Javier Zanetti
Javier Adelmar Zanetti is an Argentine football player. He has been a member of Serie A club Internazionale since 1995 being the team captain since 1999. He has also played in two World Cups for Argentina. Zanetti is the most capped player ever for Argentina with 117 caps. He is also the captain of the Argentine national team.
Zanetti was born in Buenos Aires and grew up in the harbour area in the Dock Sud district. He combined scholastic and working commitments, helping his bricklayer father by helping him in masonry alongside delivering milk, and working in his cousin's grocery shop without neglecting his passion for football. He began playing football on a pitch in the suburbs of the city, and personally took care of pitch maintenance.
Zanetti, after being rejected by the youth divisions of Argentina's Independiente, signed for Talleres de Remedios de Escalada (a second division team at the time) but soon moved in 1993 to Argentine First Division's Banfield.
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Javier Zanetti profile al bdfa.com.ar
Player profile at Internazionale's official web site
Javier Zanetti's international profile
Official site of the PUPI Foundation
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