Gabriel Batistuta

Argentine association football player

Gabriel Batistuta (born 1 February 1969) is a former Argentine football player. He has played for Argentina national team.

Gabriel Batistuta
Batistuta in 2018
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Omar Batistuta [1]
Date of birth (1969-02-01) 1 February 1969 (age 55)[1]
Place of birth Avellaneda, Santa Fe, Argentina[2]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1987–1989 Newell's Old Boys
1982Sportivo 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)
2003Inter Milan (loan) 12 (2)
2003–2004 Al-Arabi 21 (25)
Total 444 (248)
National team
1991–2002 Argentina 78 (56)
Honours
Representing  Argentina
Men's football
Copa América
Winner 1991 Chile
Winner 1993 Ecuador
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 1992 Saudi Arabia
Runner-up 1995 Saudi Arabia
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Winner 1993 Argentina
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics change

Club change

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3][4]
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
  1. Includes Coppa Italia, Emir of Qatar Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  3. 3.0 3.1 Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  4. 4.0 4.1 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International change

Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
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

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Gabriel Batistuta". socceerway.com. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Gabriel Batistuta". A.S. Roma. Archived from the original on 8 February 2002. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  3. Gabriel Batistuta at WorldFootball.net
  4. Gabriel Batistuta at FootballDatabase.eu
  5. Mamrud, Roberto. "Gabriel Omar Batistuta – Goals in international matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.