier Adelmar Zanetti – Century of International Appearances (in en). RSSSF. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ↑ AFA rinde homenaje a Messi y Kun Agüero por su récord de partidos (in es). MedioTiempo.com (2 July 2021). Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ Legaseriea.it – Javier Zanetti's Serie A statistics. Lega Serie A.it. http://www.legaseriea.it/it/serie-a-tim/calciatore?p_p_id=BDC_dettaglio_calciatore_WAR_LegaCalcioBDC&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_pos=2&p_p_col_count=3&_BDC_dettaglio_calciatore_WAR_LegaCalcioBDC_idPersona=12268. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 J. Zanetti. Soccerway. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ Pelé names his top 100 players. Skysports.com. 4 March 2004. http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=189225&plid=7321&clid=&cpid=219. Retrieved 2007-07-11.
- ↑ Inter.it staff, inter(a t)inter.it. F.C. Internazionale Milano (17 November 2006)Inter.it. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ↑ A Florenzi il "Pallone d'Argento" Coppa Giaimè Fiumano (in it) (8 May 2016)ussi.it. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ↑ 55 players shortlisted for FIFA FIFPro World XI 2010 - FIFPro World Players' Union. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ↑ The Players - Players - FIFPro World Players' Union. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ↑ Javier Zanetti (in it)UEFA. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ↑ Premio Nazionale Carriera Esemplare Gaetano Scirea: Alba d'Oro. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ Javier Zanetti - Premio Konex: Diploma al Mérito 2010 (in es).
- ↑ Golden Foot – Javier ZanettiGoldenfoot.com. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ↑ Zanetti nel nome di Facchetti Il bello del calcio è il Capitano. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ Oscar del calcio, Pirlo giocatore dell'anno (in it). Il Corriere della Sera (28 January 2013). Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ↑ "Internazionale retire No4 shirt in honour of Javier Zanetti", The Guardian, 30 June 2014
- ↑ McVitie, Peter. Inter make Zanetti vice-president and retire No.4 jersey - Thohir. goal.com.
- ↑ Javier Zanetti Story (in it) (6 February 2015)Premio Gentleman. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ↑ La Selección de Todos los Tiempos (in es) (4 January 2016)Argentine Football Association. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ↑ Wall of Fame. GlobeSoccer.
- ↑ HALL OF FAME, ECCO I 4 VINCITORI DELLA PRIMA EDIZIONE (in it) (9 March 2018)Inter.it. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ↑ Totti, Zanetti e Allegri tra i premiati dell'8ª edizione della 'Hall of Fame del calcio italiano' (in it) (19 February 2019)FIGC.it. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ↑ IFFHS ALL TIME ARGENTINA MEN'S DREAM TEAM (26 August 2021).