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Full Name: Javier Aldemar Zanetti
Squad No: 4
Position: Midfielder
Age: 40
Birth Date: Aug 10, 1973
Birth Place: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 75 kg

Biography

avier Zanetti is a defender for Internazionale Milano. He was born on 10 August 1973 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Javier’s professional career started in 1991, after he had been signed by Talleres. The young defender successfully played in the club’s first team and has become a key player, scoring 1 goal in 33 appearances.
The following year, Javier was signed by Banfield for 3 seasons. During his debut season at Banfield, Zanetti didn’t manage to break into the starting lineup, but was made a regular by the senior coach in the two following seasons at the Argentinean club. For 3 years at Banfield, Zanetti made 66 appearances and netted 4 goals.
In 1995 Javier Zanetti signed the last transfer deal in his career and joined Italian Serie A Internazionale Milano. The Nerazzurri extended and improved the conditions of the contract with the Argentinean defender numerous times. Zanetti is a legend of Inter, with 15 years of dedicated performance for the club. Javier Zanetti’s experience, professionalism and self-control have made him one of the best defenders of all time. Playing for Inter since 1995, Javier featured in 573 matches and scored 13 goals.
In 1996 Javier was capped 12 times for Argentina U-23. Since 1994 Javier is a key defender of the Argentinean national football team, with 145 appearances and 5 goals.

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Full name:
Luis Lionel Andrés Messi
Birth day: June 24, 1987
Birthplace: Rosario, Argentina
Nationality: Argentinian Other
nationality:Spanish EU
passport: Yes
Height: 169 cm
Weight: 67 kg
                                                                                    Club: Barcelona

Biography

Lionel Messi started playing football at a very early age in his hometown's Newell's Old Boys. From the age of 11, he suffered from a hormone deficiency and as Lionel's parents were unable to pay for the treatment in Argentina, they decided to move to Barcelona, Spain.

In the 2003-2004 season, when he was still only 16, Messi made his first team debut in a friendly with Porto that marked the opening of the new Dragao stadium. The following championship-winning season, Messi made his first appearance in an official match on October 16, 2004, in Barcelona's derby win against Espanyol at the Olympic Stadium (0-1).

With several first team players seriously injured, the services of several reserve team players were called upon, and Messi became a regular feature of Barça squads. On May 1, 2005, he became the youngest player ever to score a league goal for FC Barcelona - against Albacete when Messi was only 17 years, 10 months and 7 days old.

He was offered the chance to play for the Spain national football team, but declined, prefering to wait for the opportunity to play for the country of his birth. In June 2004 he got his chance, playing in a U-20 friendly match against Paraguay.
Lionel Messi wearing FC Barcelona's colorsIn June 2005 he starred for the Argentina U-20 team that won the Football World Youth Championship played in The Netherlands.Messi picked up the Golden Boot as top scorer with 6 goals, and the Golden Ball for the best player of the tournament. Despite his youth, Lionel has already drawn comparisons with Diego Maradona, arguably the best football player of all time.

On September 25, 2005 Messi obtained a Spanish citizenship and was finally able to make his debut in this season's Spanish First Division. He had previously been unable to play because FC Barcelona had filled up all of their quota of non-EU players.

Messi's first outing in the UEFA Champions League at the Nou Camp was on Sept 28 against Italian club Udinese. He impressed with some great passing and a seemingly telepathic relationship with Ronaldinho that earned him a standing ovation from the 70,000-odd Nou Camp faithful. On December of that year, the Italian newspaper Tuttosport awarded him the Golden Boy 2005 title for the best under-21 player in Europe, over Wayne Rooney and Lukas Podolski

In September 2005, Messi was given an improved and extended contract until 2014.

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Full Name: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
Birth date: February 5th, 1985
Age: 28 years old
Birthplace: Funchal, Madeira - Portugal
Height: 186 cm (1m 86cm)
Weight: 84 kg
Field position: Left/right winger, striker/forward
First professional club: Sporting Clube de Portugal
Career debut: October 7th 2002, against Moreirense
Current club: Real Madrid (since 2009)
International team: Portugal
International debut: August 20th 2003, against Kazakhstan
Nicknames: CR7, CR9, Ronny

Biography

Cristiano Ronaldo is the son of Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro (a cooker) and José Dinis Aveiro (a Municipal gardener). Many say that Ronaldo's humble family origins are the reason why CR7 manages to deal so well with the fame and spotlights he has nowadays. Cristiano Ronaldo has two older sisters, Liliana Cátia and Elma, and one older brother, Hugo.
Cristiano Ronaldo first steps in football/soccer were made in his amateur hometown club called Andorinha, when he was still 8 years old. A couple years later, CR7 moved to CD Nacional, one of the most known teams in Madeira, around his 10th birthday. But he didn't stay there for too long and the year after (1996), Ronaldo was persuaded to join Sporting Lisbon, one of the biggest clubs in Portugal.
It's now clear that 1996 was a turnaround year in Cristiano Ronaldo life. By joining Sporting CP, Ronaldo had to leave his family back in Madeira and start learning how to live on his own. CR7 trained with the youth team in the first years and in 2002, by the age of 16, he made his senior debut against Moreirense, in the Portuguese First Division. In that match, Ronaldo scored a brace and immediatly caught everyone's attention upon him. The European debut took place later on, in the UEFA Champions League qualifier match against Inter Milan.

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