Javier Zanetti

Javier Zanetti

Zanetti in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Javier Adelmar Zanetti
Date of birth	(1973-08-10) 10 August 1973 (age 43)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Full-back
Club information
Current team	Internazionale (Vice-president)
Youth career
1982–1989	Independente
1991–1992	Talleres
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1993	Talleres	33	(1)
1993–1995	Banfield	66	(4)
1995–2014	Internazionale	615	(12)
Total		714	(17)
National team
1996	Argentina U23	12	(0)
1994–2011	Argentina	143	(5)
Honours Representing  Argentina Men's Football Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team Competition Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Javier Adelmar Zanetti (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβjeɾ saˈneti]; born 10 August 1973) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.

He started his career in Argentina, first with Talleres, and then Banfield. From 1995 to 2014 he played for Italian club Internazionale, and served as captain from 1999, earning him the nickname "Il Capitano" ("The Captain").

With 1114 official games played, he is fifth player in history with the most career appearances. He is also the foreign player with the most appearances in Serie A (615), and holds the third-most appearances in the league, alongside Francesco Totti, and behind only Paolo Maldini and Gianluigi Buffon. He is the most capped player in the history of Inter (858), and won 16 trophies with the club: five Scudetti, four Coppa Italia, four Supercoppa Italiana, one UEFA Cup, one Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup. He is also the most capped player as captain in the Champions League (82).

With the Argentina national team he played in 145 games, a figure that makes him the player with the most appearances in the history of La Albiceleste. With Argentina he reached the final of the Copa América in 2004 and 2007, and Confederations Cup in 1995 and 2005.