Gabi (footballer, born 1981)

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Gabi
Personal information
Full name Gabriel José Pinto Couto
Date of birth (1981-03-20) 20 March 1981 (age 40)
Place of birth Fiães, Portugal
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1992–2000 Fiães
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2006 Fiães 52 (6)
2006–2009 Feirense 77 (11)
2009–2011 Santa Clara 51 (1)
2011–2012 Covilhã 30 (5)
2012–2013 Arouca 29 (3)
2013–2014 Penafiel 35 (4)
2014–2015 Nea Salamina 13 (1)
2015 Academico Viseu 13 (1)
2015–2016 Estarreja 13 (0)
2016–2018 UD Oliveirense 32 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pinto and the second or paternal family name is Couto.

Gabriel José Pinto Couto (born 20 March 1981), simply known as Gabi is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Football career[]

Born in Fiães, Santa Maria da Feira, Gabi began in the lower leagues with Fiães S.C. before moving to C.D. Feirense in the second tier. He spent most of his career at that level with seven clubs, making 241 appearances and scoring 25 goals.

In July 2014, Gabi moved abroad for the only time in his career, from newly promoted Primeira Liga side F.C. Penafiel to Nea Salamis Famagusta FC of the Cypriot First Division.[1] Six months later he was back in his country's second division, with Académico de Viseu FC.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Chipre: Gabi ruma ao Nea Salamis" [Cyprus: Gabi heads to Nea Salamis]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 July 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Gabi reforça Académico de Viseu" [Gabi bolsters Académico de Viseu]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 16 January 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

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