Gabriel Batistuta Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Gabriel Batistuta, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Argentina.

8 records1991–20028 events8 places

Chronological biography

1991

1991 Copa America Top Scorer1991

Sport / Football · Forward · Chile

Scores six goals as Argentina win the Copa America and finishes as the tournament's leading scorer.

1993

Two Goals in 1993 Copa America Final4 July 1993

Sport / Football · Forward · Guayaquil

Scores both Argentina goals in the 2-1 Copa America final victory over Mexico.

1994

World Cup Hat-Trick Against Greece21 June 1994

Sport / Football · Forward · Boston

Scores a hat-trick as Argentina defeat Greece 4-0 in their opening World Cup match.

World Cup Penalty Against Romania3 July 1994

Sport / Football · Forward · Pasadena

Scores from the penalty spot in Argentina's 3-2 World Cup round-of-sixteen defeat by Romania.

1995

1995 Copa America Top Scorer1995

Sport / Football · Forward · Uruguay

Scores four goals to finish as joint leading scorer at the Copa America.

1998

World Cup Hat-Trick Against Jamaica21 June 1998

Sport / Football · Forward · Paris

Scores a hat-trick as Argentina defeat Jamaica 5-0 in the World Cup group stage.

World Cup Penalty Against England30 June 1998

Sport / Football · Forward · Saint-Etienne

Scores an early penalty as Argentina draw 2-2 with England before winning the shootout.

2002

World Cup Winning Goal Against Nigeria2 June 2002

Sport / Football · Forward · Ibaraki

Heads the only goal as Argentina defeat Nigeria in their opening World Cup match.

Titles and roles

Forward

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.