nationalcaps birth_date currentclub pcupdate years caps goals imagesize nationalyears image name caption fullname ntupdate birth_place nationalteam height clubnumber nationalgoals clubs position article_title
6 56 23 march 1978 basel 12 august 2015 1996 2004 -- 2005 2005 -- 2014 2014 -- -- 1997 1997 -- 2000 2000 -- 2004 42 77 122 30 169 14 0 4 9 2 14 1 250 1997 1999 -- 2010 walter samuel fc internazionale.jpg walter samuel samuel with internazionale in october 2011 walter adrián luján samuel 13 june 2010 laborde , argentina argentina u20 argentina 1.83 6 0 5 newell internazionale basel 's old boys boca juniors roma real madrid centre back walter samuel

walter samuel

walter adrián luján samuel -lrb- ; born walter adrián luján ; 23 march 1978 -rrb- is an argentine footballer who plays for basel in the swiss super league .
samuel has been regarded as one of football 's toughest defenders , with teammate and inter captain javier zanetti referring to him as the `` hardest player '' he has played with .
gifted with natural power and good defensive skills , samuel played a key role in inter 's treble success in the 2009 -- 10 season , partnering with lúcio in defence under josé mourinho , and he has accumulated over 50 caps for the argentine national team .
samuel was a large , powerful , aggressive centreback who excelled in the air , both defensively , and as a goal threat on set pieces .
he also had an excellent positional sense , which , along with his tough , tight marking and hard tackling , made him extremely effective at anticipating opponents .
his strong , uncompromising style of play has earnt him the nickname `` il muro '' -lrb- `` the wall '' -rrb- .
