Javier Zanetti
Zanetti in 2011. |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Javier Adelmar Zanetti |
| Date of birth |
(1973-08-10) 10 August 1973 (age 38) |
| Place of birth |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height |
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Playing position |
Full back / Defensive midfielder |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Internazionale |
| Number |
4 |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 1991–1992 |
Talleres |
33 |
(1) |
| 1992–1995 |
Banfield |
66 |
(4) |
| 1995– |
Internazionale |
578 |
(12) |
| National team‡ |
| 1996 |
Argentina U23 |
12 |
(0) |
| 1994– |
Argentina |
145 |
(5) |
|
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 April 2012.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 July 2011 |
Javier Adelmar Zanetti (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈχaβ̞je̞ɾ saˈne̞ti]; born 10 August 1973 in Dock Sud, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Serie A club Internazionale. Javier Zanetti has played for Inter since 1995, taking the captain's armband from 29 August 1999. Known for his versatility, he is adept on both the left and right wing, having played on both flanks as a fullback as well as a winger. He slots into several midfield positions with ease, particularly as a defensive or central midfielder. Internationally, he holds the record of the most capped player in the history of the Argentine national team and has played in the 1996 Olympic tournament and in two World Cups, in 1998 and 2002.
Known as "Pupi" in Argentina, Zanetti was born in Buenos Aires, picking up the nickname "El Tractor" (The Tractor) soon after his move to Italy where his strength, resilience, stamina, and his ability to run past opposing defenders when joining the attack from his right back position earned him notoriety. More recently, he plays in the right midfield.[2] He ended a 4-year goal drought when he scored on 5 November 2006.[3] In the national team, he is deployed as a right back but is able to switch between defense and attack easily.
Zanetti has won five Serie A titles with Inter, having earned the nickname "Il Capitano" (The Captain) among the fans and media since taking captaincy at Inter. As of the 2011-12 season, he is the only non-Italian player to captain a Serie A team. He holds the record for the highest all-time appearances by a non-Italian born player for an Italian club and his 757 official matches for the club put him first in Inter's all-time appearances list. Zanetti, who plans to retire with Inter and continue to work with the club thereafter, is also noted for his charity work, running a foundation to benefit disadvantaged children in Argentina. He has been named an ambassador for the SOS Children's Villages project in Argentina by FIFA, and in 2005, he received the Ambrogino d'Oro award from the Milan townhall for his social initiative. Zanetti is also a Global Ambassador for Special Olympics.
The 2010 UEFA Champions League Final on 22 May 2010 was Zanetti's 700th game with Inter, and the team's victory on the night ensured that Zanetti marked the occasion by completing a historic treble. He also scored on 20 October 2010 against Tottenham Hotspur to make him the oldest player to score in the UEFA Champions League at the age of 37 years and 71 days. This record has since been surpassed by Filippo Inzaghi and Ryan Giggs.
Javier Adelmar Zanetti was born in Buenos Aires to Violeta Bonnazola and grew up in the harbour area in the Dock Sud district. He combined schooling and working commitments, helping his bricklayer father in masonry alongside delivering milk, and working in his cousin's grocery store without neglecting his passion for football. He began playing football on a field in the city suburbs, maintaining the pitch in his spare time. He is of Italian ancestry.
Zanetti, after being rejected by the youth division of Argentina's Independiente, signed for Talleres de Remedios de Escalada (a second division team at the time), where he played 33 matches and scored one goal in just one season, but moved in 1993 to the Argentine First Division club Banfield.
A 20-year-old Zanetti debuted for Banfield on 12 September 1993 in a home match against River Plate. He scored his first goal 17 days later against Newell's Old Boys in a match that ended 1–1. His outstanding performances for Banfield gained popularity from El Taladro fans and also earned him a call-up from the national team. First division giants River Plate and Boca Juniors came knocking but Zanetti decided to stay on for another year at the club. In 1995, along with fellow Argentine Sebastián Rambert, he transferred to Italy's Internazionale, becoming team owner Massimo Moratti's first-ever purchase.
He made his debut for Inter on 27 August 1995 against Vicenza in Milan. Throughout his stay with the club, he has won 16 trophies, 15 of which came under his captaincy : the UEFA Cup in 1998 – scoring the second goal for the final with a shot outside the penalty area – the 2005, 2006 and 2010 Coppa Italia, the 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2010 Italian Super Cup, the 2005–2006, 2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2008–2009 and 2009–2010 Scudetti and the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League. In 2010, Zanetti became the first player to captain an Italian club to a treble of the Scudetto, Coppa Italia and European Cup.
Zanetti's qualities have earned him respect on and off the field. He is sometimes criticised for being too soft-spoken on the pitch, but he makes up for this by being one of Inter's most consistent, reliable, and trusted players. As such, he was rewarded with the club captaincy, taking over from legendary defender Giuseppe Bergomi. Being a part of the squad for the last 13 seasons and with over 700 appearances, he is currently the team's longest-tenured player, and the first overall surpassing Bergomi (758) in the all-time list of most capped Inter players. To Inter fans, Zanetti is one of the greatest players to have ever worn the colours of the black and blue and he is a legend of Inter and considered their inspiration. He celebrated his 600th cap for Inter in style with a 1–0 win over newly promoted Lecce. Minutes before the match, he was presented with a commemorative plate by vice-captain Iván Córdoba to mark the special occasion.[4]
Since the arrival of Maicon at the beginning of the 2006–07 season, Zanetti was moved from the right back position into midfield.[2] He ended a four-year goal drought when he scored on 5 November 2006[3] at a home match against Ascoli, having previously scored on 6 November 2002 at an away match against Empoli. On 27 September 2006, against Bayern Munich, Zanetti played his 500th professional match for Inter[5] and on 22 November 2006, he appeared in his 100th UEFA match against Sporting Clube de Portugal.[6] Zanetti went on an incredible twelve years without being sent off in a match. The first time he was sent off in his career was on 17 February 1999 in a Coppa Italia match against Parma, but he broke his streak when he was sent off in a Serie A match against Udinese on 3 December 2011. These are the only times he has been sent off during his entire career at Inter.
At Inter, Zanetti has had 17 different coaches (list), making him the only player to have played under this many coaches. His current contract with Internazionale runs until 2013 after he extended his contract at the summer of 2010. The captain has pledged his future to the Nerazzurri, hoping to have a future behind the desk at the club once he hangs up his boots after he quits playing. "Inter means a lot to me," Zanetti said.
It was the first team to open the doors of European football. I was very young when I came here and I think not many teams could have had so much faith and patience with a boy in his early 20s from the very first day like Inter did with me. I will always be grateful for that. For some reason I have always felt at home here at Inter and this is why I have never thought of leaving.
[7]
Zanetti playing for Inter
Though Zanetti is more often classified as a defender, he has played in the midfield for most of the first half of the 2008–09 season. For the last several weeks of October 2008, with Portuguese coach José Mourinho facing a midfield crisis due to injuries to key midfielders Esteban Cambiasso and Sulley Muntari, he was moved again to the midfield for the matches against Genoa and Fiorentina. Since then, Mourinho played him in the midfield due to the preference of Maicon, Lúcio, Walter Samuel, and Cristian Chivu in the back four.
The 2009–10 season began well for Zanetti and Inter, especially after a 4–0 thrashing of crosstown rivals Milan in the Derby della Madonnina. In the 17 October match against Genoa, he started off the counterattack that led to Inter's second goal after dispossessing a Genoa player.[8] Inter became the first team of the season to win by a five-goal margin. On 24 October, he reached Giacinto Facchetti's record of 476 Serie A appearances when he turned out for the match against Catania, which ended in a 2–1 win for the Nerazzurri. He also currently holds a club record of 149 consecutive appearances.[9]
Inter won the 2010 Champions League Final 2-0 against Bayern Munich on 22 May 2010. This was Zanetti's 700th appearance for Internazionale.
On 20 October 2010, at 37 years and 71 days, Zanetti became the oldest player to score in the Champions League when he netted in the opening minute of Inter's 4-3 group stage win over Tottenham Hotspur at the San Siro.[10] This was only his second ever Champions League goal; his first came in December 1998 in a match in a 2-0 win against Sturm Graz.
On 19 January 2011, Zanetti overtook Inter legend Giuseppe Bergomi in Serie A appearances, his 520th match in Serie A, all for Inter.
On 11 May 2011, Zanetti made his 1000th appearance as a professional footballer playing for Inter against Roma in the second leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final.
On 20 September 2011, Javier Zanetti made the all-time appearance record in a Serie A clash against Novara. The Argentine defender replaced Giuseppe Bergomi in the Inter record books upon his appearance against Novara.
Zanetti during the friendly match against Portugal on February 9, 2011
Zanetti debuted for Argentina on 16 November 1994 against Chile under coach Daniel Passarella. He has since represented his country at the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups. He was also part of the team that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA.
In the 1998 World Cup run, he neatly finished off a Juan Sebastián Verón free kick in the round of 16 match against England making the score 2–2. Argentina went on to win 4–3 on penalties but lost the quarter-final match to the Netherlands.
Zanetti played for Marcelo Bielsa's Argentine national team in the 2002 World Cup. However, they finished 3rd in their group, despite winning the opening match.
Zanetti celebrated his 100th cap by helping Argentina win their 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final over Mexico on 26 June 2005, in which he won the Man of the Match award.[11]
After having been part of the team during the qualification rounds, Zanetti was not called up for the 2006 FIFA World Cup by coach José Pekerman in a controversial decision.[12] Instead, Lionel Scaloni was given a surprise selection, a move that bewildered many fans and media.
With new coach Alfio Basile, Zanetti was called for a friendly match against France on 7 February 2007. He played brilliantly and helped Javier Saviola to score the only goal of the game that gave Argentina the first victory under Basile's second management.[13] That same year, Zanetti was vice-captain of the Argentine Squad for the Copa América 2007, having previously appeared in the 1995, 1999 and the 2004 editions of the tournament.
In April 2007, Zanetti was presented with the National Giuseppe Prisco Award.[14] Since the retirement of Ayala, Zanetti has been given the captain's armband. At a World Cup qualification match against Bolivia on 17 November 2007, he became the most capped player ever for Argentina.[15]
Zanetti remained a regular under new coach Diego Maradona, although Barcelona defensive midfielder Javier Mascherano took over as captain at Maradona's request.[16] Despite his heroics in the Champions league, Maradona failed to call up Zanetti and his Inter team-mate Esteban Cambiasso for the Argentina squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, this move was heavily criticized by football pundits from not only South-America but also Europe. Instead Ariel Garcé, 30 years old, after been called just two times in the last five years,[17] received a shocking selection, but ultimately did not play a single minute in any world cup match.
On 20 August 2010 Argentina National Team new coach Sergio Batista recalled Javier Zanetti to the Argentina National Team for a friendly against Spain played on Tuesday 7 September 2010 at the River Plate Monumental Stadium where along fellow legend Gabriel Batistuta were awarded by the Argentine Football Association for their outstanding careers with more than 48000 people standing and clapping.[18] He was called again for the friendly against Japan in Saitama of October 2010 but widthdrew last minute due to injury.[19]
Argentina's goal tally first.
| International appearances and goals |
| # |
Date |
Venue |
Opponent |
Result |
Competition |
Goal |
| 1994 |
| 1 |
16 November |
Estadio Nacional, Santiago |
 Chile |
3–0 |
International Match |
|
| 2 |
21 December |
Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires |
 Romania |
1–0 |
International Match |
|
| 3 |
27 December |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
 Yugoslavia |
1–0 |
International Match |
|
| 1995 |
| 4 |
8 January |
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh |
 Japan |
5–1 |
1995 King Fahd Cup |
|
| 5 |
10 January |
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh |
 Nigeria |
0–0 |
1995 King Fahd Cup |
|
| 6 |
13 January |
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh |
 Denmark |
0–2 |
1995 King Fahd Cup Final |
|
| 7 |
14 February |
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza |
 Bulgaria |
4–1 |
International Match |
|
| 8 |
13 May |
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg |
 South Africa |
1–1 |
International Match |
|
| 9 |
31 May |
Estadio Mario Kempes, Córdoba |
 Peru |
1–0 |
International Match |
|
| 10 |
14 June |
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario |
 Paraguay |
2–1 |
International Match |
|
| 11 |
22 June |
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza |
 Slovakia |
6–0 |
International Match |
1 |
| 12 |
30 June |
Estadio Centenario, Quilmes |
 Australia |
2–0 |
International Match |
|
| 13 |
8 July |
Estadio Parque Artigas, Paysandú |
 Bolivia |
2–1 |
1995 Copa América |
|
| 14 |
11 July |
Estadio Parque Artigas, Paysandú |
Chile |
4–0 |
1995 Copa América |
|
| 15 |
17 July |
Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera |
 Brazil |
2–2 |
1995 Copa América |
|
| 16 |
20 September |
Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid |
 Spain |
1–2 |
International Match |
|
| 17 |
11 October |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
 Colombia |
0–0 |
International Match |
|
| 18 |
8 November |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Brazil |
0–1 |
International Match |
|
| 1996 |
| 19 |
24 April |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Bolivia |
3–1 |
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 20 |
2 June |
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito |
 Ecuador |
0–2 |
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 21 |
20 June |
Estadio San Martín, Tucumán |
 Poland |
2–0 |
International Match |
|
| 22 |
7 July |
Estadio Nacional, Lima |
Peru |
0–0 |
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 23 |
1 September |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Paraguay |
1–1 |
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 24 |
15 December |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Chile |
1–1 |
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 1997 |
| 25 |
6 July |
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción |
Paraguay |
2–1 |
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 26 |
20 July |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
 Venezuela |
2–0 |
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 27 |
10 September |
Estadio Nacional, Santiago |
Chile |
2–1 |
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 28 |
12 September |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
 Uruguay |
0–0 |
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 1998 |
| 29 |
29 April |
Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil |
1–0 |
International Match |
|
| 30 |
14 May |
Estadio Mario Kempes, Córdoba |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
5–0 |
International Match |
1 |
| 31 |
19 May |
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza |
Chile |
1–0 |
International Match |
|
| 32 |
25 May |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
South Africa |
2–0 |
International Match |
|
| 33 |
14 June |
Stadium Municipal, Toulouse |
Japan |
1–0 |
1998 FIFA World Cup |
|
| 34 |
21 June |
Parc des Princes, Paris |
 Jamaica |
5–0 |
1998 FIFA World Cup |
|
| 35 |
26 June |
Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux |
 Croatia |
1–0 |
1998 FIFA World Cup |
|
| 36 |
30 June |
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne |
 England |
2–2 |
1998 FIFA World Cup |
1 |
| 37 |
4 July |
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille |
 Netherlands |
1–2 |
1998 FIFA World Cup |
|
| 1999 |
| 38 |
31 March |
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam |
Netherlands |
1–1 |
International Match |
|
| 39 |
9 June |
Soldier Field, Chicago |
 Mexico |
2–2 |
International Match |
|
| 40 |
13 June |
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. |
 United States |
0–1 |
International Match |
|
| 41 |
26 June |
Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires |
 Lithuania |
0–0 |
International Match |
|
| 42 |
1 July |
Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque |
Ecuador |
3–1 |
1999 Copa América |
|
| 43 |
4 July |
Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque |
Colombia |
0–3 |
1999 Copa América |
|
| 44 |
11 July |
Estadio Antonio Sarubbi, Ciudad del Este |
Brazil |
1–2 |
1999 Copa América |
|
| 45 |
4 September |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Brazil |
2–0 |
International Match |
|
| 46 |
7 September |
Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre |
Brazil |
2–4 |
International Match |
|
| 47 |
13 October |
Estadio Mario Kempes, Córdoba |
Colombia |
2–1 |
International Match |
|
| 48 |
17 November |
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville |
Spain |
2–0 |
International Match |
|
| 2000 |
| 49 |
23 February |
Wembley Stadium, London |
England |
0–0 |
International Match |
|
| 50 |
29 March |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Chile |
4–1 |
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 51 |
26 April |
Estadio José Romero, Maracaibo |
Venezuela |
4–0 |
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 52 |
4 June |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Bolivia |
1–0 |
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 53 |
29 June |
Estadio El Campín, Bogotá |
Colombia |
3–1 |
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 54 |
19 July |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Ecuador |
2–0 |
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 55 |
26 July |
Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo |
Brazil |
1–3 |
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 2001 |
| 56 |
28 February |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome |
 Italy |
2–1 |
International Match |
|
| 57 |
28 March |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Venezuela |
5–0 |
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 58 |
25 April |
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz |
Bolivia |
3–3 |
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 59 |
3 June |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Colombia |
3–0 |
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 60 |
15 August |
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito |
Ecuador |
2–0 |
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 61 |
5 September |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Brazil |
2–1 |
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 62 |
7 October |
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción |
Paraguay |
2–2 |
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 63 |
8 November |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Peru |
2–0 |
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 64 |
14 November |
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo |
Uruguay |
1–1 |
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 2002 |
| 65 |
27 March |
Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
 Cameroon |
2–2 |
International Match |
|
| 66 |
17 April |
Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart |
 Germany |
1–0 |
International Match |
|
| 67 |
2 June |
Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima |
Nigeria |
1–0 |
2002 FIFA World Cup |
|
| 68 |
7 June |
Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |
England |
0–1 |
2002 FIFA World Cup |
|
| 69 |
12 June |
Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi |
 Sweden |
1–1 |
2002 FIFA World Cup |
|
| 70 |
20 November |
Saitama Stadium, Saitama |
Japan |
2–0 |
International Match |
|
| 2003 |
| 71 |
12 February |
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam |
Netherlands |
0–1 |
International Match |
|
| 72 |
8 June |
Nagai Stadium, Osaka |
Japan |
4–1 |
International Match |
1 |
| 73 |
11 June |
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul |
 South Korea |
1–1 |
International Match |
|
| 74 |
16 July |
Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata |
Uruguay |
2–2 |
International Match |
|
| 75 |
6 September |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Chile |
2–2 |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 76 |
9 September |
Estadio Olímpico, Caracas |
Venezuela |
3–0 |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 77 |
15 November |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Bolivia |
3–0 |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 78 |
19 November |
Estadio Metropolitano, Barranquilla |
Colombia |
1–1 |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 2004 |
| 79 |
28 April |
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca |
 Morocco |
1–0 |
International Match |
|
| 80 |
2 June |
Mineirão, Belo Horizonte |
Brazil |
1–3 |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 81 |
27 June |
Miami Orange Bowl, Miami |
Colombia |
0–2 |
International Match |
|
| 82 |
30 June |
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford |
Peru |
2–1 |
International Match |
|
| 83 |
7 July |
Estadio Elías Aguirre, Chiclayo |
Ecuador |
6–1 |
2004 Copa América |
|
| 84 |
10 July |
Estadio Elías Aguirre, Chiclayo |
Mexico |
0–1 |
2004 Copa América |
|
| 85 |
13 July |
Estadio Miguel Grau, Piura |
Uruguay |
4–2 |
2004 Copa América |
|
| 86 |
17 July |
Estadio Elías Aguirre, Chiclayo |
Peru |
1–0 |
2004 Copa América |
|
| 87 |
20 July |
Estadio Nacional, Lima |
Colombia |
3–0 |
2004 Copa América |
|
| 88 |
25 July |
Estadio Nacional, Lima |
Brazil |
2–2 |
2004 Copa América Final |
|
| 89 |
4 September |
Estadio Monumental "U", Lima |
Peru |
3–1 |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 90 |
9 October |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Uruguay |
4–2 |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
1 |
| 91 |
13 October |
Estadio Nacional, Santiago |
Chile |
0–0 |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 92 |
17 November |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Venezuela |
3–2 |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 2005 |
| 93 |
9 February |
Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf |
Germany |
2–2 |
International Match |
|
| 94 |
30 March |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Colombia |
1–0 |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 95 |
4 June |
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito |
Ecuador |
0–2 |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 96 |
8 June |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Brazil |
3–1 |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 97 |
15 June |
RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne |
 Tunisia |
2–1 |
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup |
|
| 98 |
18 June |
Frankenstadion, Nuremberg |
Australia |
4–2 |
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup |
|
| 99 |
21 June |
Frankenstadion, Nuremberg |
Germany |
2–2 |
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup |
|
| 100 |
26 June |
AWD-Arena, Hanover |
Mexico |
1–1 |
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup |
|
| 101 |
29 June |
Waldstadion, Frankfurt |
Brazil |
1–4 |
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Final |
|
| 102 |
12 November |
Stade de Genève, Geneva |
England |
2–3 |
International Match |
|
| 2007 |
| 103 |
7 February |
Stade de France, Paris |
 France |
1–0 |
International Match |
|
| 104 |
2 June |
St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
 Switzerland |
1–1 |
International Match |
|
| 105 |
5 June |
Nou Camp, Barcelona |
 Algeria |
4–3 |
International Match |
|
| 106 |
28 June |
Estadio José Romero, Maracaibo |
United States |
4–1 |
2007 Copa América |
|
| 107 |
2 July |
Estadio José Romero, Maracaibo |
Colombia |
4–2 |
2007 Copa América |
|
| 108 |
5 July |
Estadio Metropolitano, Barquisimeto |
Paraguay |
1–0 |
2007 Copa América |
|
| 109 |
8 July |
Estadio Metropolitano, Barquisimeto |
Peru |
4–0 |
2007 Copa América |
|
| 110 |
11 July |
Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz |
Mexico |
3–0 |
2007 Copa América |
|
| 111 |
15 July |
Estadio José Romero, Maracaibo |
Brazil |
0–3 |
2007 Copa América Final |
|
| 112 |
22 August |
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo |
 Norway |
1–2 |
International Match |
|
| 113 |
11 September |
MCG, Melbourne |
Australia |
1–0 |
International Match |
|
| 114 |
13 October |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Chile |
2–0 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 115 |
16 October |
Estadio José Romero, Maracaibo |
 Venezuela |
2–0 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 116 |
17 November |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Bolivia |
3–0 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 117 |
20 November |
Estadio El Campín, Bogotá |
Colombia |
1–2 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 2008 |
| 118 |
26 March |
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo |
 Egypt |
2–0 |
International Match |
|
| 119 |
4 June |
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego |
Mexico |
4–1 |
International Match |
|
| 120 |
8 June |
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford |
United States |
0–0 |
International Match |
|
| 121 |
15 June |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Ecuador |
1–1 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 122 |
18 June |
Mineirão, Belo Horizonte |
Brazil |
0–0 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 123 |
20 August |
Dinamo Stadium, Minsk |
 Belarus |
0–0 |
International Match |
|
| 124 |
6 September |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Paraguay |
1–1 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 125 |
10 September |
Estadio Monumental "U", Lima |
Peru |
1–1 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 126 |
11 October |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Uruguay |
2–1 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 127 |
15 October |
Estadio Nacional, Santiago |
Chile |
0–1 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 128 |
19 November |
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
 Scotland |
1–0 |
International Match |
|
| 2009 |
| 129 |
11 February |
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille |
France |
2–0 |
International Match |
|
| 130 |
28 March |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Venezuela |
4–0 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 131 |
1 April |
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz |
Bolivia |
1–6 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 132 |
6 June |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Colombia |
1–0 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 133 |
10 June |
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito |
Ecuador |
0–2 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 134 |
12 August |
Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow |
 Russia |
3–2 |
International Match |
|
| 135 |
5 September |
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario |
Brazil |
1–3 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 136 |
9 September |
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción |
Paraguay |
0–1 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
|
| 2010 |
| 137 |
7 September |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Spain |
4–1 |
International Match |
|
| 138 |
17 November |
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha |
Brazil |
1–0 |
International Match |
|
| 2011 |
| 139 |
9 February |
Stade de Genève, Geneva |
 Portugal |
2–1 |
International Match |
|
| 140 |
26 March |
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford |
United States |
1–1 |
International Match |
|
| 141 |
20 June |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
 Albania |
4–0 |
International Match |
|
| 142 |
1 July |
Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata |
Bolivia |
1–1 |
2011 Copa América |
|
| 143 |
6 July |
Estadio Estanislao López, Santa Fe |
Colombia |
0–0 |
2011 Copa América |
|
| 144 |
11 July |
Estadio Mario Kempes, Córdoba |
 Costa Rica |
3–0 |
2011 Copa América |
|
| 145 |
16 July |
Estadio Estanislao López, Santa Fe |
Uruguay |
1–1 |
2011 Copa América |
|
- Correct as of 11 April 2012
1Continental competitions include the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup
2Other tournaments include the Serie A play-off, Supercoppa Italiana, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup
[20][21]
| Argentina national team |
| Year |
Apps |
Goals |
| 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 |
- Internazionale
- Serie A (5): 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
- Coppa Italia (4): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2010–11
- Supercoppa Italiana (4): 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010
- UEFA Champions League (1): 2009–10
- UEFA Cup (1): 1997–98
- FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2010
On 23 December 1999, Javier and Paula Zanetti were married in Argentina, after seven years of dating. They live near Lake Como, and they also own a restaurant called "El Gaucho" in Milano in the Navigli district, a popular and touristic area. Today, Paula Zanetti, daughter of a university teacher, works as a photographer. On 11 June 2005, she gave birth to a baby girl, Sol Zanetti. Javier Zanetti said, "I'm very happy about this baby girl who has come into my life. It was a beautiful experience with my wife. My daughter will have all the happiness she deserves." Zanetti also has two sons Ignacio and Thomas.
Zanetti, a devout Catholic, is a close friend of Dutch footballer Wesley Sneijder, whom he inspired to convert to Catholicism.[25]
Zanetti's elder brother Sergio is a former football defender.
In 2007, Zanetti collaborated with Italian singer Mina in a Spanish cover of the song "Parole parole", found in the album Todavía.
Javier Zanetti is not related to Cristiano Zanetti, an Italian who played alongside him for five seasons at Inter.
On May 2012, Zanetti, along with teammate Angelo Palombo appeared on popular TV show Indonesian Idol, in which the Argentine gave a live rendition of Eros Ramazzotti's Più bella cosa.[26]
Zanetti is FIFA ambassador for the SOS Children's Villages project in Argentina,[27] and has declared his support for the Mexican Zapatista rebels.[28]
Zanetti has also proven that he has a highly developed social conscience. In response to Argentina's economic crisis of 2001, which threw millions of people into poverty, Zanetti, with his wife Paula, created the Fundación PUPI (Fundación PUPI) in Argentina for the social integration of poor children. The aim of the organization is to help children who were left impoverished by the country's economic crisis by giving them educational opportunities, as well as taking care of their nutritional requirements.
"When I look back to my childhood, many concrete scenes come to my mind, good ones and bad ones. I had a difficult childhood, and even though I don't live in my country at present, I'm well aware of what's going on there and the devastating effect it's having on our poorest children. I've always believed that our public actions need to take account of our social responsibility,"
he explained.
Zanetti, along with his compatriot and current teammate at Inter Esteban Cambiasso, founded this charity association to help coach young children with social isolation problems and motor coordination difficulties. Zanetti said that "this spirit lies at the base of all of Inter's initiatives for youngsters:"[29]
"There must always be values at the heart of sport, and this is what we have to teach children."
| Persondata |
| Name |
Zanetti, Javier |
| Alternative names |
|
| Short description |
Argentine footballer |
| Date of birth |
10 August 1973 |
| Place of birth |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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