Gabriel Milito

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Gabriel Milito
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Gabriel Milito (2015)
Personnel
Surname Gabriel Alejandro Milito
birthday September 7, 1980
place of birth Bernal ,  Argentina
size 179 cm
position Central defender
Juniors
Years station
until 1997 CA Independiente
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1997-2003 CA Independiente 123 (2)
2003-2007 Real Zaragoza 139 (6)
2007-2011 FC Barcelona 48 (1)
2011–2012 CA Independiente 18 (1)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
Argentina U-20
2000-2012 Argentina 38 (1)
1 Only league games are given.

Gabriel Alejandro Milito (born September 7, 1980 in Bernal ) is a retired Argentine soccer player of Calabrian descent and is the brother of Diego Milito .

societies

Emerging from the youth of CA Independiente , Milito moved up to the first team in 1997 and was active for this until 2003. In 2002 he won the Apertura tournament for the Argentine soccer championship with Independiente and was also voted soccer player of the year .

In 2003 he moved to Spain for the first division club Real Saragossa , with whom he won both the Spanish club and then the Spanish Super Cup in 2004. From the 2005/06 season Gabriel played in Saragossa together with his brother Diego. On July 11, 2007, Gabriel Milito moved to FC Barcelona for around 20 million euros , where he signed a four-year contract and receives four million euros annually.

A in the semi-final -Rückspiel the Champions League 2007/08 Manchester United suffered cruciate ligament damage , forcing him in the 2008-09 season - when Barcelona the Triple won - to pause.

Milito completed his first league game after this protracted injury on January 10, 2010 (17th matchday) in a 5-0 away win against CD Tenerife , when he came on for Carles Puyol in the 85th minute . In the 2009/10 season , Milito played ten other league appearances and five appearances in the UEFA Champions League.

One day after winning the 2010 championship, he extended his contract with Barcelona until 2012.

On August 5, 2011, it was announced that Milito would be returning to his hometown club CA Independiente . In Barcelona he won 10 titles in four years, but was most recently only number 4 in central defense behind Carles Puyol , Gerard Piqué and Javier Mascherano .

On June 12, 2012, he announced his retirement from professional football.

National team

After Milito was used for the U-20 national team, he made his debut on December 20, 2000 in Los Angeles in a 2-0 victory over Mexico . He scored his first international goal on October 17, 2007 as part of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup . In the 2-0 win over Venezuela in Maracaibo , he scored 1-0. The two-footed central defender took both the Confederations Cup in 2005 , and at the World Cup in 2006 in part.

successes

societies

National team

Awards

Others

He is the younger brother of Diego Milito , who played for Inter Milan . In the 2009/10 season both played against each other in the Champions League semi-finals ; a novelty in the history of football.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ kicker online: Milito extended at Barça , May 17, 2010
  2. ↑ Milito bids farewell after 10 titles ( Memento of August 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Gabriel Milito anuncia su retirada
  4. ↑ goal.com: Duel of the game: Gabriel Milito vs. Diego Milito April 28, 2010

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personal data
SURNAME Milito, Gabriel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Milito, Gabriel Alejandro (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Argentinian soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH September 7, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Bernal