{"product_id":"inter-storica-trasferta-1997-1998-zanetti-4","title":"INTER Historic Away Kit 1997\/1998 +ZANETTI 4","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJavier Adelmar Zanetti.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSummer 1995. Inter sign him from Banfield, Argentina. He is 22 years old. Right back. Number 4.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e19 years later he would retire. Same number. Same shirt. Same heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJavier Zanetti was not the most technically gifted. Not the quickest. Not the most spectacular.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut he was the most reliable. The most loyal. The most enduring.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIl Tractor. Because he never stopped. He ran for 90 minutes. Every match. For 19 years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePupi. Because that is what his teammates called him. The golden Argentine boy who always smiled.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Captain. From 2001 to 2014. The armband on his right arm. The symbol of the Nerazzurri.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeason 1997\/98. The age of Ronaldo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIl Fenomeno dominated San Siro. 34 goals. UEFA Cup won. Everyone was talking about him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut on the right flank there was Zanetti. Number 4. Bombing forward and tracking back. Defending and attacking. Never giving up.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the third shirt from that season.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll-black design with grey horizontal stripes. Giant tonal Inter crest at the centre. Yellow Pirelli sponsor. Black polo collar with a light-blue trim.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd the number 4 of Javier Zanetti on the back. Golden. Like his heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e19 years. 858 appearances. Inter's all-time record.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 Scudetto (2006–07, then the Treble 2010)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4 Coppa Italia titles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 Champions League (2010)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 Club World Cup (2010)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCaptain from 2001 to 2014\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNever left. Never betrayed. Never gave up.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen he retired in 2014, aged 40, San Siro wept. As it had wept for Totti at Roma. As one weeps when an era comes to an end.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause Zanetti was not just a player. He was Inter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Whistle Soccer Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56710560776578,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/9835\/0722\/files\/Progettosenzatitolo_d72d9ece-cf45-44b4-bb0e-8524b331bc37.png?v=1781525901","url":"https:\/\/whistlesoccer.com\/products\/inter-storica-trasferta-1997-1998-zanetti-4","provider":"Whistle Soccer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}