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Gabriel Milito
Gabriel Alejandro Milito is an Argentine professional football defender, currently playing for Spanish La Liga club FC Barcelona.
Previously, Milito played for Argentine first division Independiente from 1997 to 2003. During that time, he had to face his older brother Diego Milito, who played for Independiente's arch-rivals Racing Club, and who as of the end of the 2006-07 season was his teammate at Real Zaragoza.
In 2003, he was due to be transferred to Real Madrid, but the Spanish team rejected the player after some medical results that, so the club said, showed a not-fully-recovered knee injury. To many, it was a political move against Madrid's football director Jorge Valdano, who wanted the player in the team. It was also suggested that he was rejected because he was not a very famous player internationally, and therefore would not fit the galactico team which Real Madrid presented at the time. Milito decided to stay in Spain, and signed for Real Zaragoza.
Related websites
ESPN Soccernet match report
ESPN Soccernet match report
Gabriel Milito's profile at FC Barcelona's official site
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