may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Please improve this article if you can. The talk page may contain suggestions. (May 2009) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (July 2010) Gabriel Batistuta Personal information Full name Gabriel Omar Batistuta Date of birth 1 February 1969 (1969-02-01) (age 42) Place of birth Reconquista, Argentina Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Striker Youth career 1987–1988 Newell's Old Boys Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1988–1989 Newell's Old Boys 16 (9) 1989–1990 River Plate 7 (5) 1990–1991 Boca Juniors 29 (23) 1991–2000 Fiorentina 269 (168) 2000–2003 Roma 60 (30) 2003 → Internazionale (loan) 12 (2) 2003–2005 Al Arabi 21 (29) Total 414 (246) National team 1991–2002 Argentina 78 (56) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). Gabriel Omar Batistuta (born 1 February 1969), nicknamed Batigol is a former professional footballer. The prolific Argentine striker played most of his club football at Fiorentina in Italy, and he is the ninth top scorer of all time in the Italian Serie A league, with 184 goals in 318 matches. On the international level, he is Argentina's all-time leading goal scorer, with 56 goals in 78 national team matches, and he represented his country at three World Cups. In 2004, he was named in the FIFA 100 list of the "125 Greatest Living Footballers"..