Gabriel Vidal

Gabriel Vidal Nova (born 5 October 1969) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Gabriel Vidal
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Vidal Nova
Date of birth (1969-10-05) 5 October 1969
Place of birth Palma, Spain
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
CIDE Mallorca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 Mallorca B
1989–1998 Mallorca 183 (7)
1996–1998Leganés (loan) 43 (1)
1998–2001 Getafe 102 (13)
2001–2002 Ciudad Murcia 35 (1)
2002–2003 Granada
2003–2004 Atlético Baleares
National team
1985–1986 Spain U16 7 (1)
1987 Spain U17 1 (0)
1990 Spain U20 1 (1)
1992 Spain U23 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
Olympic medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's Football
1992 BarcelonaTeam Competition

Club career

Born in Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Vidal spent most of his 16-year senior career with local RCD Mallorca, playing in La Liga from 1989 to 1992 and reaching the Copa del Rey final in 1991.[1] He made his top flight debut with his main club on 3 September 1989, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute in a 0–1 away loss against CA Osasuna.[2]

Vidal also competed at the professional level with CD Leganés and Getafe CF, retiring in 2004 at the age of 34 after a spell with amateurs CD Atlético Baleares.

International career

Vidal was part of Spain's gold medal-winning squad at the 1992 Summer Olympics, in Barcelona.[3]

Honours

Club

Mallorca

International

Spain U23

Spain U16

References

  1. Carbajosa, Carlos E. (30 June 1991). "El Mallorca, finalista elemplar" [Mallorca, the perfect finalists]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  2. Ramos, Rafael (4 September 1989). "1–0: Osasuna aprovechó su oportunidad" [1–0: Osasuna seized their chance]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  3. "La Roja de 1992, nuestra medalla de oro Olímpica" [1992's La Roja, our Olympic gold medal] (in Spanish). Antena 3. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  4. Morenilla, Juan (25 February 2007). "Supervivientes de oro" [Golden survivors]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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