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Gabriel Milito
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Gabriel Alejandro Milito |
| Date of birth |
September 7, 1980 (1980-09-07) (age 29) |
| Place of birth |
Bernal, Argentina |
| Height |
1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
| Playing position |
Centre back |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Barcelona |
| Number |
18 |
| Youth career |
|
Independiente |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 1997–2003 |
Independiente |
123 |
(3) |
| 2003–2007 |
Zaragoza |
137 |
(5) |
| 2007– |
Barcelona |
33 |
(1) |
| National team‡ |
| 2000– |
Argentina |
32 |
(1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 May 2009 |
Gabriel Alejandro Milito (born 7 September 1980 in Bernal, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for FC Barcelona in La Liga, as a centre back.
His older brother Diego is also a footballer and currently plays for Italian club Inter Milan. They both represented Real Zaragoza.
Club career
Milito started playing professionally with Argentine first division side Club Atlético Independiente in 1997. During that time, he often faced his older brother Diego, who played for Independiente's arch-rivals Racing Club de Avellaneda.
In July 2003, Milito was due to be transferred to Real Madrid,[1] but the Spanish team rejected the player after medical results showed, according to the club, a not-fully-recovered knee injury.[2] To many, it was a political move against Madrid's football director Jorge Valdano, who wanted the player on the team. Milito decided to stay in Spain and signed for Real Zaragoza.[3]
In his four seasons with the Aragonese side, Milito was an automatic first-choice (never played in less than 33 league matches), and rejoined brother Diego in 2005. On 10 July 2007, Zaragoza reached a transfer agreement with FC Barcelona for €20.5million (£13.9 million) and on 19 July, Milito passed his medical and signed a four-year deal with the club, worth €4 million (£2.7 million) a year.[4] He was given the number #3 shirt, which was formerly worn by Thiago Motta.
Milito made his competitive debut for Barcelona on 2 September 2007 in a game against Athletic Bilbao.[5] He scored his first competitive goal for the Catalans on 24 November, in a league match against Recreativo de Huelva.
On 5 May 2008, it was announced that Milito had damage to the ACL in his right knee;[6] this rendered him ineligible for the entire 2008–09 campaign, which ended in a treble. After being sidelined for more than a year and a half (602 days) Milito finally returned to action when he played in a friendly against Kazma in Kuwait.[7]. On January 5th, 2010, He made his return to competitive football by participating in the first leg of the Copa del Rey of the 09/10 season in a match between F.C. Barcelona and Sevilla, when Barcelona lost 2-1. He played his first liga-match in over two years against CD Tenerife, where he was substituted after 83 minutes and Barcelona won 5-0.
International career
With the Argentine national team, Milito participated in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup and was part of the squad which qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, performing well in his only appearance, the first-round match against the Netherlands, which ended in a 0–0 draw.
Club statistics
As of 17 March 2010
| Club |
Season |
League |
Cup |
Continental |
Total |
| Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
| Independiente |
1997-1998 |
2 |
0 |
N/A |
|
|
2 |
0 |
| 1998-1999 |
25 |
0 |
N/A |
|
|
25 |
0 |
| 1999-2000 |
34 |
2 |
N/A |
|
|
34 |
2 |
| 2000-2001 |
25 |
1 |
N/A |
|
|
25 |
1 |
| 2001-2002 |
3 |
0 |
N/A |
|
|
3 |
0 |
| 2002-2003 |
34 |
0 |
N/A |
|
|
34 |
0 |
| Total |
123 |
3 |
N/A |
|
|
123 |
3 |
| Real Zaragoza |
2003-2004 |
35 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
0 |
| 2004-2005 |
33 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
43 |
3 |
| 2005-2006 |
34 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
1 |
| 2006-2007 |
35 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
39 |
1 |
| Total |
137 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
151 |
5 |
| Barcelona |
2007-2008 |
27 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
42 |
1 |
| 2008-2009 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2009-2010 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
| Total |
33 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
51 |
1 |
| Career totals |
293 |
9 |
11 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
325 |
9 |
Honours
Zaragoza
Barcelona
References
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| Persondata |
| NAME |
Milito, Gabriel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION |
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| DATE OF BIRTH |
September 7, 1980 (1980-09-07) (age 29) |
| PLACE OF BIRTH |
Bernal, Argentina |
| DATE OF DEATH |
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| PLACE OF DEATH |
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