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Also known as Walter Adrián Samuel, Walter Adrian Samuel

Argentine association football player (born 1978)

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Walter Samuel is an Argentine soccer player born in 1978 who played during a notable era of Argentine football. He is recognized as part of the country's football history during the late 1990s and 2000s.

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Position
Centre-Back
Nationality
Argentina

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Adrián
Gender
male
Citizenship
Argentina
Place of birth
Laborde
Languages spoken
Spanish
Native language
Spanish
Participant in
2002 FIFA World Cup
Position played
defender
Country for sport
Argentina
Mass
81
Image
Walter Samuel - Inter Mailand (1).jpg
Height
183
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Commons category
Walter Samuel
date of birth
1978-03-23
sport number
6
number of matches played/races/starts
1
total goals in career
0
birth name
Walter Adrián Luján
name in native language
Walter Samuel
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Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Walter Adrián Samuel ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈwalteɾ saˈmwel]; born Walter Adrián Luján; 23 March 1978) is an Argentine former professional footballer. Samuel has been regarded as one of the best centre-backs of his generation, and as one of football's toughest defenders, with former international teammate and Inter captain Javier Zanetti referring to him as the "hardest player" he has played with.

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