Javier Saviola, a familiar but unfamiliar name, you may have forgotten this former Argentine genius teenager, but when you open the valve of memory, how touching the scene is.
Born in 1981, Saviola debuted in The Top Argentine domestic team River Plate, with a body of only 168cm, he has a very fast running speed, "small, fast, smart" characteristics make it difficult for him to be targeted by opponents on the court. During his 99/00 season with River Plate, Saviola showed off his talent, scoring 15 goals and winning the Golden Boot. What's even more amazing is that at the age of 18, he won the two awards of "Argentine Footballer of the Year" and "South American Footballer of the Year"!
2001 was the year that belonged to Saviola. That summer, Saviola led the Argentine youth team to the top of the World Youth Championships and eventually won the championship. He also scored 11 goals with his magic, winning the Golden Ball and Golden Boot awards at the World Youth Championship, and he was only 20 years old that year.
It was also in the summer of that year that Saviola rode on his own hot and hot shine to set a record value of 36 million euros for an U20 player at the time, and began his european journey. Having just landed in Europe, Saviola has continued his goal-scoring efficiency, and in his first three seasons with Barca, he has been able to guarantee a double score in each of his first three seasons, scoring 44 goals in 105 league games.
However, this did not allow him to get the main position as he wished, and he was discouraged and began the drifting journey of his football career. From Monaco in 2004, to Sevilla, Real Madrid, Benfica, Malaga, Olympiacos, Verona, to 2015 to return to the place where his dream began - River Plate.
One city after another, one journey after another, one memory after another, from the green teenager to the white sideburns, the former dancing young man, has now reached the age of standing.
Even if the body is old, the dream is still blooming. In 2016, at the age of 35, Saviola unexpectedly started her journey again, joining the Andorra league and once again choosing to embark on her dream journey. Perhaps in the near future, we can once again see this veteran in the Champions League.