Gabriel Batistuta is a famous Argentine footballer who became famous for scoring a huge number of goals and having a beautiful and lush hair on his head. What is known about the personal life and biography of the attacker?
Gabriel Batistuta played football at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries. He received the nickname Batigol for his ability to score goals in any situation and his ability to always be in the right place. It was the sense of goal that made him a cool striker, who became famous not only at home in Argentina, but also in Italy, where he played for several clubs.
Biography of Batistuta
Gabriel Batistuta was born and raised in Argentina. He was born on February 1, 1969 in a small town in the province of Santa Fe Reconquista. There Gabriel began to take his first steps in sports. Only at first it was basketball. The future football player was tall, so he showed great promise in basketball. But after Argentina's victory in the 1978 World Cup, Batistuta became very interested in game number one. He played all day in the courtyard of his home, and also competed for various non-professional teams in regional tournaments. Gradually moving higher and higher, Gabriel reached the Platense club, with which he won the provincial championship. Then the Newells Old Boys scouts noticed him and invited him to their academy. This was followed by the debut at the base of the club in 1988. And the very next season, Batistuta moved to River Plate, with which he immediately became the champion of Argentina. In his second year in big football, Gabriel already played for another big club from this country, Boca Juniors, and also became a champion. This is how, at 21, Batistuta won the title of champion with two different clubs and attracted attention from Europe.
Batistuta's choice fell on the Italian Fiorentina, who by that time lived in Serie B. He helped the club with his goals to get into Serie A and even win the Italian Cup. Moreover, his performance increased with each season and reached a peak in 2000 - 29 goals. At that moment it was time to change the club, and Batistuta moved to Roma. For Fiorentina, he spent nine seasons in which he scored 207 goals, which is a club record.
The best years in the football career of Batistuta is the first season at the Roman club. He scored a lot and helped the team to become the champion of Italy. After that, his career began to decline and in 2004 he announced its end. At that time, Gabriel was a football player for the Qatari club Al Arabi.
Batistuta had many excellent matches for the Argentina national team and took part in the final stages of the World Championships three times. But the team did not make it past the quarterfinals. At the same time, at the 1998 World Cup in France, Gabriel scored five goals and became one of the top scorers.
After completing his football career, Batistuta firmly decided that he would be a coach and even received a license. But that never happened. Gabriel was part of the management of the Colon club from Argentina for a couple of years. And he devotes all his free time to his family.
Personal life of Batistuta
In the personal life of an outstanding football player, everything is fine. He has been married to a beautiful girl named Irina for many years. Moreover, they started dating at the age of 16, and at the age of 21 they got married. During this time, they had four sons. Gabrielle and Irina spend a lot of time together and are engaged in raising their children. They have an exemplary family, and this union can only be envied.
