MILAN – You can find it all right here. 19 years' worth of photos from Inter's archives along with memories from those who knew him, all brought together in an eBook. The title is a simple ode to the man: Javier Zanetti, The Captain. The author, Susanna Wermelinger, was there when he joined and she watched him as he trained, grew and turned into a legend, experiencing the good and the bad with Inter from 1995 through to the present day.
Following in the wake of the celebratory volume Zanetti 757, record di fedeltà, which sold out in less than two months in 2011, Inter and Skira have now put together the definitive version, taking in the last three years of Javier's incredible career, right the way through to that momentous night in San Siro when he appeared in front of the Meazza faithful for the last time as a player.
The club's all-time record appearance maker, there's no one quite like Javier Zanetti in Nerazzurri history. From that day when he was presented at Terrazza Martini as an 'ordinary' signing – thanks to Massimo Moratti's input – he grew in stature until he became captain. And until that day in Madrid when we saw him, with tears of joy in his eyes, lift the Champions League trophy to the sky. In between there was his special relationship with Giacinto Facchetti, countless training sessions, his first labrador following Roberto Baggio's advice, Paula, girlfriend then wife and mother of three children, team-mates in some incredible Nerazzurri sides, from Ronaldo to Eto'o, and his work with the PUPI Foundation.
The eBook Javier Zanetti, The Captain, available in English, Italian and Spanish, has been optimised for horizontal viewing on tablets, PCs and Macs. You can get it from iTunes, Google Play or via Skira's own app.
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