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Heinze in 2010, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Gabriel Iván Heinze
Place of Birth: Crespo, Entre Ríos, Argentina
Date of Birth: 19 April, 1978
Ethnicity: Argentinian [Volga German, Italian/Sicilian, Spanish]
Gabriel Heinze is an Argentine professional footballer, and coach. A defender, he played for Newell’s Old Boys, Valladolid, Sporting CP, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Marseille, and Roma, and for Argentina Olympic, and the Argentina national team. He managed Godoy Cruz, Argentinos Juniors, Vélez Sarsfield, Atlanta United, and Newell’s Old Boys. He played 72 times with Argentina. He is nicknamed “El Gringo.”
Gabriel is the son of Ofelia Carmen del Pilar Titina and Jorge Alejandro Heinze. His father was of Volga German descent. His mother was Italian/Sicilian and Spanish ancestry.
Gabriel’s maternal grandparents were Antonino Amata and Angela Martinez. Antonino was born, c. 1907, in Troina, Province of Enna, Sicily, Italy. He immigrated to Brazil in 1924 and later settled in Argentina.
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