The target is one thousand. One thousand appearances as a professional footballer – the number Javier Zanetti will reach tomorrow if he plays against Roma in the Coppa Italia semi-final return leg. "I'm proud to have reached this figure. A thousand games, all of which mean a lot to me. It's a very important personal achievement. So far I have made 33 appearances with Talleres, which was my first club, 66 with Banfield, 12 with the Argentina Under-23 side, 140 with the senior side and 748 with Inter: 999 in total
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the other nine who have made it to the 1000 mark - Peter Shilton, Ray Clemence, Pat Jennings, Alan Ball, David Seaman, Paolo Maldini, Andoni Zubizarreta, Roberto Carlos and Tommy Hutchinson
