Walter Adrián Samuel (Spanish pronunciation: ; born Walter Adrián Luján; 23 March 1978) is an Argentine former professional footballer. Samuel has been regarded as one of the best centre-backs of his generation, and as one of football's toughest defenders, with former international teammate and Inter captain Javier Zanetti referring to him as the "hardest player" he has played with. Samuel began his club career with domestic club Newell's Old Boys in 1996, later moving to Boca Juniors the following year. This was soon followed by a move to Europe in 2000, and spells with Italian club Roma, and Spanish club Real Madrid. In 2005, he returned to Italy, joining Inter, where he remained for nine seasons, winning five consecutive Serie A titles; he played a key role in the club's treble success in the 2009–10 season, partnering with Lúcio in defence under José Mourinho. At an international level, he has accumulated over 50 caps for the Argentina national team, representing his country at two FIFA World Cups, the 1999 Copa América, and the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, where he won a runners-up medal. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article TacticsPlayersComments (0)Country coaches Argentina Asst18/nowgames black=tourn incomplete --- Today Top Games --- Banfield - Defensa y Justicia Deportivo Riestra - Lanus Juventude-RS - Sport Recife Velez Sarsfield - Tigre --- Tomorrow Top Games --- Bahia - América de Cali Independiente del Valle - Vasco da Gama --- Recent games --- Argentina - ClausuraBrazil - BrasileirãoColombia - FinalizacionMexico - AperturaNorway - EliteserienPeru - Liga 1Peru - Liga 3------ - Club World Cup------ - Copa América Femenina------ - Europa League Qualifying------ - UEFA Conference League Qualifying------ - Womens Euro select match 11-Jul --- Aldosivi 0:0 C Cba SdE11-Jul --- Tall. Cba 1:2 S.Lorenzo12-Jul --- R.Central 1:1 Godoy Cruz12-Jul --- Huracán 0:3 Belgrano12-Jul --- Racing 0:1 Barracas select match 12-Jul --- Inter 1:0 Vitória12-Jul --- Flamengo 2:0 São Paulo12-Jul --- Vasco 0:2 Botafogo12-Jul --- Bahia 2:1 At.-MG select match 11-Jul --- Llaneros 0:0 América C11-Jul --- O. Caldas 1:3 ANacional12-Jul --- Pasto 3:2 Tolima12-Jul --- Envigado 0:1 Fortaleza12-Jul --- B/manga 1:1 B Chicó12-Jul --- Cali 0:2 Junior13-Jul --- DIM 1:1 Alianza select match 11-Jul --- Puebla 2:3 Atlas11-Jul --- Tijuana 1:0 Querétaro11-Jul --- Juárez 1:1 América select match 12-Jul --- B.Glimt 2:0 Sandefjor12-Jul --- FFK 4:2 Molde select match 11-Jul --- ADT 1:0 C. Unidos select match 12-Jul --- Rauker 0:3 M Pangoa12-Jul --- CSD Bolo 4:0 C. Stein12-Jul --- J. Aurich 2:0 J Cautivo12-Jul --- Nuevo SC 2:1 C. Civil13-Jul --- Pariacoto 2:1 Estud CNI13-Jul --- Unión SD 2:1 Dep. Lute13-Jul --- Juven. SD 1:1 Municipal13-Jul --- Huaral 0:1 A. Lima B13-Jul --- UDA 0:1 H/ncayo B13-Jul --- Ucrania 1:1 ADT B13-Jul --- Alto Rend 2:3 Arguedas13-Jul --- Nacional 1:1 S Antonio13-Jul --- Patriotas 8:1 Diablos R select match 13-Jul --- Chelsea 3:0 PSG select match 11-Jul --- Ecuador 2:2 Uruguay12-Jul --- Peru 0:3 Chile select match 10-Jul --- Sabah 2:3 Celje10-Jul --- Larnaca 1:0 Partizan10-Jul --- Paks 0:0 CFR Cluj10-Jul --- Sheriff 4:0 Prishtina10-Jul --- Levski 0:0 Beersheva10-Jul --- Shakhtar 6:0 Ilves10-Jul --- S.Trnava 0:1 Häcken10-Jul --- Legia 1:0 Aktobe select match 10-Jul --- Escaldes 2:0 Dudelange10-Jul --- B.Magpies 2:3 Paide10-Jul --- T.Kutaisi 4:3 Ordabasy10-Jul --- Seinäjoki 1:2 Klaksvík10-Jul --- Kauno 3:0 Penybont10-Jul --- Racing FC 1:2 Dila Gori10-Jul --- Urartu 1:2 Neman10-Jul --- Kalju 1:1 Partizani10-Jul --- Dečić 2:0 Sileks10-Jul --- Torpedo 3:0 Rabtnicki10-Jul --- Birkirkara 1:0 Petrocub10-Jul --- Vllaznia 0:1 BFC10-Jul --- Malisheva 0:1 Vikingur10-Jul --- Željez 1:1 Koper10-Jul --- Sutjeska 1:2 D Brest10-Jul --- Vardar 3:0 L.Fiorita10-Jul --- Borac 1:4 S.Coloma select match 10-Jul --- Finland 1:1 Switz10-Jul --- Norway 4:3 Iceland11-Jul --- Italy 1:3 Spain11-Jul --- Portugal 1:2 Belgium Stories Club World Cup Qualification A-League 2025 ending Transfer talk Liverpool 2025 Season Liverpool Influence in the Champions League Sports-Themed Online Games Taiwo Awoniyi at Nottingham Forest