Hugo Gatti

Hugo Orlando Gatti (19 August 1944 – 20 April 2025) was an Argentine footballer. He played as a goalkeeper, and spent 26 seasons in the Argentine Primera División.Hugo Orlando Gatti bio  – Redargentina.com – educar.org He holds the record for most appearances in the Argentine Primera División, with 765 matches.El abuelo y tapicero que se convertirá en el jugador con más partidos en el fútbol argentino , La Nación, 5 November 2014A 30 AÑOS DEL RÉCORD INALCANZABLE DE HUGO GATTI , Deportea He was capped 18 times for Argentina, and was part of their team at the 1966 FIFA World Cup and the 1975 Copa América.

Gatti died on 20 April 2025, at the age of 80, at the Hospital Pirovano in Buenos Aires. He had spent more than two months in intensive care.  His son, Lucas, was also a footballer who played as a midfielder for Argentinos Juniors, Dundee F.C. and CD Badajoz.

Honours
Boca Juniors
 Argentine Primera División: 1976 Metropolitano,  1976 Nacional, 1981 Metropolitano
 Copa Libertadores: 1977, 1978
 Intercontinental Cup: 1977

Individual
Argentine Footballer of the Year: 1982
IFFHS Argentina All Times Dream Team (Team C): 2021

Records
 Argentine Primera División most appearances: 765

References

Other websites


 Hugo Orlando Gatti's biography – informexeneize.com 
 "Hugo Orlando Gatti: El achique de Dios" – mediapunta.es 



Category:1944 births
Category:2025 deaths
Category:Argentine footballers
Category:People from Buenos Aires Province
Category:Association football goalkeepers
Category:1966 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:Boca Juniors footballers