Famous Argentine football players. Right back – Javier Zanetti
Despite the fact that the first European settlers arrived in Argentina back in the 16th century, the history of Argentina begins from the moment of its formation. Namely, since 1810, when the May Revolution was proclaimed and the inhabitants of what is now Argentina declared themselves independent from Spanish colonial oppression. It is from this year that the history of Argentina begins and therefore its age is only 200 years.
During this period, the country experienced, if not much, but still its own history with famous personalities, generals, politicians, artists, athletes, etc.
Of course, we must agree that Argentina, even over the last two hundred years, is inferior to Europe or Asia in terms of the number of its famous citizens and the achievements achieved in various fields of science and culture. But still, even what Argentina has already achieved and who it has “showed to the world” can and should be known in order to get a more complete picture of this country.
Having started collecting material, I will honestly say that I was simply confused by the abundance of information that I received. Of course, in the format of one article on our site it is impossible to place everything that we would like. At least once. So I'll start with famous people with a worldwide reputation, and I will post all the other information a little later.
1. In the field of art.
Jorge Luis Borges (August 24, 1899, Buenos Aires, Argentina - June 14, 1986, Geneva, Switzerland) - Argentine prose writer, poet and publicist.
In 1965, Astor Piazzolla collaborated with Jorge Luis Borges, composing music for his poems.
More than thirty films have been made based on Borges's works. Among them is the film “Invasion” directed by Hugo Santiago, filmed in 1969 based on the story by Borges and Adolfo Bioy Casares. In 1970, Bernardo Bertolucci's film "Strategy of the Spider" was released, based on the Borges story "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero." In 1987, based on the story by H. L. Borges “The Gospel of Mark,” the film “The Guest” was shot (directed by A. Kaidanovsky). Borges is depicted in the novel “The Name of the Rose” by Umberto Eco. In the film by Argentine film director Juan Carlos Desanso "Love and Fear" (2001), the role of Borges was played by famous actor Miguel Angel Sola.
Chilean writer Volodya Teitelboim wrote the book “The Two Borges” - a biography of Borges.
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borges,_Jorge_Luis
Argentinean animator and cartoonist. Cinema pioneer Quirino Cristiani, who managed to overtake Hollywood and independently invent cartoons . And besides this, he shot the world's first full-length film animated film, as well as the first animated film with sound, although all copies of these two films were lost in a fire.
Cristiani was born on July 2, 1896 in Santa Giulietta, Italy. Cristiani moved from his native Italy to Bueno Aires when he was just 4 years old and began assisting film director Frederic Valle as a teenager. And after some time, Christiani was already working independently - on his first animated film. full-length film. The film was called "El Apóstol" and was made using innovative film technology invented and patented by Cristiani. The premiere took place in 1917 at the prestigious cinema of Buenos Aires. The film was such a stunning success that already next year Christiani released his second movie. At the same time, the director founded animation studio, in which he began making short films and preparing the future ambitious project- animated film with sound. His efforts culminated in the satirical film Peludópolis, which premiered in 1931. Unfortunately, the film was tragically destroyed in a fire. Quirino Cristiani continued making short films and running the studio.
Adolfo Perez Esquivel(born November 26, 1931, Buenos Aires, Argentina) - Argentinean writer, sculptor and architect, laureate Nobel Prize Peace 1980 with the wording: “As a fighter for human rights.”
Born into the family of a Spanish emigrant. Perez Esquivel's childhood and youth were greatly influenced by catholic church. Higher education received in National school fine arts in Buenos Aires. In subsequent years, Perez Esquivel became famous sculptor and teaches architecture in various educational institutions Argentina. Receives National Award in the field of arts.
A significant part of the Nobel Prize was donated to charitable organizations.
Argentina, this is the only country Latin America, won an Oscar, and twice: in 1985 - for historical drama " Official version"("La Historia Official")
and in 2010 - for crime drama"The Secret in His Eyes" ("El Secreto de Sus Ojos").
2. Sports:
Diego Armando Maradona- Argentine football player, probably one of the greatest football players in history. He took the place of an attacking midfielder and a striker. He played for the clubs Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys. Played 91 matches and scored 34 goals for the Argentina national team.
Lionel Andres Messi- Argentine footballer, forward football club Barcelona, since 2011 - captain of the Argentina national team. The best scorer in the history of Barcelona and the Argentina national team. Considered one of the best football players of our time and one of the best players of all time.
Carlos Alberto Martinez Tevez(born February 5, 1984, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer. currently a striker for the Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua. He also plays for the Argentina national team. Diego Maradona called him "the Argentine prophet of the 21st century." In 2016, Carlos Tevez Chinese club began to pay Tevez 615 thousand pounds a week, making him the most expensive football player.
Gabriel Omar Batistuta(born February 1, 1969 in the city of Reconquista, Santa Fe province) is an Argentine footballer and striker.
As part of the Roma (Rome) team, he won the Italian Championship (2000/2001 season), in which he scored 20 goals.
Argentina's record holder for most goals at the World Cup: 10 goals
Record holder of the Argentina national team for the number of goals in the Confederations Cup: 4 goals
Member of the symbolic European team according to ESM: 1998
Inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2013
Included in the FIFA 100 list
Inducted into the Fiorentina Hall of Fame
In 2016 he became an honorary citizen of Florence.
Starred in the film "Wild Angel".
Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini born May 16, 1970 in Buenos Aires. The professional tennis player became one of the leaders in world women's tennis in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Took third position in both singles and doubles rankings .It turned out to be successful not only sports career, but also the brand of the same name created later.
Juan Martin del Potro born September 23, 1988, in Tandil, Argentina) is an Argentine professional tennis player; winner of one tournament Grand Slam singles (US Open 2009); two-time winner Olympic Games in men's singles (silver - Rio de Janeiro 2016 and bronze - London 2012); winner of 20 ATP tournaments(of which 19 are in singles); former fourth world racket in singles ; former world number three in the junior rankings; winner of the 2002 Orange Bowl singles tournament (tournament for 14-year-olds).
Juan Manuel Fangio born June 24, 1911 in the city of Balcarce, province of Buenos Aires - July 17, 1995, Buenos Aires) - Argentine racing driver, five-time Formula 1 champion . He was nicknamed Maestro.
Participated in Formula 1 in the 1950s (1950–1958, with the exception of 1952). He is one of the most successful pilots: in seven full seasons won five championship titles (in 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957), four of them in a row. He also came second in the championship twice more. Over the long history of Formula 1, Fangio’s result in the number of championship titles was surpassed only in 2003 by Michael Schumacher.
Politicians
Juan Domingo Peron(born October 8, 1895 - died July 1, 1974). Argentine military and statesman, President of Argentina with dictatorial tendencies, who was in power from 1946 to 1955 and from 1973 to 1974. Known for the fact that he “squeezed” rich capitalists with new laws and created relaxations in labor law, supported the working class by proposing a new set of laws on labor and social provision. Since this was a rarity among politicians in those days, he received the support of the absolute majority of the Argentine population. Created the Justicialista (justice) party, which later received popular name"Peronism". After the Second World War, Peron openly supported the Nazis and condemned the Nuremberg trials, thanks to which many war criminals fled to Argentina.
Maria Eva Duarte de Peron(people affectionately called her Evita, born on May 7, 1919 in the city of Los Toldos - died of cancer on July 26, 1952 in Buenos Aires) - one of the most famous first ladies of Argentina in the history, the second wife of President Juan Peron. She was the most beloved and adored in Argentina, which became a global symbol of freedom and the movement for women's equality.
Maria Estela Martinez de Peron, known as Isabel (born February 4, 1931 in La Rioja) was the first female President of Argentina from 1974 to 1976, and the third wife of Juan Perón, President of Argentina.
Ernesto Che Guevara(born June 14, 1928 in Rosario - killed October 9, 1967 in La Higuera, Bolivia) - Latin American revolutionary, commander of the 1959 Cuban Revolution and Cuban statesman.
Just famous people...
Pope Francis(Francesco), before the election - Jorge Mario Bergoglio (born December 17, 1936, Buenos Aires) - 266th Pope. Elected on March 13, 2013. The first pope in history from the New World and the first non-European pope in more than 1,200 years (after the Syrian Gregory III, who reigned from 731 to 741). The first Jesuit pope. The first pope-monk since Gregory XVI (1831-1846).
Laszlo Jozsef Biro(b. September 29, 1899, Budapest - October 24, 1985, Buenos Aires) - journalist and inventor of the modern ballpoint pen (1931) . Ballpoint pens in Argentina, among other names, it may be called “birome” in memory of Biro.
Joseph Biro, a Jew who was born in Hungary, moved to Argentina in 1943, where he became a citizen and lived until his death.
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The Argentina national team is one of the favorites of the upcoming World Cup in Russia. It’s hard to disagree with this, looking at the composition of the Albiceleste, where, in addition to the unsurpassed Lionel Messi, there is also a whole cohort of first-rate stars. The portal brings to your attention the TOP 10 most expensive Argentine football players of our time.
10. Angel Correa, Atlético M – 20.00 Mill. €
Atletico Madrid winger Angel Correa tops the ratings. The transfer fee for the 23-year-old Argentine is 20.00 Mill. €, in this rating he is the youngest. Correa is a graduate of the San Lorenzo club and has been defending the colors of Atlético since 2014. On this moment The statistics for the “mattress players” are as follows: 129 matches, 24 goals, 22 assists. In 2015, Correa made his debut for the Argentina national team and has since played 8 matches.
9. Diego Perotti Roma – 20.00 Mill. €
Next in the hierarchy of the most expensive Argentine football players is Diego Perotti. Perotti's home club is the Argentine Deportivo Moron; since 2016, Diego has been a player for the Roman Roma. In 2009, Diego Perotti made his debut for the Argentina national team, but since then he has only played 5 matches. Now the winger is 29 years old, he is at the peak of his form, the transfer price has also reached its peak - 20.00 Mill. €. Perotti is one of the candidates for the 2018 World Cup trains with the Albiceleste.
8. Erik Lamela Tottenham – 25.00 Mill. €
The ever-promising Erik Lamela is the eighth most expensive Argentine footballer. For five years now, Lamela has been defending the colors of London Tottenham, but injuries have prevented the winger from revealing his full potential. Back in the fall of 2013, Lamela reached the peak transfer value of 30.00 Mill. €, since then it has not been possible to return to the previous conditions. Lamela has 23 caps for Argentina, but last time the football player was drafted into the ranks of the national squad back in 2016.
7. Nicholas Otamendi,Manchester City – 35.00 Mill. €
Manchester City center back Nicolas Otamendi is the only defender among the most expensive Argentine players. Already a middle-aged 30-year-old footballer, he continues to progress; Otamendi is a constant player in City’s core and one of the leaders of the Argentine national team. On May 20, 2009, Nicolas Otamendi made his debut match for Argentina (against Panama 3-1), since then he has played 53 matches and scored 4 goals.
6. Angel Di Maria, Paris Saint-Germain – 40.00 Mill. €
Behind best years talented attacking midfielder Angel Di Maria, who turned 30 a few months ago. The Argentine's current value on the transfer market is 40.00 Mill. €, which is 15.00 Mill. € less than peak transfer price. Since 2009, Di Maria has been a permanent member of the Argentine national team. Since then, Angel has played 93 matches, scored 19 goals and provided 26 assists.
5. Gonzalo Higuain, Juventus – 70.00 Mill. €
Moving on to the big guns, the five most expensive Argentine footballers are strikers. Gonzalo Higuain is well known to Italian fans from his performances with Napoli and Juventus. Now Don Gonzalo is at his peak, the transfer fee is 70.00 Mill. €. Higuain is among those guaranteed to go to the 2018 World Cup from Argentina.
4. Mauro Icardi, Inter – 75.00 Mill. €
Another Argentine representative of Serie A defends the colors of Inter Milan. Mauro Icardi conducts one of best seasons In his career, in 27 matches of the Italian championship, the striker scored 24 goals against opponents. At the same time, at the end of December last year, the football player’s transfer price jumped to a record 75 million in euro currency. However, the coaches of the Argentine national team are in no hurry to involve Icardi. Mauro made his debut back in 2013, but since then he has played only 4 matches, the last time he received a call-up was last year.
3. Sergio Aguero, Manchester City – 75.00 Mill. €
Messi's godfather, Maradona's son-in-law - all this is about Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero. In terms of importance, Aguero is the second figure in the Albiceleste. The striker is having an impressive season in England - 39 matches, 30 goals, 7 assists and, of course, will go to the world championship in Russia unless something extraordinary happens. Sergio Aguero first tried on the Argentina national team jersey on September 2, 2006, and since then he has taken part in 83 matches, scored 35 goals and provided 12 assists.
2. Paulo Dybala Juventus – 100.00 Mill. €
Juventus striker Paulo Dybala has recently taken second place among the most expensive Argentines in the world. Dybala's nominal transfer value is 100 million in euro currency, and he is among the TOP 10 most expensive football players on the planet. Less than three years ago, Paulo Dybala made his debut for the Argentina national team. During this time, he managed to take part in 12 matches, but has not yet scored his debut goal.
1. Lionel Messi, Barcelona – 180.00 Mill. €
You probably already guessed that the most expensive Argentine of our time is Barcelona forward Lionel Messi. At the same time, Messi holds the bar for the most expensive football player in the world – 180.00 Mill. €. Leo Messi made his debut for the Albiceleste on August 17, 2005 in a game against Hungary (1-2) at the age of 18. Now Messi is the captain of the national team and main hope countries at the 2018 World Cup. The striker's statistics for the national team are truly impressive - 121 matches, 61 goals, 43 assists.
Balls: 34
Games: 91
Years: 1977-1994
Tournaments: KA-1979, 1982 World Cup, 1986 World Cup, KA-1987, KA-1989, 1990 World Cup, 1994 World Cup
The best football player of the 20th century according to FIFA (together with Pele) began playing for the national team in 1977, but he did not make it to Argentina’s victorious 1978 World Cup. Diego's first major tournament was the 1979 Copa America, where the Albiceleste only finished fifth. Maradona himself played two matches at that tournament and scored one goal.
At the 1982 World Cup, Diego already had the status of a full-fledged leader of the national team and played five matches at the tournament, scoring two of them against Hungary, but for his team that World Cup was unsuccessful and as a result, Argentina was unable to overcome the second group stage.
The 1986 World Cup was the most successful for Maradona. At the Mexican World Cup, Diego played all seven matches and scored five goals, one of which was recognized as the “Goal of the Century”, and the second went down in history as the “Hand of God”. The Argentine scored both goals in the quarter final game with England, which, due to the Falklands War, was especially important for Maradona’s team. At the end of the tournament, Diego received the Golden Ball as the best player at the World Cup, and also took second place in the scorers race after one of Gary Lineker. Largely thanks to the Mexican World Cup, most of the world's leading sports publications named the Argentinean the goal-scorer, but the Golden Ball, which was awarded only to Europeans at that time, went to the Soviet forward.
After the 1986 World Cup, the Argentine national team failed to win the Copa America twice in a row, finishing fourth and seventh in the 1987 and 1989 tournaments, respectively, but despite such results, the Albiceleste approached the 1990 World Cup as favorites. At the World Cup in Italy, Maradona enjoyed the support of not only Argentine, but also local fans, because at that time he was the reigning winner of Serie A with Napoli. At the tournament, Diego did not score a single goal, but scored several assists and helped Argentina reach the final, in which the Albiceleste lost to Germany.
The last tournament in Maradona's international career was the 1994 World Cup. By that time, he had served a long suspension for illegal drugs and Diego’s addiction to drugs and performance-enhancing drugs was no longer a secret. At the World Cup in the USA, the Argentine managed to play only two games, after which he failed a doping test, having been caught using five substances illegal for athletes. Diego was disqualified for 15 months, and in his absence Argentina became only third in the group, and having reached the 1/8 final stage, they were eliminated from the tournament. After this, Maradona no longer played for the national team, participating in Argentina matches only as a coach.
Balls: 36
Games: 64
Years: 1995-2007
Tournaments: 1998 World Cup, 2002 World Cup, 2006 World Cup, KA-2007
Crespo scored one more goal in the national team than Maradona, but Hernan played 27 fewer games. For the first time, the forward was included in Argentina's squad at the 1995 Confederations Cup, when the tournament was still called the King Fahd Cup. At that time, CC Crespo did not play a single match and Hernan’s first goal for the national team was scored only in July 1997 as part of the qualification for the 1998 World Cup. In the final part of the World Cup in France, Crespo played one game, playing 52 minutes in the 1/8 final match with England, but he failed to score.
At the 2002 World Cup, Crespo's team played three matches and scored one goal, but Argentina was unable to overcome the group stage and left the World Cup. In qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, Hernan scored four goals in seven matches, adding a double against the German national team in a friendly game, and at the tournament itself the forward scored three goals and one assist.
The last tournament in Crespo's career was the 2007 Copa America, where Hernán scored three goals and contributed to Argentina reaching the final, where the Albiceleste lost to Brazil. These goals were Crespo's last for the national team.
Balls: 36
Games: 84
Years: 2006-present
Tournaments: World Cup 2010, KA-2011, World Cup 2014, KA-2015, KA-2016
Aguero played for the national team for the first time since the end of the 2006 World Cup. To some extent, he was seen by the coaching staff as a replacement for the aging Crespo, who by that time was gradually beginning to lose his place in the Albiceleste. “Kun” scored his first goal in the 2010 World Cup qualifying match with Bolivia, and in two subsequent friendly games the forward hit the goals of Egypt and Mexico in turn. In qualifying for the 2010 World Cup, Aguero scored four goals, but he was unable to score at the tournament itself, and Argentina reached the quarterfinals, losing there to Germany with a crushing score of 4:0.
At the 2011 Copa America, Argentina also reached the quarterfinal stage, and Sergio scored three goals in the tournament. In qualifying for the 2014 World Cup, Kun scored five goals in eight matches, but in the final stage of the World Cup the forward again failed to score. Argentina finished Copa America 2015 with silver medals, and Aguero scored three goals. At the next continental championship, the Kun team again lost in the final, and Kun scored one goal. Sergio scored his last goals for the national team against Russia and Nigeria at the Luzhniki and Krasnodar stadiums.
Balls: 54
Games: 78
Years: 1991-2002
Tournaments: KA-1991, KA-1993, KA-1995, World Cup 1994, World Cup 1998, World Cup 2002
Among all the participants in this rating, Batistuta has the highest rate of fire. On average, Gabriel scored 0.69 goals per game for the national team, while he is best sniper"Albiceleste" did not win the world championships with a result of 10 goals.
Batistuta's first tournament with the national team was the 1991 Copa America, where Gabriel scored six goals. At the next continental tournament, which was held with the participation of the USA and Mexico, which are not part of the CONMEBOL zone, Batigol scored three goals, scoring a double in the final game and winning gold medals. At the 1994 World Cup, Gabriel started with a hat-trick against Greece, after which he scored in the 1/8 finals with Romania, but this did not help Argentina, weakened by the loss of Maradona, reach the quarter-finals.
At the Copa America 1995, “Batigol” became the winner of the sniper race with four goals (along with L. Garcia), but his team only reached the quarterfinals, losing at this stage to Brazil in a penalty shootout. Batistuta’s next tournament as part of the national team, the 1998 World Cup, was successful for the striker himself in terms of performance (5 goals) and at the end of the World Cup he received the “silver boot,” but Argentina lost to Holland in the quarterfinals and left the tournament.
The 2002 World Cup for Batigol was the last tournament for the national teams. In qualifying for the Asian World Cup, Gabriel scored five goals in five matches, but at the World Cup itself he only scored once before leaving the tournament at the end of the group stage.
Balls: 61
Games: 123
Years: 2005-present
Tournaments: World Cup 2006, KA-2007, World Cup 2010, KA-2011, World Cup 2014, KA-2015, KA-2016
The best sniper in the long-term managed to break the scoring record in the national team. He started scoring for the Albiceleste in qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, scoring against Peru, and at the World Cup itself, Leo scored a goal and an assist in the game against Serbia. At the 2007 Copa America, the forward, who has played his entire career for Barcelona, scores two goals and makes three assists, and Argentina loses to Brazil in the final.
Leo started the 2010 World Cup as the winner of the Ballon d'Or, but at the tournament itself the Argentine failed to score goals, although he became the youngest captain in the history of Argentina. Despite the unsuccessful performance in the national team, the Barca forward received the second Golden Ball in a row, after which he will win the honorary prize twice more in a row.
In the 2014 World Cup qualifying, Leo scored ten goals, losing only to L. Suarez in the regional sniper race for the World Cup qualification. In the final stage of the Brazilian World Cup, he scored four goals and led Argentina to the final of the competition, and at the end of the tournament, Messi received the prize as the best football player.
The next two South American continental tournaments were equally successful for Messi. At KA-2015, Leo scored one goal and won silver, and at KA-2016 the forward scored five goals, but again fell short of the title, missing his penalty in the post-match series with Chile in the final game. At the moment, Messi continues to play in the national team and with a high degree of probability he will be able to improve his performance in matches for Argentina.
Note: Goal statistics Argentine players for the national team is indicated for 11.04. 2018. Data on goals scored was obtained from the official website of the Argentina national team Afa.com.ar.
