Yanina Gaitán (born 3 June 1978) is an Argentine football and futsal manager and a retired footballer who played as a midfielder. She was a member of the Argentina women's national team.[5]

Yanina Gaitán
Personal information
Full name Yanina Gaitán
Date of birth (1978-06-03) 3 June 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Argentina
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Sacachispas[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Yupanqui[1]
River Plate[1]
Boca Juniors[1]
Racing[1]
San Lorenzo[1]
Boca Juniors[1]
International career
2003 Argentina
Managerial career
2012 UAI Urquiza (assistant)[2]
Atlanta (futsal)[3]
2021 Deportivo Camioneros[4]
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Argentina
Copa América Femenina
Runner-up 2003 Peru
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

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Gaitán scored Argentina's first official goal at a World Cup against Germany at the 2003 World Cup.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Fue futbolista, hizo historia con la Selección femenina y hoy sorprende a sus alumnos: "No lo pueden creer"". Todo Noticias (in Spanish). 20 June 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Gritalo: Yanina Gaitán, la primera jugadora argentina en marcar un gol en un Mundial – Hoysejuegafem.com" (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  3. ^ Chansard, Gastón (11 July 2023). "Yanina Gaitán, tu grito sagrado". La Diez (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Yanina Gaitán: "Esperaba esta oportunidad desde que me retiré" – Género, Deporte y Comunicación" (in Spanish). 31 March 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  5. ^ "FIFA Tournaments". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013.
  6. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 - Matches - Argentina-Germany". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.