Famous Argentine football players. Argentina national team of all time

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. Therefore, I will start with famous people of world renown, 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 strongly influenced by the 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 footballer. 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 the Second World War, Peron openly supported the Nazis and condemned the 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.

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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 champion South America.
• 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 its 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 defeating 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 Cup.

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 recent years, “albicelesta” has been 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.

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