Gabriel Batistuta All 55 Goals for Argentina
Gabriel Omar Batistuta born 1 February 1969 is an Argentine former professional footballer. During his playing career, Batistuta was nicknamed Batigol (batiˈɣol) as well as El Ángel Gabriel (el ˌaŋxel ɣaˈβɾjel; Spanish for Angel Gabriel). Regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world s greatest living players in 2004. After beginning his career in Argentina in 1988 with Newell s Old Boys, followed by River Plate and Boca Juniors where he won titles, Batistuta played most of his club football with Serie A club Fiorentina in Italy; he is their alltime top scorer in Serie A with 151 goals. When Fiorentina was relegated to Serie B in 1993, Batistuta stayed with the club and helped them return to the topflight league a year later. He became an icon in Florence; the Fiorentina fans erected a lifesize bronze statue of him in 1996, in recognition of his performances for the club. Despit
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