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
International career
1985–1986 Spain U16 7 (1)
1987 Spain U17 1 (0)
1990 Spain U20 1 (1)
1992 Spain U23 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Olympic medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's Football
Gold medal – first place1992 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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