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Gabriel Batistuta

Gabriel Omar Batistuta, born on 1 February 1969, is the all-time highest scorer for Argentina's national team, although he has played most of his club football at Fiorentina in Italy. It was after watching the 1978 World Cup on television that nine-year-old Batistuta decided that he was going to be a top professional soccer player. In 1989 he joined one of Argentina's biggest clubs River Plate, scoring 17 goals. In 1991 Batistuta was selected to play for Argentina in the Copa America held in Chile, and he finished the tournament as top scorer with six goals. Batistuta played his second Copa America - held in Ecuador - in 1993 and was also in his country's 1994 World Cup team. Following his move to Fiorentina, Batistuta became the top scorer of the 1994-1995 season with 26 goals, and in the 1998 World Cup finals he scored no less than five goals. After moving to AS Roma (in a deal worth a reputed $35 million), and then to Internazionale, Batistuta finished his professional career playing in Qatar for Al-Arabi. After a series of injuries he announced his full-time retirement in March 2005. This documentary is a riveting overview of Gabriel Batistuta's splendid career...

English
  • Originally Aired June 19, 2006
  • Runtime 50 minutes
  • Created May 25, 2017 by
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