 Gatti while playing for Boca Juniors in 1977 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Orlando Gatti | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlos Tejedor, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 20 April 2025 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1960–1961 | Atlanta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1964 | Atlanta | 38 | (0) |
| 1964–1968 | River Plate | 77 | (0) |
| 1969–1974 | Gimnasia La Plata | 224 | (0) |
| 1974–1975 | Unión Santa Fe | 45 | (0) |
| 1976–1988 | Boca Juniors | 381 | (1) |
| Total | 765 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 1967–1977 | Argentina | 18 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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. He holds the record for most appearances in the Argentine Primera División, with 765 matches. 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.
