Gabriel Iván Heinze ( spanish pronunciation : [ ɡaˈβɾjel ˈxejnse ] ; born 19 April 1978 ) is an argentine former football player who operated as either a left-back or a central defender, [ 3 ] presently a director. Nicknamed Gringo ( “ Foreigner “ in Argentine–Spanish slang ), [ 4 ] [ 5 ] he made a name for himself at Paris Saint-Germain, moving in 2004 to Manchester United and subsequently to Real Madrid, winning three trophies in full with the latter two clubs. He started and finished his 18-year professional career with Newell ‘s Old Boys.
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Heinze played 72 times with Argentina, representing the nation at two World Cups and as many Copa América tournaments .
Playing career [edit ]
club [edit ]
early career [edit ]
Heinze was born in Crespo, Entre Ríos to a founder of volga german descent [ 6 ] and a mother of sicilian descent, frankincense besides holding an italian [ 7 ] and a german pass. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] He began his career in his home nation with Newell ‘s Old Boys and, following attention from versatile european golf club, the 19-year-old signed for Real Valladolid in Spain, not managing one single La Liga appearance in his first season and besides being loaned to Sporting CP in December 1998. [ 10 ] After the 2000–01 campaign, where he appeared in 36 league games to help the Castile and León side narrowly invalidate top flight relegation, Heinze moved to Paris Saint-Germain, where he amassed over 100 overall appearances in three years, helping to the 2004 conquest of the Coupe de France .
manchester United [edit ]
In June 2004, Heinze joined Manchester United for a fee of £ 6.9 million. [ 8 ] He marked his debut on 11 September with a finish in a 2–2 away attract against Bolton Wanderers, [ 11 ] and immediately established himself as first-choice left-back, being regularly lauded by fans with the tone of “Ar-gen-tina!” [ 12 ] and finally voted the club ‘s best player for the 2004–05 season. [ 13 ] On 14 September 2005, Heinze was injured in a UEFA Champions League match with Villarreal and was ruled out of first-team action for the rest of the campaign. [ 14 ] previously, he had scored two goals in the lapp competition, the 3–0 second-leg qualifier away win over Debreceni. [ 15 ] He made a rejoinder with the reserve team in April 2006, but a minor wound picked up in his third base game back prevented him from making a first-team appearance before the end of the season. The consequence of this injury was the sign of Patrice Evra, who went on to become the club ‘s first-choice left-back in the following years. Heinze returned to natural process for United in 2006–07, and finally won a locate in the side rear as a central defender, ascribable to an injury crisis. After the team had sealed the Premier League title, he was named captain for the final two games of the temper, away to Chelsea [ 16 ] and at home to West Ham United. [ 17 ] After becoming disillusioned with coach Alex Ferguson by his miss of regular first-team carry through, [ 18 ] Heinze demanded a transfer to Liverpool during the close season. [ 19 ] United rejected the bid, believed to be in the region of £6.8 million. [ 20 ]
real Madrid [edit ]
Heinze playing with Real Madrid against Valencia in 2009 On 22 August 2007, Heinze joined Real Madrid on a four-year deal, becoming the third United actor to join the Spaniards ( after David Beckham and Ruud van Nistelrooy ), for a reported £8 million fee. [ 21 ] He made his debut on 2 September against Villarreal, coming on as a stand-in for Raúl. [ 22 ] On 30 March 2008 he netted his inaugural finish for the Merengues, in a 3–1 home gain over Sevilla, [ 23 ] and finished his debut season with 20 appearances to help win the league. Heinze was more regularly used in his second year at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, but the clubhouse came out vacate in silverware, with the exception of that year ‘s Supercopa de España. [ 24 ]
Marseille [edit ]
Heinze in legal action for Marseille ( 2010 ) On 30 July 2009, Heinze joined Marseille on a biennial deal for an undisclosed fee, reuniting at the Ligue 1 club with countryman Lucho González. [ 25 ] In his beginning year he scored a career-best four league goals in 27 matches, as L’OM won both the national championship and the season ‘s Coupe de la Ligue. On 27 March 2010 he was a starter as his team defeated Bordeaux in the latter contest ‘s final, for Marseille ‘s inaugural major title since 1993 ; [ 26 ] on 5 May, he netted the opener in a 3–1 home win against Rennes, which clinched the league. [ 27 ] Manager Didier Deschamps late described the season ‘s events as an “ extraordinary human venture ”. [ 28 ] Heinze was again a defensive stalwart in the 2010–11 season. On 20 March 2011, he scored from a free kick to help defeat his former club PSG 2–1 at base in the Clasico. [ 29 ] On 1 June 2011, it was announced on Marseille ‘s web site that 33-year-old Heinze would leave the club at the end of the temper. [ 30 ]
later years [edit ]
Heinze joined Serie A side A.S. Roma on 22 July 2011, after being released by Marseille at the end of June. [ 31 ] He made his competitive debut on 11 September, in a 1–2 home loss against Cagliari. [ 32 ] On 19 March 2012, after appearing in his 25th official game, Heinze had his contract automatically renewed for another year. [ 33 ] however, equitable five months by and by, it was announced on Roma ‘s official web site that he was being released from his shrink with immediate consequence ; [ 34 ] the day after his release [ 35 ] he joined his original baseball club, Newell ‘s Old Boys, on a biennial share. [ 36 ]
International [edit ]
Heinze first gear represented Argentina on 30 April 2003, in a friendly away win with Libya. [ 37 ] The follow year, he won a gold decoration in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, scoring in a 6–0 group phase spread-eagle of Serbia and Montenegro. [ 38 ] Despite missing most of 2005–06 with Manchester United due to injury, Heinze was called up for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals in Germany. In the quarter-final clash against the hosts, he started as Argentina lost on penalties. [ 39 ] Heinze participated in the 2007 Copa América, scoring with his head from a Juan Román Riquelme dislodge kick in the semi-finals against Mexico, a 3–0 gain for the eventual runner-up. [ 40 ] In the 2010 FIFA World Cup he played in four of Argentina ‘s five matches in South Africa, netting the game ‘s entirely goal – his one-third international – in a group stage victory over Nigeria. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] [ 43 ]
Coaching career [edit ]
even though he still did not possess the proper license, Heinze began working as a director in June 2015, being appointed at Godoy Cruz in the Argentine Primera División. [ 44 ] [ 45 ] He was sacked on 27 September, following two wins, two draws and six defeats. [ 46 ] Heinze signed at Argentinos Juniors in June 2016, besides as a coach. In July of the take after class, after achieving top-level promotion, he resigned. [ 47 ] On 11 December 2017, in the same capability, Heinze was appointed at Vélez Sarsfield. [ 48 ] Having led the team to two back-to-back Copa Sudamericana qualifications, he chose not to continue past the end of the 2019–20 temper. [ 49 ] On 18 December 2020, Heinze was named director of Major League Soccer club Atlanta United on a biennial contract. [ 50 ] On his introduction the following 6 April, the side won by one goal away to LD Alajuelense of Costa Rica, in the last-16 beginning leg of the CONCACAF Champions League. [ 51 ] Heinze banished Atlanta ‘s star striker Josef Martínez from train, and publicly said that this was his own decision, quite than a precaution based on the Venezuelan ‘s COVID-19 diagnosis at the 2021 Copa América. [ 52 ] On 18 July that year, having won just twice in 13 games, he was dismissed from his job. [ 53 ]
personal life sentence [edit ]
Heinze was named in the Panama Papers, a 2016 leak of offshore accounts used for tax evasion. In 2005, he signed an endorsement with Puma AG in which at least a million dollars was paid to him over a period of five years through an bill in his mother ‘s name in the british Virgin Islands. [ 54 ] An urban myth, published in sources including UEFA ‘s web site, alleged that Heinze was a penis of Y Wladfa, the Welsh -speaking colony in Patagonia. This was proven false by a Manchester United spokeswoman. [ 7 ]
career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
International [edit ]
Argentina
Year
Apps
Goals
2003
4
0
2004
14
0
2005
10
1
2006
5
0
2007
9
1
2008
9
0
2009
11
0
2010
9
1
Total
71
3
International goals [edit ]
managerial statistics [edit ]
- As of match played 17 July 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team
Nat
From
To
Record
Godoy Cruz
11 June 2015
27 September 2015
10
2
2
6
9
14
−5
0 20.00
Argentinos Juniors
20 June 2016
1 August 2017
46
25
14
7
62
26
+36
0 54.35
Vélez Sarsfield
11 December 2017
9 March 2020
71
31
22
18
90
63
+27
0 43.66
Atlanta United
18 December 2020
18 July 2021
17
4
8
5
16
20
−4
0 23.53
Total
144
62
46
36
177
123
+54
0 43.06
Honours [edit ]
player [edit ]
Paris Saint-Germain
Manchester United
Real Madrid
Marseille
Newell’s Old Boys
Argentina U23
Argentina
Individual
coach [edit ]
Argentinos Juniors
References [edit ]
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