Gabriel (footballer, born 1981)

Gabriel Rodrigues dos Santos (born 5 June 1981), commonly known as just Gabriel, is a Brazilian retired footballer, who played mostly as a wing-back down the right hand side of the pitch. He earned his only full cap for the Brazil national team in a friendly win against Guatemala on 27 April 2005.[1]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.
Gabriel
Gabriel in 2013
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Rodrigues dos Santos
Date of birth (1981-06-05) 5 June 1981
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right wing-back
Youth career
2000–2001 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 São Paulo 62 (8)
2005 Fluminense 65 (26)
2005–2006 Málaga 17 (2)
2006–2007 → Cruzeiro (loan) 16 (12)
2007–2008 Fluminense 44 (10)
2008–2011 Panathinaikos 35 (6)
2010–2011 → Grêmio (loan) 23 (5)
2011–2012 Grêmio 13 (3)
2013 Internacional 24 (2)
2015–2017 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 19 (7)
2017 Miami Dade 10 (15)
International career
2005 Brazil 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

He has spent most of his career in his native Brazil, having started in São Paulo and reaching his peak while playing for Fluminense in 2005 and 2007. He had a short spell playing for Málaga at Spanish La Liga in 2006, but was unable to prevent the club's relegation and returned to play for Cruzeiro.

After being released by Cruzeiro on 22 May 2007, Gabriel signed for one of his former clubs, Fluminense, on 25 August 2007. He played an important role in the team's Copa Libertadores performance, ending up as runners up.

On 17 July 2008, he agreed terms with Panathinaikos at a cost of €1.2 million.[2] He was brought in as the new attacking minded right full back but it seems that he needed more work in his defensive game for the European standards. For that reason, Panathinaikos manager Henk ten Cate used Gabriel mainly as a right midfielder or winger in 4–2–3–1 and 4–3–2–1 formations.

In August 2010, Gabriel moved to Brazilian side Grêmio on loan. The move was made permanent in July 2011.

Gabriel transferred to Internacional in January 2013.

On 23 July 2015, Gabriel signed with Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League.[3]

On 7 May Gabriel made his debut for Miami Dade alongside former Brazil Captain Emerson Ferreira da Rosa, scoring 1 goal in a 3x1 victory against Jupiter United. On 2 July, he won the 2017 Regular Season Championship undefeated in his first year with the club.

Honours

Club
São Paulo
  • Tournament Rio – São Paulo: 2001
  • São Paulo State League: 2002
Fluminense
  • Rio de Janeiro State League: 2005
Panathinaikos
Internacional
Miami Dade FC
  • APSL Regular Season Champions: 2017
  • APSL Champions: 2017

Individual

References
  1. "Brazil - Guatemala". Archived from the original on 19 March 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
  2. "Página Inicial".
  3. "Strikers Sign Brazilian Gabriel Rodrigues dos Santos". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  4. "Em 2005, melhores do Campeonato Brasileiro recebem prêmio Craque do Brasileirão". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 6 December 2005. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
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