The best Argentine football players. Argentina footballers call for head coach to be sacked

All times. Soccer.ru loves and respects such selections, so we are happy to comment on the choice of Argentines, especially since the modern generation does not know all the heroes by sight.

Goalkeeper:

Ubaldo Fillol. The choice of the goalkeeper was simple, because there were no consistently serious goalkeepers, except for Ubaldo, in Argentina, since even in the top ten guards of the national team there are no goalkeepers who are distinguished by football longevity. But Fillol is definitely an exception, although European viewers are only familiar with him from the World Championships - he took part in three Mundials, and on a short trip to Atlético on the slope of his career. Ubaldo became world champion in 1978, and it is strange to underestimate his contribution to that victory, because Argentina was not flawless in defense, Fillol often saved. According to a survey by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics, he took 14th place among the best goalkeepers on the planet of the 20th century.

Defenders:

The legend of Inter and the main guard of the Argentina national team. And while he doesn't have a Mundial medal, Javier's inclusion among the greatest players in his country's history is definitely not in dispute. Zanetti wore the Albiceleste shirt for seventeen years and spent a total of 145 matches - an indicator that will be difficult to beat. Magnificent club career, devotion and incredible integrity made Javier one of the most respected players of the turn of the century, not only in Argentina and Italy, but throughout the world.

Roberto Perfumo. Perfumo's career took place in Brazil and Argentina, he played for the Argentina national team at two world championships, but did not go to the victorious Mundial 1978, that year Roberto just ended his career. Strong was a defender nicknamed Marshal, but to be honest, his getting into the symbolic team is a tribute and the desire to show that there have been strong players in all eras in Argentina. Javier Mascherano would also look appropriate here, for example, with his 119 caps or Roberto Ayala.

Daniel Passarella. But there can be absolutely no questions about Passarella's candidacy. The prolific defender, who scored 22 goals for Albiceleste and won two World Cups, is absolutely right here. Daniel also managed to dust in Europe, leaving a noticeable mark in Fiorentina. It is rightfully included in the FIFA 100 list, compiled by the king of football, Pele, for the centenary of the International Football Federation.

Alberto Tarantini. World champion in 1978, spent about two hundred matches for Boca Juniors, tried his hand at England and France, and ended his career at the Swiss club St. Gallen. One day even nominated for the title of best player South America which for a defender is an achievement in itself.

Midfielders:

Miguel Angel Brindisi. They paid tribute to the legend of Huracan and the pride of the Spanish Las Palmas, for which Miguel Angel not only played, but also led the team in 2000. In terms of talent, Brindisi was almost on the same level as Maradona, but his career in the national team did not work out- At the age of 24, he played his last match as part of Albiceleste. An unexpected member of the national team, although the fans of "Huracan" are satisfied - their Godfather among the best.

Fernando Redondo. Of course, Redondo was a tough player, and the pre-goal pass with the heel of the midfielder of Real Madrid in the match with Manchester United at Old Trafford is recognizable from a thousand - whole year this moment was spinning in the Champions League screensaver. However, Fernando stopped playing early high level due to constant injuries, and as part of Albiceleste, he played only 29 matches. In my opinion, the most controversial person among the best Argentine players in history, moreover, the list is official, not artisans. Redondo's potential was amazing, but health problems prevented it from being fully revealed., so that Diego Simeone, who spent 106 matches for the Argentina national team (4th highest in history) would have looked much more appropriate.

Diego Maradona. It is unlikely that any explanations are needed here, because Diego Armando, for all his human ambiguity, is one of a limited circle the best football players in the history of world football, and not just Argentinean. He was even allowed the "Hand of God" What else is there to talk about. He beat goals on an industrial scale and handed out brilliant passes wherever he played - in the Argentina national team, in Napoli and in Barcelona. Incredible player and that says it all.

Forwards:

Lionel Messi. And Don Diego's successor is just a cosmic guy who will soon be able to open a bowling alley for the oligarchs, where Ballon d'Or will be used as equipment. The only thing that Lionel lacks in order to be considered the main player in the history of Argentine football is victories with the national team, Mundial in Brazil gave Albicelesta only silver, according to the name of the country, but Leo will have at least one more chance to lead Argentina to world domination - at the Mundial in Russia.

Mario Kempes. The symbolic team did not do without the main creator of success at the home World Cup in 1978, where Mario Kempes went, being the only legionnaire in the squad - he then played for Valencia. And he scored six goals, which became a significant contribution to the sensational victory of the hosts, on which no one bet.

Gabriel Batistuta. The compilers of the still best scorer in the history of the Argentina national team, nicknamed Batigol, have not forgotten. 56 goals scored by the forward, who reached the peak of his fame in the Italian Fiorentina, but Messi is close, although the inevitable exit of Leo to the first line in the list of Albiceleste snipers will not overshadow the glory of Gabriel.

MOSCOW, June 22 - RIA Novosti. Argentine national team players demanded the resignation of head coach of the national team Jorge Sampaoli before the final match of the group stage of the World Cup. This is reported by the portal mundoalbiceleste.com.

Last night Albiceleste suffered a crushing defeat from the Croatian team, conceding three unanswered goals in the second half.

A post on the site says that the players held a meeting and voted unanimously for Sampaoli's resignation. According to the portal, there high probability the fact that in the match with Nigeria he will no longer lead the actions of the players. The site also reports that Sampaoli will replace Jorge Burruchaga, world champion and goal-winner in the 1986 final.

After a draw with the Icelanders (1:1) and a defeat from the Croats (0:3), the Argentina national team is in third place in group D, it has one point in its asset. AT final round group stage, the Argentines will meet with Nigeria. The match will take place on June 26 in St. Petersburg.

According to AS, in the event of a termination of the contract, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) will have to pay Jorge Sampaoli 20 million euros, reports As. It is worth noting that at present the AFA continues to pay a penalty to two former helmsmen of the national team - Gerardo Martino, who led the team in 2014-2016, and Edgardo Bausa, who left the national team in 2017.

The Argentina national team experienced great difficulties at the qualifying stage of selection for the World Cup. The team lost to Paraguay, Ecuador and lost to Brazil devastatingly, until the last rounds there was a possibility that Argentina would not get to the World Cup at all.

Sampaoli took responsibility for the defeat in the match against Croatia. According to the coach, this match was supposed to be the starting point, but in the end the meeting ended in a rout. He also admitted that his wards failed to deliver the ball to the leader of the Argentina national team, Lionel Messi. Jorge told reporters that he could not find the best use for the players on the field.

“I would like to apologize to the fans, especially to those who have come such a long way. It is completely my fault,” Sampaoli told reporters. “We wanted to be the first in the group, it is clear that we will not succeed now. It hurts.”

Argentina's 1988 FIFA World Cup champion Mario Kempes called Argentina's defeat in the 2018 tournament against Croats "a shameful sight". "It's sad! In the second match we were waiting for a reaction (to a draw in the first game with the Icelanders), but got a big surprise: the match was even worse," Kempes wrote on his microblog on Twitter.

Former footballer of the Russian clubs "Moscow", "Terek" (now "Akhmat") and "Rostov" Hector Bracamonte expressed his disappointment with the game. "The Argentina national team played very badly. Not only Messi played badly, all the players acted badly. Nobody helped Messi, it's hard to explain the team's game. I believe that Argentina will be able to get out of the group, you need to beat Nigeria and wait for Croatia to beat Iceland," Bracamonte said.

Earlier, Diego Maradona criticized the Albiceleste head coach for failing to prepare the team for the World Cup. "With a game like this, Sampaoli may not be returning home. It's a shame not to have a prepared game," said the legendary striker. Maradona noted that the team continued to play through throws into the penalty area, despite the fact that all the opponent's players were larger than the Argentines.

The former football player stressed that he does not blame the players and sees the problem in the lack of preparation. He added that the game against Nigeria will be difficult, as they are an experienced team that can counterattack.

Argentina has given the world an innumerable number of outstanding football players, and its national team is one of the strongest on the planet.

History of the Argentina national football team

• Participation in the final stage of the world championships: 15 times.
• Participation in the final stage of the America's Cup: 37 times.

Achievements of the Argentina national team

• 2-time world champion.
• Silver medalist - 3 times.
• 14 times South American Champion.
• Silver medalist - 14 times.
• Bronze medalist - 4 times.

The Argentina national team played its first match in 1901 or 1902, no exact information has been preserved. It is authentically known that the team of Uruguay was the rival, and that the Argentines won. As for the account, here football statistics called various options– from 3:2 to 6:0.

Argentina national team at the world championships

At the first World Cup, held in Uruguay, the Argentines immediately reached the final, where they lost to the host team 2:4.

That match was remembered by the fact that the teams played with two balls - the first half was Argentinean, the second - Uruguayan. FIFA made this decision because both teams presented their ball and could not agree - everyone wanted to play their own ball.

Interestingly, the teams argued not in vain. The first half was won by Argentina 2:1, the second was outright won by Uruguay 3:0.

At the next World Cup, which was held according to the Olympic system, the Argentina national team lost 2:3 to the Swedish team in the first round. This match was, as it were, the beginning of the long-term failures of Albicelesta at the World Championships.

In the tournaments of 1938, 1950 and 1984, Argentina refused to participate, in the championships of 1958 and 1962 they could not even leave the group.

Only in 1966, the Argentina national team, having beaten Spain and Switzerland and tied with the West Germany team, was finally able to overcome the group stage. In the quarter-finals they were waiting for the host team - the England team. That match was remembered for the scandalous refereeing of the West German referee Rudolf Kreitlein, who sent off the Argentine captain Antonio Rattin in the first half.

offended in better feelings Ruttin wiped his hands on the corner post, which bore the British flag. The Argentines lost the match, but they still call it the “robbery of the century” and it was this meeting that served as the beginning of the Anglo-Argentine.

Argentina missed the 1970 World Cup, losing sensationally in the qualifying group to the national teams of Bolivia and Peru. Looking ahead, I’ll say that this was the last World Cup that took place without an “albicelesta”.

The next tournament also did not bring glory to the Argentine team. With difficulty, only due to the better difference between goals scored and conceded, they were ahead of the Italian team in the group, and in the second group round they managed to score only one point.

Argentina national team - world champion in 1978

As you can see, the Argentine national team approached its first home world championship with a far from enviable history of performances at world championships.

And yet, the country was waiting only for victory. And how could it be otherwise, because football in Argentina has long been a religion.

At the first stage, the Argentines hardly defeated the national teams of Hungary and France with the same score 2:1, after which they lost 0:1 to the Italian team. And at the second stage, Mario Kempes said his weighty word.

He was the only legionnaire in the Argentina national team (he played in Spain for Valencia) and was initially assigned great expectations. But Kempes failed to score a single goal in three matches.

Despite this Main coach national team Cesar Luis Menotti continued to put the striker in the squad and did not lose. Kempes scored two goals each against Poland (2:0) and Peru (6:0). Between these matches there was a goalless draw with the team of Brazil, but Argentina reached the final on the difference of goals scored and conceded goals.

That victory over Peru raised a lot of questions. The match began after Brazil had played their meeting, at the gates of the Peruvian national team was an Argentinean by origin Ramon Quiroga. And the game of the Peruvians, who had previously conceded six goals in five matches, raised questions.

All this is true. But the fact is that Argentina is not the first and not the last team that has enjoyed and will enjoy certain privileges as the hostess of the World Cup. So it was and so, unfortunately, will be. Why go far, just remember the match of the last World Cup Brazil - Croatia and a penalty kick in favor of the hosts of the tournament.

And in the final, Argentina, without any questions, outplayed the Dutch team 3:1 with extra time. Again, Kempes made a double, scoring the first and second goals of his team. It was he who became the top scorer and player of the championship.

The era of Diego Maradona

The Argentines went to the 1982 World Cup with their new star -. Four years ago, Menotti did not include him in the application, but now the 21-year-old footballer was the leader of the national team.

Starting with an unexpected defeat from Belgium 0:1, the Argentines defeated Hungary 4:1 and confidently outplayed El Salvador 2:0. But in the second group round they lost both matches - Italy and Brazil.

But the next championship became the championship of Maradona. The Argentines, led by Carlos Bilardo, confidently won their group, in the 1/8 finals they defeated the eternal rivals of the Uruguayans 1:0, and then outplayed the teams of England (2:1) and Belgium (2:0). In the last two matches against Argentina, only Maradona scored.

The match with the British turned out to be scandalous. Until recently, countries were at war over Falkland Islands, and this topic was exaggerated before the match. And in the game itself, the refereeing team missed the hand of Maradona, with which he scored the first goal.

True, four minutes later Diego created his own famous masterpiece, having made a raid from his half of the field and beating six Englishmen.

In the final, Maradona did not score, but his partners scored - Brown, Valdano, Burruchaga. 3:2 victory over the German national team.

In the final of the Italian World Cup, these teams met again. But what an indistinct Argentina looked then! Getting out of the group from third place, the Argentines immediately got on the Brazilian team. Fighting back the whole match, the team counted on the genius of its leader. And he did not disappoint - in the 81st minute, Maradona made his signature pass and brought Kanidzha one on one with the goalkeeper. The forward did not blunder.

The next rivals - Yugoslavia and Italy were only passed on penalties. How can one not remember the saying "There would be no happiness, but misfortune helped." Goalkeeper Sergio Goycochea saved four penalties in those series.

But he came to the championship as the second number, taking a place at the gate only after Neri Pumpido was injured in the second round match against the USSR national team.

In the final against the Germans, Argentina had one chance - to reach the penalty shootout. But five minutes before the end of the match, Andreas Brehme, having converted a penalty, brought victory to the German national team.

About that penalty there was a lot of controversy about the validity of the appointment. Yes, the penalty was rather dubious. But the fact is that a little earlier, Goykochea knocked down Augentaller in the penalty area, but the referee said nothing. Apparently, the Mexican Edgardo Mendez realized his mistake and decided to correct it in such a peculiar way.

Albicelesta was a completely different team. It featured forwards such as Gabriel Batistuta and Abel Balbo. In the ranks were the hero of the last tournament, Claudio Canigia, and, of course, Diego Maradona.

After the first two rounds (4:0 with Greece and 2:1 with Nigeria), Argentina became the most productive and bright team, instantly becoming the main contender for the title.

Everyone knows what happened next - Maradona's positive doping test and the subsequent disqualification. Left without their leader, the Argentines lost to Bulgaria and Romania and went home.

Subsequently, Argentina was constantly among the favorites of the world championship and constantly lacked something.

In 1998 they were eliminated in the quarter-finals when Denis Bergkamp last minute scored a crazy goal. By the way, in the 1/8 finals, Argentina again clashed with England, and that match was remembered for the provocation of Diego Simeone, which ended with the removal of David Beckham.

Yes, even at that championship, Argentina defeated Jamaica 5:0, inspiring the Chaif ​​group to create their musical masterpiece.

Argentina brought perhaps the best team in its history to Argentina. At least the best one I've seen. Ayala, Pochettino, Samuel, Sunneti, Sorin, Almeida, Veron, Simeone, Aymar, Claudio Lopez, Batistuta, Ortega, Crespo, Caniggia.

This is not a team, this is a dream. Not a single weak point, the presence in each line of at least two world-class stars, an obscenely long bench. Along with France, Argentina was the main favorite for the championship.

But, ironically, this team did not even make it out of the group. After the victory over Nigeria 1:0, the British took revenge on the Argentines and personally David Beckham, who scored the only goal in the match from the penalty spot. BUT last meeting"albicelesta" could not get the necessary victory in the match with Sweden - 1:1.

Not much weaker than the Argentines appeared four years later from Germany, in addition, a little-known then 18-year-old child prodigy named Lionel Messi appeared in their composition. This time, the Argentines were unlucky in the penalty shootout against the hosts of the championship in the ¼ final match - Roberto Ayala and Esteban Cambiasso could not use their attempts.

True, everything could have ended much earlier, when in extra time, but the referee's whistle was silent. This I return to the question of some advantage, which is always used by the hosts of the world championships.

Even at that championship, the Argentines were remembered for a goal against Serbia and Montenegro (6:0), which was preceded by a combination of 23 (!) Accurate passes, the crown of which was Crespo's heel assist on Cambiasso.

In 2010, in South Africa, the Argentina national team again lost in the quarterfinals to the German national team, this time with a humiliating score of 0:4. Diego Maradona, who led the team, decided to play open football with the Germans, put up five attacking players and was indicative of a beat. However, Maradona could do it differently, he could not step on the throat of his own song.

Argentina national team at the 2014 World Cup

Almost a quarter of a century later, Argentina again reached the final of the world championship. This time the team was not among the main favorites of the championship. The reason for this was the lack of a sufficient number of high-class defense players.

But head coach Alejandro Sabella managed to mold the defense from what it was. In the playoff matches, Argentina conceded only one goal, and that was in extra time of the final match from the Germans (they again!).

The trouble crept up on the other side - a magnificent attack in the person of di Maria, Higuain, Messi, Palacio, Lavessi, Aguero in the same four matches was honored with two goals - against Switzerland and Belgium. The Dutch were only in the penalty shootout, and the German team lost again.

Once again, Lionel Messi failed to cope with the role of the leader of the national team, scoring all his goals in the group stage against Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran, Nigeria.

Argentina national team in the championships (Cups) of South America

In terms of the number of continental titles (14), the Argentina national team is second only to Uruguay, which has one "gold" more. Everything would be fine if not for one big and fat BUT. Argentina's last win at the Copa America was in 1993, when they defeated Mexico in the final.

But it all started so well. From 1916 to 1967, 26 tournaments were held and only one (!!!) time Argentina did not get into the prize-winners (1922), having won 12 continental championships during this time.

Now compare that to another set of numbers - 15 tournaments (from 1975 to present), 2 wins and 5 prizes.

If someone drew attention to the 8-year gap (1967-1975), I explain that this is not a mistake, it's just that the South American championship was not played during this period.

And in last years"albicelesta" is being pursued by some bad rock- four times in five draws she reached the final and lost everything, and three in the penalty shoot-out.

The last two defeats against the Chilean national team are still fresh in my memory, including in connection with Messi's sensational statement and the termination of the national team.

By the way, at the last Copa America, Lionel Messi, scoring a goal against the USA, bypassed Gabriel Batistuta, and is now the top scorer of the Argentina national team.

The Argentine specialist was best known for his work with the Chilean national team, with which he won the Copa America - 2015, defeating his fellow countrymen in the final.

The emblem of the Argentina national team

present tense

As I said, the current Argentina national team has a shortage of qualified defensive players. The main goalkeeper of the Argentina national team Sergio Romero comes to the team from the bench of Manchester United.

Of the defenders, only Pablo Zabaleta can be classified without any exaggeration as a world-class player. But he is an extreme defender and by the Russian World Cup he will already be 33 years old. And the only really cool Argentine defensive midfielder, Javier Mascherano, will be 34.

In attack, a lot depends on how serious Messi's announcement of his retirement from the national team is. I think he will still return to the team, because the World Cup in Russia will be his last chance to go down in history as a truly great player. However, in the attack, the Argentines will always find worthy shots.

In general, the Argentine national team in Russia will not have an easy walk, especially considering the complexity of the opponent in the group. As for the overall prospects of the team, due to the above reasons, I do not believe in the victory of the Argentines in the World Cup. The limit for this team will be the semi-finals.

Despite the fact that the first European settlers arrived in Argentina as early as the 16th century, the history of Argentina begins from the moment of its formation. Namely, since 1810, when the May Revolution was proclaimed and the inhabitants of present-day Argentina declared themselves independent from the Spanish colonial oppression. It is from this year that the history of Argentina begins and therefore its age is only 200 years old.

During this period, the country has experienced, if not great, but still its history with famous personalities, generals, politicians, artists, athletes, etc.

Of course, we must agree that Argentina, even over the past two hundred years, is inferior in the number of its famous citizens and achievements in various fields of science and culture to the same Europe or Asia. But still, even what Argentina has already managed to achieve and whom it has "showed to the world" can and should be known, for a more complete picture of this country.

Having started collecting material, I honestly just got confused by the abundance of information that I got. Of course, in the format of one article of our site it is impossible to place everything that we would like. At least one time. So I will start with famous people with a worldwide reputation, and I will post all the rest of the information a little later.

1. In the field of art.

Jorge Luis Borges (August 24, 1899, Buenos Aires, Argentina - June 14, 1986, Geneva, Switzerland) - Argentine prose writer, poet and publicist.

In 1965, Astor Piazzolla collaborated with Jorge Luis Borges, composing music to his poems.

More than thirty films have been made based on the works of Borges. Among them is the film "Invasion" directed by Hugo Santiago, filmed in 1969 based on a story by Borges and Adolfo Bioy Casares. In 1970, the film Spider Strategy by Bernardo Bertolucci was released, based on Borges' short story "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero". In 1987, based on the story "The Gospel of Mark" by H. L. Borges, the film "Guest" (directed by A. Kaidanovsky) was shot. Borges is bred in the novel "The Name of the Rose" by Umberto Eco. In the film of the Argentine film director Juan Carlos Desanso "Love and Fear" (2001), the role of Borges was played by famous actor Miguel Angel Sola.

Chilean writer Volodya Teitelboim wrote the book "Two Borges" - a biography of Borges.

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borges_Jorge_Luis

Argentinean animator and cartoonist. Film Pioneer Quirino Cristiani, who managed to overtake Hollywood and independently invent cartoons . In addition, he made the world's first full-length animated film, as well as the first animated film with sound, although all copies of these two films were lost in a fire.

Cristiani was born on July 2, 1896 in Santa Giulietta, Italy. Cristiani moved from his native Italy to Bueno Aires when he was only 4 years old, and as a teenager began helping filmmaker Frederic Valle. And after a while, Christiani was already working on his own - on his first animated feature film. The film was called "El Apóstol" and was made using an innovative film technique invented and patented by Cristiani. The premiere took place in 1917 in a prestigious cinema in Buenos Aires. The film was such a resounding success that the very next year, Christiani released a second movie. In parallel, the director founded an animation studio, in which he began to shoot short films and prepare a future ambitious project - an animated film with sound. His efforts culminated in the satirical film Peludópolis, which premiered in 1931. Unfortunately the film tragically was destroyed in a fire. Quirino Cristiani continued to shoot short films and manage the studio.

Adolfo Perez Esquivel(born November 26, 1931, Buenos Aires, Argentina) - Argentinean writer, sculptor and architect, laureate Nobel Prize world 1980 with the wording: "As a fighter for human rights."

Born into a Spanish immigrant family. Perez Esquivel's childhood and youth were heavily influenced by catholic church. Higher education received at the National School fine arts in Buenos Aires. In subsequent years, Perez Esquivel becomes famous sculptor and teaches architecture in various educational institutions Argentina. Receives National Award in the field of arts.

A significant part of the Nobel Prize was donated by them to charitable organizations.

Argentina, this the only country Latin America, won an Oscar, moreover, twice: in 1985 - for historical drama "Official version("La Historia Oficial")

and in 2010 for the crime drama "The Secret in His Eyes" ("El Secreto de Sus Ojos").

2. Sports:

Diego Armando Maradona- Argentine footballer, probably one of the greatest football players in history. He took the place of an attacking midfielder and striker. He played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, ​​Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys. He played 91 matches and scored 34 goals in the Argentina national team.

Lionel Andres Messi- Argentine footballer, striker of the Barcelona football club, since 2011 - captain of the Argentina national team. The best scorer in the history of Barcelona and the Argentina national team. Considered one of the best football players of our time and one of the best players of all time.

Carlos Alberto Martinez Tevez(born February 5, 1984, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football player. currently a striker for the Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua. He also plays for the Argentina national team. Diego Maradona called him "the Argentine prophet of the 21st century". In 2016, Carlos Tevez, the Chinese club began to pay Tevez 615 thousand pounds a week, which made him the most expensive football player.

Gabriel Omar Batistuta(born February 1, 1969 in the city of Reconquista in the province of Santa Fe) is an Argentine football player, striker.

As part of the Roma team (Rome), he won the Italian championship (season 2000/2001), in which he scored 20 goals.
Record holder of the Argentina national team for the number of goals in the world championships: 10 goals
Record holder of the Argentina national team for the number of goals in the Confederations Cup: 4 goals
Included in the symbolic team of Europe according to ESM: 1998
Inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2013
Included in the FIFA 100 list
Inducted into the Fiorentina Club Hall of Fame

In 2016 he became an honorary citizen of Florence.

He starred in the movie "Wild Angel".

Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini was born on May 16, 1970 in Buenos Aires. The professional tennis player became one of the world leaders in women's tennis in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Ranked third in both singles and doubles .Successful was not only a sports career, but also the brand of the same name created later.

Juan Martin del Potro born September 23, 1988, in Tandil, Argentina) is an Argentine professional tennis player; winner of one Grand Slam tournament in singles (US Open 2009); two-time winner Olympic Games in the men's singles (silver - Rio de Janeiro-2016 and bronze - London-2012); winner of 20 ATP tournaments(of which 19 in singles); former fourth singles world racket ; former third racket of the world in the junior rankings; winner of the single tournament Orange Bowl-2002 (tournament for 14-year-olds).

Juan Manuel Fangio born June 24, 1911 in the city of Balcarse, province of Buenos Aires - July 17, 1995, Buenos Aires) - Argentinean racing driver, five-time Formula 1 champion . He bore the nickname Maestro.

Participated in Formula 1 in the 1950s (1950-1958, with the exception of 1952). He is one of the most successful pilots: in seven full seasons he won five championship titles (in 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957), four of them in a row. He also finished second in the championship twice more. In the long history of Formula 1, Fangio's result in 2003 surpassed Michael Schumacher in the number of championship titles.

Politicians

Juan Domingo Peron(born October 8, 1895 - died July 1, 1974). Argentine military and statesman, the president of Argentina with dictatorial manners, who was in power from 1946 to 1955 and from 1973 to 1974. Known for the fact that he “squeezed” wealthy capitalists with new laws and created indulgences in the labor law, supported the working class by proposing a new set of laws on labor and social provision. Since in those days it was a rarity among politicians, he received the support of the absolute majority of the population of Argentina. Created the "Justicialista" (justice) party, which later received vernacular name"peronism". After World War II, Perón openly supported the Nazis and denounced Nuremberg Trials, thanks to which many war criminals fled to Argentina.

Maria Eva Duarte de Peron(People affectionately called her Evita, born May 7, 1919 in the city of Los Toldos - died of cancer on July 26, 1952 in Buenos Aires) - one of the most famous in the history of the first ladies of Argentina, the second wife of President Juan Peron. She was the most beloved and adored in Argentina, which has become a global symbol of freedom and the movement for women's equality.

Maria Estela Martinez de Peron, known as Isabel (born February 4, 1931 in La Rioja) - the first woman president of Argentina in 1974-1976, and the third wife of Juan Peron, president of Argentina.

Ernesto Che Guevara(born June 14, 1928 in the city of Rosario - killed October 9, 1967 in the town of La Higuera, Bolivia) - Latin American revolutionary, commander of the Cuban Revolution of 1959 and Cuban statesman.

Just famous people...

Pope Francis(Francesco), before the election - Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Jorge Mario Bergoglio; born December 17, 1936, Buenos Aires) - 266th Pope. Elected March 13, 2013. First ever New World pope and first non-European pope in over 1,200 years (after the Syrian Gregory III, who ruled from 731 to 741). First Jesuit Pope. First monastic pope since Gregory XVI (1831-1846).

Laszlo Jozsef Biro(born September 29, 1899, Budapest - October 24, 1985, Buenos Aires) - journalist and inventor of the modern ballpoint pen (1931) . Ballpoint pens in Argentina, among other names, they can be called "birome" in memory of Biro.

Joseph Biro, being a Jew who was born in Hungary, moved to Argentina in 1943, where he received citizenship and lived until his death.

If you think that someone else can be added to this list, please let us know via the comment form (located at the bottom of the page).

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The Argentina national team is one of the favorites for the upcoming Mundial in Russia. It’s hard to disagree with this, looking at the composition of Albiceleste, where, in addition to the unsurpassed Lionel Messi, there is also a whole cohort of stars of the first magnitude. The portal brings to your attention the TOP 10 most expensive Argentine footballers of our time.

10. Angel Correa, Atlético M - 20.00 Mill. €

Atlético Madrid winger Angel Correa breaks the rating. The transfer fee for the 23-year-old Argentine is 20.00 Mill. €, in this ranking he is the youngest. Correa is a graduate of the San Lorenzo club, since 2014 he has defended the colors of Atlético. On the this moment the statistics in the composition of the "mattress" is as follows: 129 matches, 24 goals, 22 assists. In 2015, Correa made his debut in the Argentina national team, since then he has played 8 matches.

9. Diego Perotti, Roma - 20.00 Mill. €

Following in the hierarchy of the most expensive Argentine footballers is Diego Perotti. Perotti's native club is the Argentinean Deportivo Moron, since 2016 Diego has been a player in the Roman Roma. In 2009, Diego Perotti made his debut in the Argentina national team, but since then he has only played 5 matches. Now 29 years old, the winger is at the peak of his form, the transfer fee has also reached its peak - 20.00 Mill. €. Perotti is one of the train candidates for the 2018 World Cup with Albiceleste.

8. Eric Lamela, Tottenham - 25.00 Mill. €

Forever promising Eric Lamela in eighth place among the most expensive Argentine football players. For five years, Lamela has defended the colors of the London Tottenham, but injuries prevent the winger from revealing himself in all its glory. Back in the autumn of 2013, Lamela reached the peak of the transfer value - 30.00 Mill. €, since then it has not been possible to return to the previous conditions. On account of Lameli 23 matches for the Argentina national team, but last time the football player was drafted into the ranks of the national squad back in 2016.

7. Nicholas Otamendi,Manchester City - 35.00 Mill. €

Manchester City center back Nicolas Otamendi is the only defender among the most expensive Argentine players. Already a middle-aged 30-year-old football player continues to progress, Otamendi is a constant player in the City base and one of the leaders of the Argentine national team. On May 20, 2009, Nicolas Otamendi made his debut match for Argentina (against Panama 3-1), since then he has played 53 matches and scored 4 goals.

6. Angel Di Maria, Paris Saint-Germain - 40.00 Mill. €

Behind best years talented attacking midfielder Angel Di Maria, who turned 30 a few months ago. Now the cost of the Argentine on the transfer market is 40.00 Mill. €, which is 15.00 Mill. € less than the peak transfer fee. Since 2009, Di Maria has been a permanent member of the Argentine national team. Since then Angel has played 93 games, scoring 19 goals and providing 26 assists.

5. Gonzalo Higuain, Juventus - 70.00 Mill. €

Moving on to the heavy artillery, the five most expensive Argentine footballers are strikers. Gonzalo Higuain is well known to Italian fans for his performances with Napoli and Juventus. Don Gonzalo is at his peak right now with a transfer fee of 70.00 Mill. €. Higuain was among those who are guaranteed to go to the 2018 World Cup from Argentina.

4. Mauro Icardi, Inter - 75.00 Mill. €

Another Argentine representative of Serie A defends the colors of Inter Milan. Mauro Icardi hosts one of best seasons in his career, in 27 matches of the Italian championship, the striker scored 24 goals against opponents. At the same time, at the end of December last year, the transfer value of a football player jumped to a record 75 million in euros. However, the coaches of the Argentine national team are in no hurry to involve Icardi. Mauro's debut took place back in 2013, but since then he has played only 4 matches, the last time he received a call last year.

3. Sergio Aguero, Manchester City - 75.00 Mill. €

Kum Messi, Maradona's son-in-law - it's all about Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero. In importance, Aguero is the second figure in the Albiceleste. The striker has had an impressive season in England - 39 matches, 30 goals, 7 assists and will of course go to the World Cup in Russia, unless something extraordinary happens. For the first time, Sergio Aguero tried on a T-shirt for the Argentina national team on September 2, 2006, since then he has taken part in 83 fights, scored 35 goals and gave 12 assists.

2. Paulo Dybala, Juventus - 100.00 Mill. €

The second place among the most expensive Argentines in the world has recently been occupied by Juventus striker Paulo Dybala. The nominal transfer value of Dybala is 100 million euros, and he is included in the TOP-10 most expensive football players in the world. Less than three years ago, Paulo Dybala made his debut for Argentina. During this time, he managed to take part in 12 matches, but he has not scored his debut goal yet.

1. Lionel Messi, Barcelona - 180.00 Mill. €

You have probably already guessed that the most expensive Argentine of our time is Barcelona forward Lionel Messi. At the same time, Messi holds the bar for the most expensive football player in the world - 180.00 Mill. €. Leo Messi made his debut for Albiceleste on August 17, 2005 against Hungary (1-2) at the age of 18. Now Messi is the captain of the national team and the main hope of the country at the 2018 World Cup. The striker's statistics for the national team are really impressive - 121 matches, 61 goals, 43 assists.