J.Zanetti 757

Javier Zanetti now holds the record for most appearances in a Nerazzurri shirt, 757: by taking to the pitch against Novara, the captain has surpassed Giuseppe Bergomi. inter.it offers you all of Zanetti's numbers with the Nerazzurri, whose captain he became on 29 August 1999 (Inter 3-0 Verona):

- 65,656 total minutes played
- 46,967 minutes in Serie A
- 15,872 minutes under Roberto Mancini, the coach he played for the most
- 12,194 minutes in Europe
- 5,280 minutes in the Coppa Italia
- 757 total appearances
- 689 full games played
- 539 Serie A appearances
- 189 appearances under Roberto Mancini
- 141 appearances in Europe
- 64 appearances in the Coppa Italia
- 51 bookings
- 34 times he has been substituted
- 33 times he has come on as a substitute
- 21 goals
- 16 coaches in Italy
- 16 trophies won
- 15 trophies won wearing the captain's armband
- 12 decisive goals
- 12 goals in Serie A
- 6 goals scored for Roy Hodgson, the coach with whom he scored the most
- 5 goals in Europe
- 3 goals in the Coppa Italia
- 1 goal in the Club World Cup
- 1 sending off (Coppa Italia, Inter 0-2 Parma, 17 February 1999)



Source: inter.it



BIG UP

Dude , they forgot to mention the hair.


I dont know why ppl call Gotze -- Godtze , abate as God , when there is Zanetti.

P.S. I think he gave each of them a strand of his hair when they prayed relentlessly to him.

That sending off was unjust

38 and he plays like hes still 18, looks like he's still 18 and has amazing hair.

the hair is legendary, always unscathed

I'll just leave my bitterness and pay tribute to the one and only, Javier Zanetti.

To me Zanetti represents the joy of living, the joy of making football your job every morning. He is the smile, the life force, the passion for training, the good cheer for everyone who works with him. To me Javier Zanetti is all of these things, and he is a man that I'm happy to say will be a friend forever.

After all of that, and a long way behind, comes the footballer. But having been his coach for only two years of his incredible career, it's not my place to talk about a man who has written his own story - and what a marvellous story it is. All I will say is thank you for everything, thank you for giving me a small space in your story. What I will cherish most is that hug in the middle of the Santiago Bernabeu: it won't be the last but it was certainly the most intense of our two years together.

Perhaps one day somebody might beat Zanetti's record, but there will only ever be one Zanetti.

José Mourinho

I had the chance to play against Pupi as a player and he made a great impression because, though young and in a foreign country, he played with such intensity and quality.

Later I had the good fortune to coach him at Inter and I can say without a shadow of a doubt that every coach in the world would love to have a player like him, because of the professionalism and the quality he takes with him onto the pitch and because, apart from in goal (maybe), he can play in any position.

He is also an extremely upstanding individual, something that never goes amiss.

I'm delighted that he's achieved this record, and what's more at a big club such as Inter, especially because it means overtaking Bergomi, another Inter symbol. Very many congratulations Pupi and just keep going.

Yours affectionately,

Roberto Mancini

I'm glad to have this opportunity to congratulate Javier on his record, overtaking Beppe Bergomi's appearances at Inter, and I consider myself lucky to have worked with these two Nerazzurri legends.

Javier and I joined the club in the same year, 1995, and what immediately struck me about him was his professionalism, his desire to learn and adapt to a new type of football, his total commitment and his focus on the targets he wanted to achieve. So it comes as no surprise to me that he has now made a record number of appearances in a Nerazzurri shirt, and the good news for Inter is that at the current rate he shows no signs of slowing down.

So once again, congratulations Javier on this thoroughly deserved honour and I wish you all the best for your future games.

Roy Hodgson

P.S. Remember that Stanley Matthews played his last game in English football at the age of 49! Good luck.

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Forza ragazzi!

All what i can say is that he is a Legend.

Gratz , he is a legend

Time to retire and take over the team, maybe not as coach but as president. Maybe player-president.

pupi