List of Famous people born in Santa Fe Province
Leonardo Ponzio
Leonardo Daniel Ponzio is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for River Plate mainly as a defensive midfielder.
Javier Mascherano
Javier Alejandro Mascherano is an Argentine retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or centre-back.
César Luis Menotti
César Luis Menotti, known as El Flaco, is an Argentine retired football manager and former professional player who won the 1978 FIFA World Cup as the head coach of the Argentina national team.
Franco Armani
Franco Armani is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Club Atlético River Plate and the Argentina national team.
Giovani Lo Celso
Giovani Lo Celso is an Argentinian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for English club Tottenham Hotspur and the Argentina national team.
Gabriel Batistuta
Gabriel Omar Batistuta is an Argentine former professional footballer. During his playing career, Batistuta was nicknamed Batigol as well as El Ángel Gabriel. Regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time, noted in particular for powerful strikes from volleys or from distance while on the run, in 1999, Batistuta placed third for the FIFA World Player of the Year award. In 2004 he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.
Éver Banega
Éver Maximiliano David Banega Hernández is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Saudi Arabian club Al Shabab and the Argentina national team as a central midfielder.
Sebastián Battaglia
Sebastián Alejandro Battaglia is an Argentine former footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career with Argentine club Boca Juniors, but also had a brief spell with Spanish side Villarreal. At international level, he made 10 appearances for the Argentina national team between 2003 and 2009. Battaglia has been described in his club profile as displaying good positioning, being a ball-winner and possessing good aerial ability.
Emiliano Vecchio
Emiliano Gabriel Vecchio is an Argentine footballer who plays for Rosario Central as a midfielder.
Héctor Cúper
Héctor Raúl Cúper is an Argentine football manager and former player.