Javier Zanetti

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*National "Giuseppe Prisco" Award for "Sport loyalty, correctness and sympathy". [ [http://www.tuttoabruzzo.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6364&Itemid=251 "Premio Prisco: i vincitori della V edizione"] it icon]

Personal life

In 1992 Zanetti met Paula, who became his wife seven years later. They live near Lake Como, where they own a restaurant "El Gaucho". Today, Paula Zanetti, daughter of a university teacher, dedicates herself to photography with good results. She enjoys 'immortalising' Javier from the touchline during Inter's home matches. On June 11, 2005 she gave birth to a baby girl, Sol Zanetti. The Inter captain commented "I'm very happy about this baby girl who has come into my life. It was a beautiful experience with my wife. My daughter will have all the happiness she deserves."

Zanetti's elder brother Sergio is a former football defender. Javier Zanetti is not related to Cristiano Zanetti, an Italian who played alongside him for 5 seasons.

In 2007, Zanetti collaborated with Italian singer Mina Mazzini in a Spanish cover of the song Parole parole, found in the album "Todavía".

Charity work

In 2005 The Milan townhall awarded Zanetti with the Ambrogino d'Oro for his social initiative.

Zanetti is also the FIFA ambassador for the SOS Children's Villages project in Argentina [cite news
url = http://www.inter.it./aas/news/reader?N=22868&L=en
title = J.ZANETTI NEW FIFA AMBASSADOR FOR SOS
publisher = Inter.it
date = 2006-05-04
accessdate=2007-06-07] , and has declared his support for the Mexican Zapatista rebels. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4537859.stm]

Fundacion Pupi

Zanetti has also proven that he has a highly-developed social conscience. In response to Argentina's economic crisis of 2001, which threw millions of people into poverty, Zanetti, with his wife Paula, created the " [http://www.fundacionpupi.org/ Fundación PUPI] " (PUPI foundation) in Argentina for the social integration of poor children. The aim of the organization is to help children by giving them educational opportunities, as well as taking care of their nutritional requirements who were left impoverished by the country's economic crisis.

"When I look back to my childhood, many concrete scenes come to my mind, good ones and bad ones. I had a difficult childhood, and even though I don't live in my country at present, I'm well aware of what's going on there and the devastating effect it's having on our poorest children. I've always believed that our public actions need to take account of our social responsibility," he explained.

Leoni di Potrero

Zanetti along with his compatriot and current teammate at Inter, Esteban Cambiasso unveiled this charity association to help coach young children with social isolation problems and motor coordination difficulties.

"There must always be values at the heart of sport, and this is what we have to teach children," Zanetti said, reminding those present that this spirit lies at the base of all of Inter's initiatives for youngsters [cite news
url = http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=27374&L=en&IDINI=27384
title = Cambiasso, Zanetti: "Only Inter counts"
publisher = Inter.it
date = 2007-09-14
accessdate=2007-10-10] .

References

External links

* [http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugador2.asp?codigo=2605 Javier Zanetti profile al bdfa.com.ar]
* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=908&b=true&pn=Javier_Adelmar_Zanetti Javier Zanetti] profile, detailed club and national team statistics, honours (palmares) and timeline
* [http://www.inter.it/aas/squadra/player1?codgioc=G0683&L=en&STAG=2005/06/ Player profile at Internazionale's official web site] - inter.it
* [http://www.afa.uolsinectis.com.ar/Seleccion_Nacional/Mayores/Equipos/Jugadores.htm?Op=101&Cod_Jugador=39 Javier Zanetti's international profile] - AFA
* [http://www.fundacionpupi.org Official site of the PUPI Foundation] - FundacionPUPI.org, founded by Javier and Paula Zanetti
*es icon [http://www.soydebanfield.com.ar/tgg_fana_029.shtml Banfield Interview]
* [http://www.javierzanetti.net/forums Forza Inter Forums] - The biggest English speaking Internazionale Forum on the internet.

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