Who is Argentina's sharpest striker in Serie A history? That person is Gabriel Omar Batistuta. He was called as Batigol. Batigol scored 184 goals in 318 Serie A matches from 1991 to 2003.
He has a hard shot. He can use both legs equally well. He is also good at dueling in the air. He can run fast. He is a free-kick execution expert. He has charisma as a leader. Gabriel Batistuta is a reference as a perfect bomber in the world of modern football.
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| Gabriel Batistuta (image taken from dailymail.co.uk) |
The Batigol
In his time, Batistuta was known as a terrible penalty box monster for the opponent. He is a true number 9 striker with complete ability.
Batistuta became famous when playing for Fiorentina. Together with the Italian club, he is like a living icon and legend.
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| Gabriel Batistuta (image taken from football365.com) |
The man born February 1, 1969 is collecting 207 goals in 332 parties in various events.
Most goals are created through his dominant foot: right. With that foot, Batistuta created 92 goals.
However, his left foot remains dangerous because it creates 15 goals. He is also horrible in the air. A total of 30 goals created through a header or 18 percent of the total league goal for Fiorentina.
Still not enough? Add the fact of herself to be a terrifying set-piece executor to the enemy with the power of a shot. La Gazzetta dello Sport recorded a personal record of Batistuta's kick rate reaching 106 kilometers per hour.
Long ago, the seeds of Batigol legend had been found in a place, about 800 kilometers north of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires.
The name of the city is Reconquista. At that time, the Argentine junior national team set up a trial agenda against a local team of reconquista children. As a result, the local boy group won 2-1. Batistuta was in the spotlight for scoring two winning goals for his team.
The action then drew the interest of a junior team coach from Newell's Old Boys, Jorge Griffa. He believes the child will be a special player if trained intensively.
The talented boy was eventually recruited by Newell's as his first professional club in 1988-1989.
After playing for River Plate, Batisuta's great talent became visible with Boca Juniors in 1990-1991.
His performance at the club led him to fly to Italy to join Fiorentina. In La Viola, Batistuta never missed scoring double-digit goals in 9 seasons (1991-2000).
Despite being a living icon in Fiorentina, he needs different challenges in his career.
His desire was answered through the first scudetto of the bomber in his debut season with AS Roma (2000-2001). The title he had never felt during play for La Viola and became a single scudetto during his time in Italy. It feels ironic for a striker as great as he is.
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| Gabriel Batistuta (image taken from dailymail.co.uk) |
After playing for AS Roma, Batistuta tried his luck in old age with Inter Milan (2002-2003) and a Qatar club, Al Arabi (2003-2005). He retired in March 2005.
In an active career for 17 years, the number of goals he created is not as much as today's Argentine superstar Lionel Messi.
He also left a record in the Argentine national team as an all-time king of goals for Argentina with 56 goals.
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Sources:
- Bolaretro: Batigol Masih yang Terdepan: https://juara.bolasport.com/read/ragam/bola-retro/81587-bolaretro-batigol-masih-yang-terdepan
- Gabriel Batistuta: https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Batistuta
- Legenda: Gabriel Batistuta, Monster Nomor 9 Sejati: https://juara.bolasport.com/read/ragam/sosok/141163-legenda-gabriel-batistuta-monster-nomor-9-sejati
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