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Hugo Gatti was born on August 19, 1944 in Carlos Tejedor, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Hugo Gatti was listed as an association football player. Death is recorded on April 20, 2025, at the age of 80. Awards on record include Outstanding Citizen of Buenos Aires (2021). The listed height was 182 cm.
My Take
Hugo Gatti is one of those names that makes me grin. El Loco was the goalkeeper who treated his penalty box like open field, dribbling out, taunting strikers, doing everything coaching manuals forbid. Yet the numbers are no joke: 817 career games and the most league appearances in Argentine history. That is not eccentricity, that is durability built on genuine genius. He turned the position into theater and got away with it for 26 seasons. He passed in 2025, but his blend of madness and longevity is exactly the kind of uncompromising character I treasure in football.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hugo Gatti
- Name (Japanese)
- ウーゴ・ガッティ
- Reading
- うーご・がってぃ
- Born
- August 19, 1944 – April 20, 2025
- Origin
- Carlos Tejedor, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
- Height
- 182 cm
- Occupation
- association football player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Monkey
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2021 Outstanding Citizen of Buenos Aires
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo%20Gatti
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116650
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Hugo Gatti born?
Hugo Gatti was born on August 19, 1944.
When did Hugo Gatti die?
Hugo Gatti died on April 20, 2025, aged 80.
Where was Hugo Gatti from?
Hugo Gatti was from Carlos Tejedor, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
What did Hugo Gatti do?
Hugo Gatti worked as association football player.
How tall was Hugo Gatti?
Hugo Gatti was 182 cm tall.
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