Gabriel Milito
Milito playing for Argentina in 2011
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| Full name | Gabriel Alejandro Milito | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bernal, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2003 | Independiente | 123 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2007 | Zaragoza | 137 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Barcelona | 48 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Independiente | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 339 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1997 | Argentina U17 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Argentina U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2011 | Argentina | 42 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013–2014 | Independiente (reserves) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Estudiantes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Independiente | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Gabriel Alejandro Milito (born 7 September 1980) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a central defender, and a current manager.
He spent most of his professional career in Spain, representing Zaragoza and Barcelona. Over the course of seven seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 187 games and six goals.
Milito appeared with the Argentine national team in three major tournaments, including the 2006 World Cup, gaining 42 caps.
Born in Bernal, Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province, Milito started playing professionally with Primera División 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, but the Spaniards rejected the player after medical results showed, according to them, a not-fully-recovered knee injury.Jorge Valdano, who acted as director of football, further added that the player had always been appreciated for his technical skills, but his physical state was a cause for great concern; he decided to stay in the country, and joined Real Zaragoza.
In his four seasons with the Aragonese, Milito was an automatic first-choice (never played in less than 33 La Liga matches), and rejoined brother Diego in 2005. On 10 July 2007, an agreement was reached with FC Barcelona for €18.5million (£13.9 million) and, the following week, he passed his medical and signed a four-year deal with the club worth €4 million (£2.7 million) a year; he was given the number 3 shirt, which was formerly worn by Thiago Motta.
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