total of four goals in Copa Libertadores with Tigres. When Tigres qualified for the Copa Libertadores, he wore the shirt of Rosario Central at the celebration. In October 2007, Gaitán, citing personal reasons, asked for a three-month license to be absent from the team until the end of the season. In December 2007, Club Necaxa announced the incorporation of Gaitán to the team, along with Omar Ortiz. Playing for Necaxa, he scored against Tigres and former archrival Monterrey. In 2010, Gaitán played briefly for Veracruz but was ceased due professional differences. United States In February 2011, Gaitán was officially introduced to the squad for the Los Angeles Blues of the USL Pro. Legacy Gaitán was nicknamed in Mexico as "El Divino" (Spanish for "The Divine"), due his gifted touch of the ball, vision and feel of the game. In Argentina, he was known as "El Chueco" (Spanish for "The Crooked"), for being left-footed. He is considered by Mexican media and fans as one of the greatest attacking midfielders ever to play in Mexico. Gaitán declined to play the 2006 World Cup with Mexico despite the call of then coach, Ricardo La Volpe. Being a midfielder, he finished the Apertura 2005 season as the top goal scorer of Liga MX with 14 goals. He is one of the top scorers of the Clasico Regiomontano, with eight goals. Gaitán did not achieve the League championship with Tigres, still, he is considered by the media and audience as an icon of the team, next to players such as Tomás Boy, Gerónimo Barbadillo, Osvaldo Batocletti, Claudio Núñez, Lucas Lobos and André-Pierre Gignac. Titles References External links Statistics at Guardian Stats Centre Walter Gaitán – Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI Football Database profile 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from La Rioja Province, Argentina Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Naturalized citizens of Mexico Association football forwards Rosario Central footballers Boca Juniors footballers La Liga players Villarreal CF players Tigres UANL footballers Club Necaxa footballers C.D. Veracruz footballers Orange County SC players Atlético de Rafaela footballers Argentine Primera División players Liga MX players Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate soccer players in the United States USL Championship players Monterrey Flash players Professional Arena Soccer League players