Gabriel Heinze
Gabriel Heinze 2007
Gabriel Iván Heinze ( born April 19, 1978 in Crespo, Argentina) is an Argentine footballer of German-Russian and Italian descent. He is regarded as -tackling left-back who can play " 6 " position in the center of defense or on the so-called. He is known especially for his unconditional commitment and hard tackles.
Career
In the club
His father is a Volga German, his mother of Italian origin. He was born in Argentina and began his career at CA Newell 's Old Boys.
His first stop in Europe was in 1997 Real Valladolid. He then moved in 1998/99 to Sporting Lisbon, and after a season back to Valladolid. After a successful year, he was obliged in 2001 by Paris St Germain. With this club he won the 2003/04 Coupe de France.
Because of its strong and consistent performances in Paris and because of his fierce appearance, he soon became firm favorites. He was elected by the Parisian fans the most valuable defensive player in club history.
In 2004, Heinze joined Manchester United, where he immediately became a crowd favorite, especially in his first season provided a strong performance.
Due to injury, he was unable to get the usual performance in the 2006/07 season, but could ultimately prevail in the duel for the position of left-back against Patrice Evra and successfully complete by winning the championship this year.
In August 2007, Heinze moved to Real Madrid, where he was to close the border was created by the departure of Roberto Carlos gap in left defense. He signed a four-year contract. Originally, he had wanted to go to Liverpool, but Manchester United did not give a direct competitor for the championship him.
In July 2009, Heinze joined Olympique Marseille, where he signed a contract until 2012. End of May 2011 announced Heinze to leave Marseille want despite continuous contract because of differences with the club management prematurely. In July 2011 came a move to Italy for Roma.
In the National Team
Heinze has an Italian and a German passport, but he decided to play for Argentina.
With the Argentine Olympic team, he won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. With the Argentina national team, he played at the World Cup 2006 in Germany and was eliminated in the quarter- final against Germany after a penalty shoot out. He was also in the squad of the Argentine team in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, with which he failed again in the quarter finals to Germany.
Achievements / Title
As a national player
- Winner of the Olympic Gold Medal: 2004
With its clubs
- UEFA Intertoto Cup winners: 2001
- French Cup Winners: 2004
- English Cup Winners: 2006
- English Champion: 2007
- FA Community Shield: 2007
- Spanish Champion: 2008
- Spanish Supercup: 2008
- French Champion: 2010
- French League Cup Winners: 2010, 2011