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Also known as Gabriel Omar Batistuta

Argentine association football player

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Gabriel Omar Batistuta Zilli, known by the nickname Batigol, is an Argentine-Italian association football player, journalist, and actor. Born on February 1, 1969, in Reconquista, he played as a forward for clubs including Boca Juniors, Club Atlético River Plate, ACF Fiorentina, and Inter Milan. He represented Argentina in the 1994, 1998, and 2002 FIFA World Cups.

Batistuta holds citizenship in both Argentina and Italy and speaks Spanish and Italian. His official website is titled "Benvenuti www.batistuta.com casa di Gabriel Batistuta!"

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Position
Forward
Nationality
Argentina

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Official website

Benvenuti www.batistuta.com casa di Gabriel Batistuta!

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Gabriel
Gender
male
Citizenship
Italy
Place of birth
Reconquista
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
Italian
Participant in
2002 FIFA World Cup
Position played
forward
Country for sport
Argentina
Mass
73
Official website
www.batistuta.com
Image
Gabriel batistuta.jpg
Height
185
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date of birth
1969-02-01
Commons category
Gabriel Batistuta
birth name
Gabriel Omar Batistuta Zilli
nickname
Batigol
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Encyclopedic overview

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Gabriel Omar Batistuta ( Spanish pronunciation: [ɡaˈβɾjel oˈmaɾ βatisˈtuta]; 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 all time, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players in 2004.

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