Famous Argentine football player. Argentina national team of all time
MOSCOW, June 22 - RIA Novosti. Argentina national team players demanded the resignation of national team head coach Jorge Sampaoli before the final match of the group stage of the World Cup. The portal mundoalbiceleste.com reports this.
Last night, the Albiceleste suffered a crushing defeat from the Croatian team, conceding three unanswered goals in the second half.
A message on the website said the players held a meeting and voted unanimously for Sampaoli to resign. According to the portal, there is a high probability that in the match with Nigeria he will no longer direct the actions of the players. The site also reports that Sampaoli will be replaced by Jorge Burruchaga, world champion and scorer of the winning goal in the 1986 final.
After a draw with the Icelanders (1:1) and a defeat from the Croats (0:3), the Argentina national team takes third place in Group D, with one point to its credit. In the final round of the group stage, the Argentines will face Nigeria. The match will take place on June 26 in St. Petersburg.
If the contract is terminated, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) will have to pay Jorge Sampaoli 20 million euros, according to AS. It is worth noting that the AFA currently continues to pay penalties to two former national team helmsmen - Gerardo Martino, who led the team from 2014-2016, and Edgardo Bausa, who left the national team in 2017.
The Argentina national team experienced great difficulties during the qualifying stage of the World Cup. The team lost to Paraguay, Ecuador and suffered a devastating loss to Brazil; until the last rounds, there was a possibility that Argentina would not make it to the World Cup at all.
Sampaoli took responsibility for the defeat in the match against Croatia. As the coach said, this match was supposed to be the starting point, but in the end the meeting ended in defeat. He also admitted that his players failed to deliver the ball to Argentina leader 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 did such a thing long haul. “It’s entirely my fault,” Sampaoli told reporters. - We wanted to become the first in the group, it is clear that we will not succeed now. It hurts".
1988 FIFA World Cup champion with the Argentina national team, Mario Kempes, called the defeat of the Argentines in the 2018 tournament match against the Croats “a shameful spectacle.” “Sad! In the second match we were waiting for a reaction (to the draw in the first game with the Icelanders), but we 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 disappointment with the game. "The Argentina national team played very poorly. Not only Messi played poorly, all the players acted poorly. Nobody helped Messi, it’s difficult to explain the team’s performance like this. I believe that Argentina can get out of the group, we need to beat Nigeria and wait for Croatia to beat Iceland," - said Bracamonte.
Earlier, Diego Maradona criticized the head coach of the Albiceleste for failing to prepare the team for the World Cup. "With a performance like this, Sampaoli may not return 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 opposing players were larger than the Argentines.
The former football player emphasized 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 because they are an experienced team that knows how to counter-attack.
Argentina
River Plate (Buenos Aires)
(Club founded in 1901)
2-time Copa Libertadores winner, 1986 Intercontinental Cup winner, 1997 Libertadores Super Cup winner, Recopa winner South America 1997, 33-time champion of Argentina.
Astonishingly quickly conquering Europe after England, football was simultaneously advancing in many other directions. But he found especially fertile ground for himself in South America. On this continent with exotic plants and a warm climate that allows you to play all year round, a continent populated by passionate, passionate people, football has acquired a special stamp of artistry and improvisation. Here, in the New World, its own South American football school was born, noticeably different from the more rational European style.
The first football “island” in South America appeared almost immediately after the Football Association was organized in England in 1863. In Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, as in many major cities world of that time, there was a large English colony. One of the Englishmen, a football fanatic, organized the Buenos Aires FC football club in 1867.
The first players were also the British. It was exactly the same at first in other Argentine football clubs, which in the 70s and 80s XIX century appeared one after another. However, the game immediately made a very strong impression on the ardent South American seniors, and they tried to keep up with the British. However, even the names football clubs Argentina remained English for a very long time, and only in the middle of the 20th century they began to be given a Spanish form.
The fates of the first Argentine football clubs developed differently. Some quickly disappeared, others lived for decades. For example, the Quilmes club from a town with the same name near Buenos Aires has survived to this day. It was founded in 1887 and is considered the oldest in Argentina, although it now plays in one of the lower leagues. Some clubs became the predecessors of others, much more famous. So, for example, in May 1901, as a result of the merger of two capital clubs “Rosales” and “Santa Rosa”, one of the strongest clubs not only in Argentina, but in the whole world was born - River Plate. Since Buenos Aires is located on the shores of La Plata Bay, and was created new club English, then it received its name in the English manner.
At the stadium - River Plate
River Plate is a club for which different eras played by footballers whose names are known throughout the world: Alfredo di Stefano, Omari Sivori, goalkeeper Amadeo Carrizo, Adolfo Pedernera, Gabriel Batistuta, Mario Kempes, Claudio Caniggia…. Some of River Plate's players were world champions with the Argentina national team, and many also played in great European clubs. Alfredo di Stefano, for example, is a whole era in the history of Real Madrid in the 50s and 60s. And now River Plate students play in Europe, including Gonzalo Higuain, Javier Saviola, Javier Mascherano...
In their homeland, River Plate is the absolute record holder for the number of championship titles won, it has 33. The closest pursuer and main rival, Boca Juniors, lags behind by a whole dozen, and the third great Argentine club Independiente was the champion of the country “only » 14 times.
But Boca Juniors can be proud of the fact that they won the very first Argentine championship, held in 1931. But the very next year River Plate won the championship title. Since then, the rivalry between the two clubs from Buenos Aires has continued... for the second hundred seasons. The fact is that the Argentine championship has certain features, which perhaps not everyone knows about.
For more than three decades, from 1931 to 1966, it played out exactly as in European countries- in two rounds (even earlier, amateur championships were held in Argentina). During this time, River Plate won 12 league titles, but after 1957 a streak of bad luck set in: the club finished second more than once, but for a long time it was not possible to win the championship.
From 1967 to 1985, Argentina had two championships every year, with different names - Metropolitan and Nacional. Meanwhile, they themselves were completely equivalent, however, official Argentine statistics indicate not only the year when a particular club became a champion, but also the name of the championship. In 1975, River Plate finally became champions again, winning both the Metropolitan and Nacional. River Plate achieved the same “double” in 1979, and in total during this period it won 7 championship titles.
In 1986, further changes followed in Argentine football: the championships, like in Europe, became seasonal, and the first was held in 1986–1987. They differed from European ones only in that by the end of the year in Argentina it was not autumn, but spring. Each season determined one champion, but this system lasted only until 1990. In these 5 seasons, River Plate became the first team in Argentina twice more.
Since the second half of 1990, championships began to be held differently, and this continues to this day. Now there are again two of them per year, but each in one round, and there are also two champions. The championship, taking place in the second half of the year, is called Apertura - Opening. After the New Year, the Clausura begins - Closing. This is how the 2001 Clausura became the hundredth Argentine football championship, and the count after it went to the second hundred.
And by this time River Plate had already won all their international titles.
Back in 1966, he reached the final of the Copa Libertadores for the first time, but lost to the Uruguayan Peñarol in the third extra match. Exactly 10 years later, River Plate reached the final for the second time, but again lost in the third additional match - now to the Brazilian club Cruzeiro. Another 10 years passed, and the Argentine club's third attempt was finally successful. Having defeated the Colombian club America in two matches, River Plate finally won their first Libertadores Cup. In the same 1986, the Argentine club also won the Intercontinental Cup, defeating the Romanian club Steaua with a score of 1:0.
In 1996, exactly 10 years later (how can one not believe in the magic of numbers after that), River Plate reached the Copa Libertadores final for the fourth time. The opponent again turned out to be the same club "America" from Colombia, and again the winner was "River Plate" (lost one match - 0:1, won the other - 2:0), winning their second Libertadores Cup. Both winning goals were scored by Hernan Crespo, and at that time the team leaders were Ariel Ortega, Marcelo Gallardo and Uruguayan Enzo Francescoli.
However, River Plate lost the match for the Intercontinental Cup that year to Juventus with a score of 0:1. But the following year he won two more international trophies - the Recopa of South America and the Libertadores Super Cup.
It is perhaps worth recalling that Recopa is an analogue of the European UEFA Super Cup. This tournament has been played since 1989, and now it brings together the clubs that won the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana in the previous season (also called the Copa Sudamericana in some reference books). The Copa Sudamericana, like the Europa League, involves clubs that are not included in the Copa Libertadores.
But the Copa Sudamericana was only played for the first time in 2003, and in 1989–1998 Recopa was contested by the winners of the Copa Libertadores and the Supercopa Libertadores. As for the Super Cup Libertadores, this trophy was played from 1988 to 1997, and clubs that previously owned the Copa Libertadores took part in it.
In 1997, River Plate became last winner Super Cup Libertadores and already in this capacity the next year challenged Recopa with the Brazilian club Cruzeiro, winner of the Libertadores Cup, but was defeated.
River Plate has not yet won any other international trophies since 1997. Moreover, in 2011 the club shocked its fans: River was relegated from Examples for the first time in its history. In the last round match, the team could have won and avoided the play-offs, but lost. For the right to remain in the top division, River had to play play-offs with the Belgrano club. But here, too, the most titled club in Argentina lost on aggregate in two matches. After this, the police in Buenos Aires had to pacify crowds of angry River Plate fans.
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The Argentina national team is one of the favorites of the upcoming World Cup in Russia. It’s hard to disagree with this, looking at the composition of the Albiceleste, where, in addition to the unsurpassed Lionel Messi, there is also a whole cohort of first-rate stars. The portal brings to your attention the TOP 10 most expensive Argentine football players of our time.
10. Angel Correa, Atlético M – 20.00 Mill. €
Atletico Madrid winger Angel Correa tops the ratings. The transfer fee for the 23-year-old Argentine is 20.00 Mill. €, in this rating he is the youngest. Correa is a graduate of the San Lorenzo club and has been defending the colors of Atlético since 2014. On this moment The statistics for the “mattress players” are as follows: 129 matches, 24 goals, 22 assists. In 2015, Correa made his debut for the Argentina national team and has since played 8 matches.
9. Diego Perotti Roma – 20.00 Mill. €
Next in the hierarchy of the most expensive Argentine football players is Diego Perotti. Perotti's home club is the Argentine Deportivo Moron; since 2016, Diego has been a player for the Roman Roma. In 2009, Diego Perotti made his debut for the Argentina national team, but since then he has only played 5 matches. Now the winger is 29 years old, he is at the peak of his form, the transfer price has also reached its peak - 20.00 Mill. €. Perotti is one of the candidates for the 2018 World Cup trains with the Albiceleste.
8. Erik Lamela Tottenham – 25.00 Mill. €
The ever-promising Erik Lamela is the eighth most expensive Argentine football player. For five years now, Lamela has been defending the colors of London Tottenham, but injuries have prevented the winger from revealing his full potential. Back in the fall of 2013, Lamela reached the peak transfer value of 30.00 Mill. €, since then it has not been possible to return to the previous conditions. Lamela has 23 caps for Argentina, 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 footballer, he continues to progress; Otamendi is a constant player in City’s core 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. The Argentine's current value on the transfer market is 40.00 Mill. €, which is 15.00 Mill. € less than peak transfer price. Since 2009, Di Maria has been a permanent member of the Argentine national team. Since then, Angel has played 93 matches, scored 19 goals and provided 26 assists.
5. Gonzalo Higuain, Juventus – 70.00 Mill. €
Moving on to the big guns, the five most expensive Argentine footballers are strikers. Gonzalo Higuain is well known to Italian fans from his performances with Napoli and Juventus. Now Don Gonzalo is at his peak, the transfer fee is 70.00 Mill. €. Higuain is among those 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 is having one of the best seasons of 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 football player’s transfer price jumped to a record 75 million in euro currency. However, the coaches of the Argentine national team are in no hurry to involve Icardi. Mauro made his debut back in 2013, but since then he has played only 4 matches, the last time he received a call-up was last year.
3. Sergio Aguero, Manchester City – 75.00 Mill. €
Messi's godfather, Maradona's son-in-law - all this is about Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero. In terms of importance, Aguero is the second figure in the Albiceleste. The striker is having an impressive season in England - 39 matches, 30 goals, 7 assists and, of course, will go to the world championship in Russia unless something extraordinary happens. Sergio Aguero first tried on the Argentina national team jersey on September 2, 2006, and since then he has taken part in 83 matches, scored 35 goals and provided 12 assists.
2. Paulo Dybala Juventus – 100.00 Mill. €
Juventus striker Paulo Dybala has recently taken second place among the most expensive Argentines in the world. Dybala's nominal transfer value is 100 million in euro currency, and he is among the TOP 10 most expensive football players on the planet. Less than three years ago, Paulo Dybala made his debut for the Argentina national team. During this time, he managed to take part in 12 matches, but has not yet scored his debut goal.
1. Lionel Messi, Barcelona – 180.00 Mill. €
You 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 the Albiceleste on August 17, 2005 in a game against Hungary (1-2) at the age of 18. Now Messi is the captain of the national team and the country's main hope at the 2018 World Cup. The striker's statistics for the national team are truly impressive - 121 matches, 61 goals, 43 assists.
Of all times. Soccer.ru loves and respects such selections, so we are happy to comment on the choice of the Argentines, especially modern generation He doesn’t know all the characters by sight.
Goalkeeper:
Ubaldo Filol.
The choice of goalkeeper was simple, because there were no consistently serious goalkeepers in Argentina, except for Ubaldo, since Even in the top ten main guards of the national team there are no gatekeepers who are distinguished by football longevity. But Fillol is definitely an exception, although European viewers are familiar with him only from the World Championships - he took part in three World Cups, and from a short stint with Atlético Madrid in the decline of his career. Ubaldo became the world champion in 1978, and it is strange to underestimate his contribution to that victory, because Argentina was not flawless in defense; Filol often saved the game. 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:
Inter legend and the main guard of the Argentina national team. And although he does not have a World Cup medal, Javier's inclusion among the greatest players in the history of his country is certainly not in dispute. Zanetti wore the Albiceleste shirt for seventeen years and spent total 145 matches is a figure that will be difficult to beat. A magnificent club career, dedication and incredible integrity made Javier one of the most respected football 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 Argentine national team at two World Championships, but did not go to the victorious 1978 World Cup; Roberto had just retired that year. The defender, nicknamed Marshal, was strong, but to be honest, his inclusion in the symbolic team is a tribute to and the desire to show that Argentina has had strong players in all eras. Javier Mascherano, for example, with his 119 matches for the national team, or Roberto Ayala would also look appropriate here.Daniel Passarella.
And here there can be absolutely no questions about Passarella's candidacy. The prolific defender, who scored 22 goals for the Albiceleste and won two World Cups, is absolutely right here. Daniel also managed to gather dust in Europe, leaving a noticeable mark on 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, played 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 was even nominated for the title of best player in 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 spent his last match as part of Albiceleste. An unexpected member of the national team, although Huracán fans are happy - their Godfather among the best.Fernando Redondo.
Of course, Redondo was a cool football player, and the pre-goal heel pass of the Real Madrid midfielder in the match with Manchester United at Old Trafford is recognizable from a thousand - this moment was played in the Champions League screensaver for a whole year. However, Fernando finished playing early high level due to constant injuries, and he played only 29 matches as a member of the Albiceleste. In my opinion, the most controversial person is among the best Argentine players throughout history, and the list is official, it was not craftsmen who compiled it. Redondo had amazing potential, but health problems prevented him from fully realizing it., so Diego Simeone, who played 106 matches for the Argentina national team (4th in history), would look much more appropriate.
Diego Maradona.
Forwards:
Lionel Messi.
And Don Diego’s successor is simply a cosmic guy who will soon be able to open a bowling alley for oligarchs, where “Golden Balls” will be used as equipment. The only thing Lionel lacks in order to be considered the main football player in the history of Argentine football is victories with the national team. The World Cup in Brazil gave the Albiceleste 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 World Cup in Russia.Mario Kempes. The symbolic team could not do without the main creator of success at the 1978 home World Cup, where Mario Kempes went, being the only foreign player 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 did not forget the best scorer in the history of the Argentina national team, nicknamed Batigol. The forward scored 56 goals, who reached the peak of his fame with the Italian Fiorentina, but Messi is close, although Leo's inevitable rise to first place in the list of Albiceleste snipers will not overshadow the glory of Gabriel.
Argentine Football Federation under New Year made up the national team of all times. Unlike most of these teams, it seems to have brought together the truly best, and not just those whom the whole world now knows. In Argentina, however, everyone knows all these people now.
Goalkeeper – Ubaldo Filol
The best goalkeeper of Argentina's victorious 1978 World Cup (pictured, saving the shot from Dutchman Rob Rensenbrink in the final) and one of the best South American goalkeepers in general in history.
Right back – Javier Zanetti
A legend of Inter Milan, a man with an endless career, who played in two World Cups, and should have played in at least four. However, for some reason, Jose Pekerman did not take him in 2006, and Diego Maradona did not take him in 2010.
Central defender – Roberto Perfumo
Central defender from the 60s and 70s, nicknamed Marshall. A modest 37 caps for the national team and the lack of titles won with it do not prevent Perfumo from being considered one of the best central defenders in the world. Argentine history.
Central defender – Daniel Passarella
And this is perhaps the best central defender in Argentine history and not only in it. The only Argentine to take part in both of the country's World Cup victories. But if in 1978 he was captain (pictured with a trophy), then in 1986 his role was various reasons It turned out to be purely formal. In the style of Beckenbauer, he joined the attacks, and is still one of the top ten scorers of the Argentina national team.
Left back – Alberto Tarantini
Another star of the 78 World Cup, an attacking full-back with a very colorful career on and especially off the field.
Right midfielder – Miguel Angel Brindisi
Attacking midfielder, winger, forward, who terrorized opponents in the 60s and 70s. He scored 17 goals for the national team, but did not reach the victorious World Cup. In the photo - in the center. On the right is Perfumo, if anyone missed it in the previous picture.
Central midfielder – Fernando Redondo
You remember him from Real Madrid in the 90s - an elegant midfielder in different senses, who was very deep on the field, but at the same time could consider himself a playmaker. The relationship with the national team did not work out - less than 30 matches, a conflict with Passarella and participation only in the 94 World Cup. It is believed that he did not go to the World Championships in France because he did not want to cut his hair.
Diego Maradona
Lionel Messi
Forward – Mario Kempes
The hero and top scorer of the 1978 World Cup - his two goals in the final (pictured) brought Argentina victory over Holland
