Gabriel Heinze
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Gabriel Iván Heinze (ˈeinse; born 19 April 1978) is an Argentine
footballer who plays for A.S. Roma
in Italy
. Mainly a left back, he can also operate as a central defender.
Nickname
d Gringo ("foreigner
" in Argentine Spanish
), he made a name for himself at Paris Saint-Germain, moving in 2004 to Manchester United
, and subsequently to Real Madrid
, winning three major titles with the latter two.
Heinze has played 71 times for with Argentina
, representing the nation at two World Cups
and as many Copa América
tournaments.
, Heinze began his career in his home country with Newell's Old Boys
. Following attention from various Europe
an clubs, the 19-year old signed for Real Valladolid
in Spain
, not managing one single La Liga
appearance in his first season, and also being loaned to Sporting Clube de Portugal in the 1998 summer.
After the 2000–01 campaign, where he appeared in 36 league games to help the Castile and León
club narrowly avoid top flight relegation, Heinze moved to Paris Saint-Germain FC, where he amassed over 100 overall appearances in three seasons, helping the capital
side to the 2004 French Cup
.
for a fee of £
6.9 million. He marked his debut for the club in 11 September with a goal in a 2–2 away draw against Bolton Wanderers
, and immediately established himself as United's first choice left-back, being regularly lauded by United fans with the chant of "Ar-gen-tina!" and eventually voted the club's best player for the 2004–05 season.
On 14 September 2005, Heinze was injured in a UEFA Champions League
match with Villarreal CF
and was ruled out of first-team action for the rest of the season. Previously, he had scored two goals in the same competition, the 3–0 second-leg qualifier away win over Debreceni VSC
. He made a comeback with the reserve team in April 2006, but a minor injury picked up in his third game back prevented him from making a first-team appearance before the end of the campaign. The consequence of this injury was Manchester United's signing of Patrice Evra
, who went on to become the club's first-choice left-back in the following years.
Heinze returned to action for United in the 2006–07 season, and eventually won a place in the side back as a central defender, due to an injury crisis. After the team had sealed the Premier League title, he was named captain for the last two games of the season, away to Chelsea
and at home to West Ham United
.
After becoming disillusioned with manager Alex Ferguson
by his lack of regular first-team action, Heinze demanded a transfer to Liverpool
during the close season. United rejected the bid, believed to be in the region of £6.8 million.
on a four-year deal, becoming the third United player to join the Spaniards (after David Beckham
and Ruud van Nistelrooy
), for a reported £8 million fee. He made his debut on 2 September against Villarreal, coming on as a substitute for Raúl
. On 30 March 2008, he netted his first goal for the Merengues, in a 3–1 home win against Sevilla FC
, and finished his debut season with 20 league appearances as the club won the league.
In his second season with Real Madrid, Heinze was more regularly used, but the club came out empty in silverware, with the exception of the 2008
Spanish Supercup
.
on a two-year deal, for an undisclosed fee, reuniting at the Ligue 1
outfit with countryman Lucho González. In his first year
, he scored a career-best four league goals in 27 matches, as L'OM won both the national championship and the season
's French League Cup
. On 27 March 2010, he was as starter as his team defeated FC Girondins de Bordeaux
in the latter competition's final
, for Marseille's first major title since 1993; on 5 May, he netted the opener in a 3–1 home win against Stade Rennais FC, which clinched the league in favour of Marseille; the club's manager Didier Deschamps
later described the season's events as an "extraordinary human adventure".
In the 2010–11 season
, Heinze was again a defensive stalwart for Marseille. On 20 March 2011, he scored from a free kick
to help defeat his former club PSG 2–1 at home, in the Clasico.
On 01 June 2011, it was announced on Marseille's website that 33-year old Heinze would leave the club at the end of the season.
side A.S. Roma
, after being released by Marseille at the end of June.
on 30 April 2003, in a friendly away win with Libya
. The following year, he won a gold medal
in the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens
, scoring in a 6–0 group stage win against Serbia and Montenegro
.
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.
Heinze participated in the 2007 Copa América, scoring with his head from a Juan Roman Riquelme
free kick in the semifinals against Mexico
, a 3–0 win for the eventual runners-up. In the 2010 FIFA World Cup
, he played in four of Argentina's five matches in South Africa
, netting the game's only goal – his third international – in a group stage win against Nigeria
.
| 1. || 17 August 2005 || Stadium Puskás Ferenc
, Budapest
, Hungary || || 1–2 || 1–2 || Friendly
|-
| 2. || 11 July 2007 || Polideportivo Cachamay
, Puerto Ordaz
, Venezuela || || 0–1 || 0–3 || 2007 Copa América
|-
| 3. || 12 June 2010 || Ellis Park Stadium
, Johannesburg
, South Africa || || 1–0 || 1–0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup
|}
Manchester United
Real Madrid
Marseille
Argentina U-23
|1997–98||Newell's Old Boys
||Primera División
|8||0||colspan="2"| ||colspan="2"| ||0||0||8||0
|-
|1997–98||Valladolid
||La Liga
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|1998–99||Sporting||Primeira Liga
|5||1||1||0||0||0||0||0||6||1
|-
|1999–00||rowspan="2"|Valladolid
||rowspan="2"|La Liga
|18||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||18||0
|-
|2000–01
|36||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||36||1
|-
|2001–02||rowspan="3"|Paris Saint-Germain||rowspan="3"|Ligue 1
|31||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||33||0
|-
|2002–03
|35||2||0||0||0||0||4||0||39||2
|-
|2003–04
|33||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||33||2
|-
|2004–05||rowspan="3"|Manchester United
||rowspan="3"|Premier League
|26||1||4||0||2||0||7||0||39||1
|-
|2005–06
|4||0||0||0||0||0||2||2||6||2
|-
|2006–07
|22||0||6||1||2||0||8||0||38||1
|-
|2007–08||rowspan="2"|Real Madrid
||rowspan="2"|La Liga
|20||1||2||0||0||0||4||0||26||1
|-
|2008–09
|24||2||1||0||0||0||7||0||32||2
|-
|2009–10
||rowspan="2"|Marseille
||rowspan="2"|Ligue 1
|27||4||0||0||2||0||7||2||36||6
|-
|2010–11
|31||3||0||0||0||0||8||1||39||4
|-
8||0||colspan="2"| ||colspan="2"| ||0||0||8||0
98||4||3||0||0||0||11||0||112||4
5||1||1||0||0||0||0||0||6||1
157||11||0||0||2||0||21||3||180||14
52||1||10||1||4||0||17||2||83||4
320||17||14||1||6||0||49||5||389||23
|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
|}
father and an Italian mother, thus also holding both nationalities.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
footballer who plays for A.S. Roma
A.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. Mainly a left back, he can also operate as a central defender.
Nickname
Nickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
d Gringo ("foreigner
Alien (law)
In law, an alien is a person in a country who is not a citizen of that country.-Categorization:Types of "alien" persons are:*An alien who is legally permitted to remain in a country which is foreign to him or her. On specified terms, this kind of alien may be called a legal alien of that country...
" in Argentine Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
), he made a name for himself at Paris Saint-Germain, moving in 2004 to Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
, and subsequently to Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
, winning three major titles with the latter two.
Heinze has played 71 times for with Argentina
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
, representing the nation at two World Cups
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
and as many Copa América
Copa América
The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...
tournaments.
Early career
Born in Crespo, Entre RíosCrespo, Entre Ríos
Crespo is a city in the Argentine province of Entre Ríos, some 40 km from the provincial capital Paraná. It has around 18,000 inhabitants , most of whom are descendants of Volga Germans who migrated from Russia to Argentina from 1875 onwards. The town's German heritage is reflected in the annual...
, Heinze began his career in his home country with Newell's Old Boys
Newell's Old Boys
Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell, one of the pioneers of Argentine football...
. Following attention from various Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an clubs, the 19-year old signed for Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, from where the nickname Pucela is derived....
in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, not managing one single La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
appearance in his first season, and also being loaned to Sporting Clube de Portugal in the 1998 summer.
After the 2000–01 campaign, where he appeared in 36 league games to help the Castile and León
Castile and León
Castile and León is an autonomous community in north-western Spain. It was so constituted in 1983 and it comprises the historical regions of León and Old Castile...
club narrowly avoid top flight relegation, Heinze moved to Paris Saint-Germain FC, where he amassed over 100 overall appearances in three seasons, helping the capital
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
side to the 2004 French Cup
Coupe de France
The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...
.
Manchester United
In June 2004, Heinze joined Manchester UnitedManchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
for a fee of £
Pound sterling
The pound sterling , commonly called the pound, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory and Tristan da Cunha. It is subdivided into 100 pence...
6.9 million. He marked his debut for the club in 11 September with a goal in a 2–2 away draw against Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
, and immediately established himself as United's first choice left-back, being regularly lauded by United fans with the chant of "Ar-gen-tina!" and eventually voted the club's best player for the 2004–05 season.
On 14 September 2005, Heinze was injured in a UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
match with Villarreal CF
Villarreal CF
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community...
and was ruled out of first-team action for the rest of the season. Previously, he had scored two goals in the same competition, the 3–0 second-leg qualifier away win over Debreceni VSC
Debreceni VSC
Debreceni VSC or just Debrecen or DVSC is a football club from the city of Debrecen in Hungary. They are best known for reaching the group stages of the UEFA Champions League 2009–10 season. Debreceni VSC has been the most successful Hungarian club since 2000. The club has won the Hungarian...
. He made a comeback with the reserve team in April 2006, but a minor injury picked up in his third game back prevented him from making a first-team appearance before the end of the campaign. The consequence of this injury was Manchester United's signing of Patrice Evra
Patrice Evra
Patrice Latyr Evra is a French international footballer who currently plays for English club Manchester United in the Premier League and the France national team. Originally an attacker, he primarily plays as a left back and is described as "the classic example of a modern full-back" who is...
, who went on to become the club's first-choice left-back in the following years.
Heinze returned to action for United in the 2006–07 season, and eventually won a place in the side back as a central defender, due to an injury crisis. After the team had sealed the Premier League title, he was named captain for the last two games of the season, away to Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
and at home to West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
.
After becoming disillusioned with manager Alex Ferguson
Alex Ferguson
Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE is a Scottish association football manager and former player, currently managing Manchester United, where he has been in charge since 1986...
by his lack of regular first-team action, Heinze demanded a transfer to Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
during the close season. United rejected the bid, believed to be in the region of £6.8 million.
Real Madrid
On 22 August 2007, Heinze joined Real MadridReal Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
on a four-year deal, becoming the third United player to join the Spaniards (after David Beckham
David Beckham
David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...
and Ruud van Nistelrooy
Ruud van Nistelrooy
Rutgerus Johannes Martinus "Ruud" van Nistelrooy, , is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Málaga CF in Spain's La Liga. He is the second-highest goalscorer in Champions League history with 60 goals...
), for a reported £8 million fee. He made his debut on 2 September against Villarreal, coming on as a substitute for Raúl
Raúl González
Raúl González Blanco , known simply as Raúl, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for German club Schalke 04....
. On 30 March 2008, he netted his first goal for the Merengues, in a 3–1 home win against Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...
, and finished his debut season with 20 league appearances as the club won the league.
In his second season with Real Madrid, Heinze was more regularly used, but the club came out empty in silverware, with the exception of the 2008
2008 Supercopa de España
The 2008 Supercopa de España was two-leg Spanish football matches played on 17 August and 24 August 2008. It was contested by Valencia CF, who were Spanish Cup winners in 2007–08, and Real Madrid, who won the 2007–08 Spanish League. Real Madrid won 6–5 on aggregate for their eighth Supercopa...
Spanish Supercup
Supercopa de España
The Supercopa de España is a Spanish football championship contested by the winners of La Liga and the Copa del Rey...
.
Marseille
On 30 July 2009, Heinze joined Olympique de MarseilleOlympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...
on a two-year deal, for an undisclosed fee, reuniting at the Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
outfit with countryman Lucho González. In his first year
2009–10 Ligue 1
The 2009–10 Ligue 1 season was the 72nd since its establishment. Bordeaux were the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 5 June 2009, and play commenced on 8 August and ended on 15 May 2010. There were three promoted teams from Ligue 2, replacing the three teams that were relegated...
, he scored a career-best four league goals in 27 matches, as L'OM won both the national championship and the season
2009–10 Coupe de la Ligue
The 2009–10 Coupe de la Ligue was the 16th edition of France's league cup, organized by the LFP. The defending champions were Ligue 1 club Bordeaux who defeated second division club Vannes 4–0 in the 2009 final. The competition began on 25 July 2009 and the final was held on 27 March 2010 at the...
's French League Cup
Coupe de la Ligue
The Coupe de la Ligue , known outside of France as the French League Cup, is a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel...
. On 27 March 2010, he was as starter as his team defeated FC Girondins de Bordeaux
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux is a French association football club based in the city of Bordeaux. The club currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, and won its last Ligue 1 title in the 2008–09 season....
in the latter competition's final
2010 Coupe de la Ligue Final
The 2010 Coupe de la Ligue Final was the 16th final of France's football league cup competition, the Coupe de la Ligue, a football competition for the 46 teams that the Ligue de Football Professionnel manages. The final took place on 27 March 2010 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis...
, for Marseille's first major title since 1993; on 5 May, he netted the opener in a 3–1 home win against Stade Rennais FC, which clinched the league in favour of Marseille; the club's manager Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps
Didier Claude Deschamps is a retired French footballer and current manager of Marseille. He played as a defensive midfielder. As an international, he assisted France with victories in the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000...
later described the season's events as an "extraordinary human adventure".
In the 2010–11 season
2010–11 Ligue 1
The 2010–11 Ligue 1 season was the 73rd since its establishment. Entering the season, Marseille were the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 21 May 2010 and the season began on 7 August and ended on 29 May 2011. The winter break was in effect between 23 December and 15 January 2011...
, Heinze was again a defensive stalwart for Marseille. On 20 March 2011, he scored from a free kick
Direct free kick
A direct free kick is a method of restarting play in a game of association football following a foul. Unlike an indirect free kick, a goal may be scored directly against the opposing side without the ball having first touched another player.-Award:...
to help defeat his former club PSG 2–1 at home, in the Clasico.
On 01 June 2011, it was announced on Marseille's website that 33-year old Heinze would leave the club at the end of the season.
Roma
On 22 July 2011, Heinze joined Serie ASerie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
side A.S. Roma
A.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
, after being released by Marseille at the end of June.
International career
Heinze first represented ArgentinaArgentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
on 30 April 2003, in a friendly away win with Libya
Libya national football team
The Libya national football team is the national association football team of Libya and is controlled by the Libyan Football Federation. The team has never qualified for the senior FIFA World Cup. They have qualified for three Africa Cup of Nations, one in 1982 where they finished runners-up and...
. The following year, he won a gold medal
Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics
The football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August, , and ended on 28 August.The men's tournament is played by U-23 national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad...
in the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, scoring in a 6–0 group stage win against Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia national football team
The Serbia national football team represents Serbia in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia, the governing body for football in Serbia. Serbia's home ground is Stadion Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade and their last head coach was Vladimir Petrović...
.
Despite missing most of 2005–06 with Manchester United due to injury, Heinze was called up for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
finals in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. In the quarter-final clash against the hosts
Germany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
, he started as Argentina lost on penalties.
Heinze participated in the 2007 Copa América, scoring with his head from a Juan Roman Riquelme
Juan Román Riquelme
Juan Román Riquelme is an Argentine footballer who plays for Boca Juniors. A longtime Argentine international, Riquelme is best known for his spells with Boca Juniors and Villarreal...
free kick in the semifinals against Mexico
Mexico national football team
The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...
, a 3–0 win for the eventual runners-up. In the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
, he played in four of Argentina's five matches in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, netting the game's only goal – his third international – in a group stage win against Nigeria
Nigeria national football team
The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles or Green Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation . The team has ranked as high as 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, in April 1994...
.
International goals
|-| 1. || 17 August 2005 || Stadium Puskás Ferenc
Stadium Puskás Ferenc
Ferenc Puskás Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Budapest, Hungary. It is situated on the Pest side of the capital between the Stadionok and the Keleti Palyaudvar metro stations. It is currently used mainly for football matches. The stadium is going to be demolished sometime in 2012 and...
, Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Hungary || || 1–2 || 1–2 || Friendly
|-
| 2. || 11 July 2007 || Polideportivo Cachamay
Polideportivo Cachamay
The Polideportivo Cachamay or Centro Total de Entretenimiento Cachamay is a multipurpose stadium located on Avenida Guayana in Puerto Ordaz Bolivar State, Venezuela...
, Puerto Ordaz
Puerto Ordaz
Puerto Ordaz is a planned city which, together with the older settlement of San Felix, forms Ciudad Guayana in Bolívar State, eastern Venezuela. Puerto Ordaz is located at the confluence of the Caroní and Orinoco Rivers and is the site of the Llovizna Falls. There are bridges across the Caroni and...
, Venezuela || || 0–1 || 0–3 || 2007 Copa América
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| 3. || 12 June 2010 || Ellis Park Stadium
Ellis Park Stadium
Ellis Park Stadium, also known because of its sponsorship by The Coca-Cola Company as Coca-Cola Park, is a rugby union and association football stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. It hosted the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was won by the country's...
, Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, South Africa || || 1–0 || 1–0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
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Club
Paris Saint-Germain- Coupe de FranceCoupe de FranceThe Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...
: 2003–04
Manchester United
- Premier League: 2006–07
- Football League CupFootball League CupThe Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
: 2005–06
Real Madrid
- La LigaLa LigaThe Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
: 2007–08 - Supercopa de EspañaSupercopa de EspañaThe Supercopa de España is a Spanish football championship contested by the winners of La Liga and the Copa del Rey...
: 20082008 Supercopa de EspañaThe 2008 Supercopa de España was two-leg Spanish football matches played on 17 August and 24 August 2008. It was contested by Valencia CF, who were Spanish Cup winners in 2007–08, and Real Madrid, who won the 2007–08 Spanish League. Real Madrid won 6–5 on aggregate for their eighth Supercopa...
Marseille
- Ligue 1Ligue 1Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
: 2009–102009–10 Ligue 1The 2009–10 Ligue 1 season was the 72nd since its establishment. Bordeaux were the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 5 June 2009, and play commenced on 8 August and ended on 15 May 2010. There were three promoted teams from Ligue 2, replacing the three teams that were relegated... - Coupe de la LigueCoupe de la LigueThe Coupe de la Ligue , known outside of France as the French League Cup, is a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel...
: 2009–102009–10 Coupe de la LigueThe 2009–10 Coupe de la Ligue was the 16th edition of France's league cup, organized by the LFP. The defending champions were Ligue 1 club Bordeaux who defeated second division club Vannes 4–0 in the 2009 final. The competition began on 25 July 2009 and the final was held on 27 March 2010 at the...
, 2010–112010–11 Coupe de la LigueThe 2010–11 Coupe de la Ligue was the 17th edition of the French league cup competition. The defending champions were Marseille, who defeated Bordeaux 3–1 in the 2009–10 edition of the final. The competition was organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel and was open to the forty-four...
International
Argentina- Copa AméricaCopa AméricaThe Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...
: Runner-up 2004, 2007 - FIFA Confederations CupFIFA Confederations CupThe FIFA Confederations Cup is an association football tournament for national teams, currently held every four years by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships , along with the FIFA World Cup winner and the host nation, to bring the number of teams...
: Runner-up 20052005 FIFA Confederations Cup-Group B:---------------------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:-----Third place playoff:-Final:-Awards:-Goal scorers:5 goals Adriano4 goals Luciano Figueroa John Aloisi Michael Ballack...
Argentina U-23
- Summer Olympic GamesSummer Olympic GamesThe Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that...
: 2004Football at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August, , and ended on 28 August.The men's tournament is played by U-23 national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad...
Club
|-|1997–98||Newell's Old Boys
Newell's Old Boys
Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell, one of the pioneers of Argentine football...
||Primera División
|8||0||colspan="2"| ||colspan="2"| ||0||0||8||0
|-
|1997–98||Valladolid
Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, from where the nickname Pucela is derived....
||La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|1998–99||Sporting||Primeira Liga
|5||1||1||0||0||0||0||0||6||1
|-
|1999–00||rowspan="2"|Valladolid
Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, from where the nickname Pucela is derived....
||rowspan="2"|La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
|18||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||18||0
|-
|2000–01
|36||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||36||1
|-
|2001–02||rowspan="3"|Paris Saint-Germain||rowspan="3"|Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
|31||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||33||0
|-
|2002–03
|35||2||0||0||0||0||4||0||39||2
|-
|2003–04
|33||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||33||2
|-
|2004–05||rowspan="3"|Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
||rowspan="3"|Premier League
|26||1||4||0||2||0||7||0||39||1
|-
|2005–06
|4||0||0||0||0||0||2||2||6||2
|-
|2006–07
|22||0||6||1||2||0||8||0||38||1
|-
|2007–08||rowspan="2"|Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
||rowspan="2"|La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
|20||1||2||0||0||0||4||0||26||1
|-
|2008–09
|24||2||1||0||0||0||7||0||32||2
|-
|2009–10
2009–10 Ligue 1
The 2009–10 Ligue 1 season was the 72nd since its establishment. Bordeaux were the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 5 June 2009, and play commenced on 8 August and ended on 15 May 2010. There were three promoted teams from Ligue 2, replacing the three teams that were relegated...
||rowspan="2"|Marseille
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...
||rowspan="2"|Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
|27||4||0||0||2||0||7||2||36||6
|-
|2010–11
2010–11 Ligue 1
The 2010–11 Ligue 1 season was the 73rd since its establishment. Entering the season, Marseille were the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 21 May 2010 and the season began on 7 August and ended on 29 May 2011. The winter break was in effect between 23 December and 15 January 2011...
|31||3||0||0||0||0||8||1||39||4
|-
8||0||colspan="2"| ||colspan="2"| ||0||0||8||0
98||4||3||0||0||0||11||0||112||4
5||1||1||0||0||0||0||0||6||1
157||11||0||0||2||0||21||3||180||14
52||1||10||1||4||0||17||2||83||4
320||17||14||1||6||0||49||5||389||23
International
|-|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
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Personal life
Heinze was born to a GermanGermans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
father and an Italian mother, thus also holding both nationalities.