Higuain Gonzalo. Biography

Gonzalo Gerardo Higuain - football player of the Argentina national team, currently stands for the Italian club "Napoli". He is the silver medalist of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Gonzalo Higuain. Career

Born footballer in the French town of Brest. Date of birth - December 10, 1987. At that moment, his father - Jorge Higuain (also a famous footballer) - was in favor of the city team of the same name. When Gonzalo was about a year, the family moved to Argentina. Footballer has the citizenship of France, but does not speak the language of the country. By the way, in 2006 the national team of Argentina and France invited the player, but at that moment he decided to take time for meditation. Subsequently, Higuain Gonzalo decided to join the team of Argentina. Gonzalo has a brother Federico, who is also a professional football player and is currently performing in the MLS League for the Columbus Crew team. Also the brothers together have experience of performances for "River Plate".

"River Plate"

Higuain Gonzalo made his debut for River Plate in 2003. However, he did not succeed in winning with the team. Of course, scored Gonzalo regularly, almost every second game, but on the field for three seasons the football player appeared only in 3 games. Nevertheless, the manager of "River Plate" declared Higuain as a football player with a great future. Thanks to good advertising, Gonzalo was able to interest many European teams. The cost of the player was constantly raised, for example, one club offered him ten million dollars, but the management of River Plate refused to sell. However, the team could not resist the proposal of Madrid "Real".

"RealMadrid"

In the middle of the 2006/07 season, Spanish "Real Madrid" bought Higuain. The cost of the player was thirteen million euros. In the remaining matches of the season, Higuain Gonzalo was able to excel twice. In the 2007/08 season, the player increased his own data significantly, scoring 22 goals. In the next season, Higuain managed to score 27 goals, becoming the second league scorer for Lionel Messi in the Spanish championship. In the following seasons, the Argentinian did not stop and scored for a "creamy" a total of 104 balls. In the 2010/11 season, Higuain entered his name in the history of the club, scoring the 700th goal in the Champions League. Season Argentinian conducted perfectly, but in December the team's doctors determined he had a herniated intervertebral disc. At first they believed that there was no need for an operation, and they delayed to the point that Higuain had to be treated until about April.

Napoli

In the summer of 2013 Higuain Gonzalo made the transition to the Italian "Napoli". The estimated transaction value is 37 million euros. In "Napoli" Argentinian also continued to shine, scoring in three seasons more than 60 goals, and to treat the most productive league players.

Gonzalo Higuain. Statistics in the national team of Argentina

"Pipita" (the nickname of a football player) was called immediately to the main national team of the country, avoiding participation in games for youth teams. An exception is only participation in the Beijing Olympics, where a player with the team was able to win a gold medal. Higuaín having chosen the team of Argentina, went quite a difficult way - the competition in the team is very high. Taking part in the World Cup games (2010), the organizer of the first hat-trick during the competition was just Gonzalo Higuain. Photos and videos of his achievements instantly spread all over the planet. Three goals he scored the national team of Korea. It was only his seventh performance for the team of Argentina.

The successes of the football player

• Gonzalo Higuain became the champion of Spain three times in the "Real Madrid".
• He is the owner of the Cup of Spain in the "Real Madrid".
• Twice he became the owner of the Super Cup of Spain in the Madrid "Real".
• The owner of the Italian Cup in the "Napoli".
• The owner of the Italian Super Cup in the "Napoli".
• The best scorer of the national team of Argentina at the World Cup in 2010.
• The best player of the championship of Argentina.

Gonzalo Higuain is a classic striker. The player stands out with a special blow and the highest level of technology. In terms of effectiveness, the player is considered one of the best. The weaknesses of the football player is not so easy to find. The peak of the player came in 2008 and until they got injured. But it is worth noting that after the restoration of Gonzalo very quickly recovered form. The downfall can be considered the first time in Real Madrid - a long adaptation of the player to the games in the Spanish championship and games in Europe.