Gabriel 'Batigol' Batistuta: The Man Luis Suárez Idolized

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The Argentine goalscoring legend began with Newell's Old Boys and blossomed wearing the purple kit of Florence's most famous team: Fiorentina. Gabriel 'Batigol' Batistuta has been regarded by some of the most respected players as a world-class striker and naturally gifted finishers. Internationally and at club level, he broke records through goalscoring so relentlessly.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:40 - Gabriel’s Upbringing
1:17 - His time in Argentina
3:21 - Gabriel’s transfer to Florence
4:00 - Fiorentina falling short
5:21 - World Cup woes
5:57 - Loyalty
8:15 - Fluctuating Form
12:27 - Outstanding Batigol
13:17 - Moving On
16:11 - International Intentions
17:09 - Exiting Italy
17:28 - The Legacy of Batigol
#batistuta #batigol #fiorentina #seriea

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@theretroroute 2 жыл бұрын

Hi all, apologies for the error: Batistuta was born in 1969, not ‘64. My mistake.

@arijitsengupta1101 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you....I share my Birthday and Birth Year with him...I too was born on 1 Feb, 1969....:)

@robs9237 2 жыл бұрын

What's the music in this video? I like it.

@CommandingOfficerNSG Жыл бұрын

His name is Gabriel Omar Batistuta so i think he's Muslim.

@drewlskelly 9 ай бұрын

I believe the away win against Arsenal was actually at Wembley stadium 😉

@AthelstanEngland 8 ай бұрын

The other error was saying Maradona was the greatest player of 20th century... That was Pele.

@PTminatoPT 2 жыл бұрын

Batistuta is my 2nd favorite player of all time,just behind another legendary argentinian player called Fernando Redondo(arguably the best defensive midfielder of all time). While Bati wasnt a football prodigy,he showed what hard work and ethics could achieve! He was a complete striker with brute force,power,and had that special gift of knowing where the ball would be! REFUSED multiple offers from Real,Barcelona,Man Utd because he said it wasnt fun to win in those clubs,lmao! A true legend and without doubt 1 of the top 3 strikers in the 90´s!

@bradleydolphin1049 2 жыл бұрын

Redondo was an absolute beast

@MagicMo1 Жыл бұрын

Fernando Redondo was amazing

@g.d.m.1315 Жыл бұрын

I don't understand why no one talla about Redondo. Ppl seems to remember more players like Cambiasso than Redondo

@rodnejean9880 9 ай бұрын

@@g.d.m.1315the reason is that cambiaso was more of an offensive player ,imagine messi didn’t scored much of those goals few people would have talked about him or imagine iniesta Ronaldinho,okocha scored as much as messi?.that’s how people view the game 🤷🏽‍♂️

@EagleEyes77 8 ай бұрын

Redondo was talented, very much, but the likes of Rijkaard were better.

@fraji1 2 жыл бұрын

In 1999 Fiorentina came to the US to play in the Gotham Cup. I was fortunate to be placed with the team by the event organizers. Bati was a class act as a person and a player. For the short time I spent with the team , Bati looked out for me and even asked me to drive him and his manager to the airport the day after the tournament ended. Once there he invited me to stay with them at the airport club , he would not take no for an answer. Those were pre 9/11 days and luckily no one towed the van that I parked curbside. Bati is a class act.

@usmanrulezzz 2 жыл бұрын

Batistuta was the man who made me fall in love with football! No one can be like him! Absolute monster!

@antonyjohnsonchittilapilly8498 2 ай бұрын

Same!

@bilalkhan817 2 жыл бұрын

Batistuta was a beast of a striker, I got the privilege to watch him play in person in a all star game in 2002, when he hit the ball it stayed hit and the sound echoed in the whole 🏟 . Only second to R9 as a striker for me from the 90s. Love u Bati goal... u could've achieved so much more, but Loyalty trumps trophies back in those days

@Mad_Intalect 2 жыл бұрын

The 90's had so many world class strikers...crazy.

@jankowalski4080 2 жыл бұрын

R9 was the best striker of all time but in the 90s i could never pick between the Romario and Batigol for me they were both equally nr2s in the world

@AshleyBD15 Жыл бұрын

100% Spot on..only 2nd to R9 but I have to give to Batistuta the title of being the cleanest striker of a football ive seen period! Even till this day, I havent seen a player that can hit a ball with as much power and accuracy as this man could. A real definition of a striker..Just imagine if he went to a bigger club how many more goals he would have scored 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@Rookshana.Takolia786 2 жыл бұрын

One of the GREATEST strikers ever to grace the football pitch.

@liamspivey5106 2 жыл бұрын

I always watched football Italia on a Saturday morning in the 90’s when I was a kid . Although the league was packed with world class players and teams . Batistuta and Fiorentina was my team to support . Rui Costa ,Olivera and Batistuta was a great trio to watch . I wished for years that Batistuta would come to my boyhood club Liverpool , but that wasn’t to be .

@tam310 2 жыл бұрын

Good old Football Italia. I liked the Inter team of that era. Ronaldo, Recoba, Zamorano, Zanetti etc. still have a soft spot for Inter.

@cristianfuentes2597 2 жыл бұрын

@@tam310 bam bam Zamorano my boy

@louisritnagellarsen687 2 жыл бұрын

Juve

@billysmith1989 2 жыл бұрын

Golden era!!

@scotmac5143 2 жыл бұрын

I've got to jump in here mate, sorry. Sat morning was Gazzetta football, telling you any news, showing goals from the week before etc. Sunday was when the games were played. I remember watching Batistuta beating the record of scoring in the first 13 or 14 games of the season. That record might still stand to this day.

@lorenzobalestri5596 2 жыл бұрын

Batigol made my city proud, he was an amazing player that made the whole city dream big! If it wasn't for his injury and Edmundo madness, 1998-99 could've been our year to win the scudetto...

@mauriziogiusti1769 2 жыл бұрын

Ehhhh but someone, Edmundo, had to go back to Brazil to attend the fucking carnival during Batistuta's injury and the serie A decisive period...

@mucaadabdirahman884 2 жыл бұрын

this man could win every trophy in the globe but he choose family and loyalty over fame and money.

@vincentekwunife1544 2 жыл бұрын

‘Controlled violence in both feet’ one heck of a striker

@libanwarsame5428 2 жыл бұрын

I was a big fan of Batistuta when he played for Fiorentina. Rui Costa, Toldo, Oliveira and Edmondo were among his most notable team mates at Viola.

@BongDiggidee 2 жыл бұрын

Shearer and Battistuta the two most loyalist strikers to ever grace the game. Both formidable goal scoring machines!

@edwardjones2202 2 жыл бұрын

Totti also

@malamation 2 жыл бұрын

Le tissier

@malamation 2 жыл бұрын

Steve bull - Wolverhampton

@tetelestai5736 8 ай бұрын

Born and raised in a country where football is not the main sport but got into it because of watching this man play My favorite back then and still to this day

@dandan3521 2 жыл бұрын

A man of honor indeed ... Family and Club Loyalty. I tip my hat to Sir. Bati 🎩

@whiskeyadams1863 2 жыл бұрын

Im born in 83 in Canada. I still have my fiorantina Toyota jersey to this day. My wife used to wear it now I do. Crespo with Gabriel was my favourite Argentina team. I hope his skill isnt lost upon the new kids

@rivolinho 2 жыл бұрын

Always wished Ferguson had managed to get him to United after Fiorentina. What a monster he would have been in the Prem.

@peterwitton5497 2 жыл бұрын

Same

@ItaThe3rd 2 жыл бұрын

Seria A was by far the best league in Europe at the time, he made the right decision to stay in Italy

@nmarcus7233 2 жыл бұрын

I think he would’ve fared like an Argentine Shearer.

@AurioDK 2 жыл бұрын

Batistuta was a low key player, romantic, loyal and with both feet solidly planted on the ground, the opposite of many other Argentinian players at the time and definitely the exact counter of most modern money starving footballers. I loved watching him play, he played for the love of the game and his talent was immense, he was simply respected by almost every football fan world wide. As for being the best striker ever, I won´t go there, many on the list but Batistuta ranks highly due to his sense of loyalty, something sorely missed in modern football.

@quxantipe 2 жыл бұрын

In PES game, I always tried to buy BatiGoal asap. Legend striker

@alphaneek2571 2 жыл бұрын

He is one of my fav in pes Got his iconic moment version Gotta say he is among the top 3 finishers in the game

@eazyredz2051 2 жыл бұрын

Fiorentina legend! With Rui Costa behind him... back when Serie A was the best league in the world.

@MEDICHI_AD 2 жыл бұрын

He was the player who got me interested in football waaaay back in 1995. Lol. A true legend.

@davidjames1646 2 жыл бұрын

Batistuta!!!!!!!!! Legend used to watch him on football itallia when that man hit the ball it flew like a bullet top 10 striker of all time

@marshmilo8641 2 жыл бұрын

Grew up watching and hearing about this beast of a player , growing up in chile back in the 90s I remember playing on the street pretending we were bati everytime whomever scored..forever a great

@ambrosiuspinpinwijaya953 2 жыл бұрын

The player that made me love football. My all time favourite football player. Arguably the best pure striker in the world.

@creative_soul-recolo 2 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest strikers I never got to witness 😬😬🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️ . The way his career went is quite extraordinary inspite the personal silverware for lack of a better term. I believe that he was good in any era especially with modern day strikers like Lewandowski, Kane, Benzema, Suarez were and still EXCELLENT. Homie played in the 90s with crazy-talented players like Pavel Nedved ,Del Piero, Inzaghi, Crespo , Vieri, Weah, Baggio, Vialli, Ravanelli , Zidane, Davids, Rijkaard, Gullit, Bergkamp, Van Basten (despite retiring at the age of 28 in 1995), Savevivic ,Jugovic ,Mijhailovic , Baggio, Totti, Rui Costa, Maldini, Ronaldo, Zamonaro, Recoba (All in The Serie A) could go almost day and managed to be of the most ELITE STRIKERS IN THE WORLD. HE COULD HAVE GONE ANYWHERE FROM 1994-2000 BUT CHOSE ROMA. WON THEM THEIR THIRD LEAGUE TITLE EVER AND HE WON 2 COPA AMERICA. Fantastic Career BATIGOAL. A TRUE PLAYERS PLAYER.

@sukjeetsandhu8794 2 жыл бұрын

The reason why I started watching football. Love you Batigol

@darj617 2 жыл бұрын

I used to collect Panini football cards back in the 90s as a kid, and Batistuta's was always highly prized amongst my friends. This video brought back memories, thanks (and great choice of background music, it really adds emotion).

@theretroroute 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! Thanks for the support. 90s Serie A, what a period!!🔥🔥

@studentfmk9084 2 жыл бұрын

What is this music?

@niklastorshagen6365 2 жыл бұрын

it takes me back to childhood to see Batistuta, what a legend

@rajkiranthomas3579 2 жыл бұрын

My all time favorite... The legend who made me love with the beautiful game... Still I celebrate like him like his gun shot... Miss u my idol BATIGOL... As MARADONA said the BEST STRIKER EVER.... GABRIEL OMAR BATISTUTA.... BATIGOL❤❤❤ Thanks for the video Brother ❤❤❤ Love from India ❤🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

@theretroroute 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video! BATIGOL!!!!

@Cizdipak 2 жыл бұрын

Fok man, me too. Love the guy, he means everything for me, cus of him i watch football and AS Roma every week.

@aleksapostolov6345 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't watched the whole video but this background music made Batistuta an Egyptian story about Prince Gabriel.

@diegomaradona8076 2 жыл бұрын

Batigol,Ronaldo fenomeno,Bergkamp,Kluivert,Raúl,Vieri,Owen,Shearer,Henry,Trezeguet,Zamorano,Suker,Mijatovic,Shevchenko and much more almost every country had world class strikers in the 90‘s,great times.

@scipioafricano2637 2 жыл бұрын

Van basten

@nimascolari1508 2 жыл бұрын

Loyalty over personal accolades. True legend.

@OJxiii 2 жыл бұрын

The man who made me an Argentine Football Fan… Batistuta ❤️🇰🇪

@gillespendragon 2 жыл бұрын

They don’t make like this anymore, what a beast as a Italian I saw him playing for quite a while and really enjoyed Batigol

@JustinSpakable 2 жыл бұрын

I love gabi batigol. As a boy, he used to storm down doors. I remember vividly his game against man u. It was mean and fast. He's a legend. God bless him

@johnamarukmc2181 2 жыл бұрын

My mom loves Bautista, Him and Ortega was the reason why we supported Argentina in WC... As a kid, i don't really remember how their WC journey went but i remember that our Neighbours, Friends and relatives all gather in our house to watched W.C. it was so fun watching with a house full of people. Everyone has their own favourite country but me my mom were rooting for Argentina.

@giancarlopaolini7529 2 жыл бұрын

One of the truly best strikers ever seen in Italy. All Italians do still have fond memories about him despite not being supporters of Fiorentina, Roma and Inter Milan. My utmost respect champion.

@stephenking8505 2 жыл бұрын

Absolute sniper in front of goal and so powerful on the ball. One of my favourites when I was a child.

@paulduke9424 2 жыл бұрын

The Batistuta goal against Arsenal was at Wembley - That CL campaign was played there.

@librikurniadi6147 2 жыл бұрын

he's the reason why i became a fiorentina fan, from 90's til now, always la viola

@miguelLDiablo 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Bati is my favourite forward of all time, one of the best ever. Thanks for the post!

@lovinDaMusik 2 жыл бұрын

i played 9 years football, Batistuta for me was jesus in this sport. So underrated, and the most vicious striker i have ever seen, I wanted him at barcelona So Bad. Can you imagine?

@gibsonotoo8254 Жыл бұрын

Batistuta has been my favourite striker until now! He is the reason I support Fiorentina! I love him so much! Batigoal is name!

@khaledmadani3695 3 жыл бұрын

Great video , thank you.

@theretroroute 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed, more on the way very soon

@craigcullen28 2 жыл бұрын

4 amazing and very similar strikers that I loved coz they were proper centre forwards: ALAN SHEARER 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 CHRISTIAN VIERI 🇮🇪🇮🇪 OLIVER BIERRHOFF 🇩🇪🇩🇪 GABRIEL BATISTUTA 🇦🇷🇦🇷

@pauldizzly 2 жыл бұрын

Vieri is my favourite player of all time. All 4 players you mentioned are champions but also and strangely, underrated by some.

@BongDiggidee 2 жыл бұрын

Shearer for me dude

@ov9322 2 жыл бұрын

@@BongDiggidee 😆😂🤣 What are you smoking pal, Batistuta was much better

@nmarcus7233 2 жыл бұрын

@@ov9322 Shearer wasn’t that far off. Absolute monster too pre-injury.

@feskayani81 3 ай бұрын

batigol no1 Shearer 2

@figeroa256 10 ай бұрын

What a player, flowing hair. Amazing shot. Clinical. Ny favorite striker along with ronaldo el phenomeno

@johnnybee358 2 жыл бұрын

He’s a football equivalent of Lady Diana in politics, admirable, graceful, and even though misfortune, still most highly regarded! Story of true People’s Champion!

@williamlee7672 2 жыл бұрын

If he moved to a bigger club early rather than be loyal to Fiorentina. He would perhaps be regarded as the greatest number 9 if he scored and won many trophies.

@sigitprabowo363 2 жыл бұрын

Shearer, Batistuta, Ronaldo Nazario, my all time favourites striker

@garethluvsthetruth6782 2 жыл бұрын

had goosebumps for 18 mins

@0-equals-1-trilliontiger67 2 жыл бұрын

Saw him first time playing in Copa America 1991. One of the best and my favorites. His goal vs Colombia in 1991 and shot against Holland hitting both posts (bouncing out) in 1998 WC were amazing, but his loyalty to Fiorentina for me is the most impressive. I was lucky enough to see that wonder WC game between Romania and Argentina in 1994 in Rose Bowl, where he scored Argentina's first.

@phatpeople4thewin 2 жыл бұрын

you're so old

@DutchDixon94 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. My favourite striker of all time.

@theretroroute 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@akuaagyeman8702 2 жыл бұрын

He was one of the best. The background sound is amazing. Can I get the name of the background sound? Thank you

@sonnymp1337 2 жыл бұрын

☝️

@Liquidcadmus Жыл бұрын

He was my football hero when I was a kid. he was truly inspiring and the greatest striker in the history of Argentina.

@kingpubg4865 2 жыл бұрын

I was 6 years old and didn't know much about football in 1998 but i already loved Batigol at that time and thus i became a Viola fan ever since. No doubt his professionalism and dedication are the things that unrepeatable in today's football. But it is still beyond me how he could be so consistent throughout most of his career and did every game with full passion considering he himself once said he didn't like football.

@samuelasomaning9149 2 жыл бұрын

I was once called Batistuta, all because l love him. 🇬🇭🇦🇷

@Anggelos876 2 жыл бұрын

As a 🇯🇲 I hate him and Ortega for scoring on us in 98 world Cup to this day. 😂 But on a real he a has my biggest respect as a player. We were scared of 🇦🇷, and rightly so.

@emanuele20x 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video. Great work. Wow

@longliveavalon 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! He's one of my all-time heroes! Cheers mate!

@theretroroute 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Check out some of the others on the channel

@longliveavalon 2 жыл бұрын

@@theretroroute will do mate and keep up the great work!👌🏻

@Maxh222 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing work!

@poshgurung2906 2 жыл бұрын

Batistuta is a Goal Machine

@JWHarris........ Жыл бұрын

Loving your video bro. Cheers ✌️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@nmarcus7233 2 жыл бұрын

This guy was a monster. Gives me small shades of a 90s Drogba in terms of how powerful, dominant, rangy and sharp he was a centre forward.

@diegoeduardoorregohidalgo8209 2 жыл бұрын

Uno de los mejores goleadores de su época, y probablemente el mejor 9 argentino de todos los tiempos, llegó a jugar Serie B, impensable que en el fútbol moderno una superestrella haga eso y se quede defendiendo a su club

@theretroroute 2 жыл бұрын

Heroico!!

@classicepisodesofcrimewatc9971 2 жыл бұрын

Defendicio il a more salubrio a la carte Batigol 🇦🇷 patricionne De futbol Batistuta 🇦🇷 Viva La Argentine!

@monkeyton5 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoying your content. Most football themed channels dont have even half the quality you put in.

@graemepyper9951 Ай бұрын

A very rare quality being that loyal to a team without any real results... Could you have imagined him in late 90s Man Utd... Or Real Madrid eventually having the trio of Raul, R9 and Batigol... What could have been.

@ljbannon315 2 жыл бұрын

Superb video, can't believe it took me this long to find your channel! Subscribed!

@xcato21 2 жыл бұрын

Excelente video . My favorite number 9 with Ronaldo Nazario .

@ombrahmbhatt2432 2 жыл бұрын

Batigol 🇦🇷

@nr126 2 жыл бұрын

Legend.

@EYDIMUSIC 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed that 👍🏻

@DdotRay86 2 жыл бұрын

Championship Manager players know this guy was properly elite 😂

@Cizdipak 2 жыл бұрын

Whole Roma team was a freakin cheat code!! Me and my mates never got to choose Roma if we played the Serie A!

@jbartlettcoys 2 жыл бұрын

Great video bro!

@callum5252 7 ай бұрын

LOVE the use of music in these videos, but this one has blagged my head. I know it but can't pinpoint what movie it's from! Video is amazing as always, just get work it out 🤣

@lpmederos10 3 ай бұрын

Great video mate. I grew up admiring Batistuta’s way of playing, second to Ronaldo. I love the game and when I think about the reason why I play it’s because those 2.

@MH-wc2xd 2 жыл бұрын

One of my all time favorites!

@pieteralexander5178 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@fauzanibrahim6416 11 ай бұрын

It's easier to understand his club level success once u watch the story of rui Costa. Which is another wonderful story like this. They all deserved eachother. And batistuta is Legend. Thanks for the story

@user-yk4ey3xl9s 2 жыл бұрын

We who watched football in the 1990’s were so spoiled with top strikers. Rinaldo, Romario, Bebeto, Shearer, Fowler, Boksic, Suker, Mijatovic plus a whole host of Germans, Italians, George Weah etc. Batigol was the king 👑 though

@ayno6891 2 жыл бұрын

great video man

@gonzalesreza5571 2 жыл бұрын

BATIGOL BEST🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

@danielhohenberg3840 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff😁

@theretroroute 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! Check out some of the other content @TheRetroRoute. More coming soon.

@laurencebyrne837 2 жыл бұрын

I recently discovered your videos I'm really enjoying them! But change the music I'm not going raid tombs. Keep up the good work

@ussainy 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best strikers ( I hope EA sports makes a icon card for him )

@phatpeople4thewin 2 жыл бұрын

great vid m8

@pawlosnigussie9226 2 жыл бұрын

good job the retro route

@mouawyaa 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Video, we miss Batigoal 👍❤️‍🩹

@pirateboyfearless 2 жыл бұрын

Pure class.

@GCMJames77 3 ай бұрын

Fernando Redondo and Gabriel Batistuta are my favourites players bro 👏🏾💯

@Makainternational 2 жыл бұрын

Since retiring he has had so many problems with his legs and ankles. The pain was so severe that he asked a Doctor to amputate them at one stage. I heard he is doing better now, but still has problems walking.

@acerade1983 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely correct

@philboucher7698 2 жыл бұрын

I love this video. Turn the music down 50% please. Keep raising volume to hear words over music to no avail

@stefandrakche 2 жыл бұрын

Čovek vozi juga! Doterao mu lično iz Kragujevca

@kdlofty 2 жыл бұрын

Hell of a striker.

@vladngr12 2 жыл бұрын

A true 💜 Legend

@Bayard2024 2 жыл бұрын

Very good video mate! May I just add a few minor corrections : Batistuta was born in 1969, not 1964, and Fiorentina's Champion's League win over Arsenal was at the old Wembley, not Highbury :) Excellent work nonetheless!

@theretroroute 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the feedback. Thanks for watching and enjoying

@Bayard2024 2 жыл бұрын

@@theretroroute anytime mate, keep up the good work ;)

@nikhillakhera7134 2 жыл бұрын

Such a nice way to share the feedback man 😘

@James-vv9dp 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. And I love all Your content but there are a few errors. Just double check the data and facts. The bonucci transfer (ronaldo was more at 33) and deportivo italiano are an Argentinian team, you mentioned they were italian. But great job mate 👌🏽