Gabriel Vidal

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 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Cide Mallorca
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1989	Mallorca B
1989–1998	Mallorca	183	(7)
1996–1998	→ Leganés (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.

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Vidal and the second or maternal family name is Nova.

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

Football 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 63rd-minute substitute in a 0–1 away loss against CA Osasuna.

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. He was part of Spain's gold medal-winning squad at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Spain football squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – Gold Medalists

1 Cañizares 2 Ferrer 3 Lasa 4 Solozábal 5 López 6 Villabona 7 Amavisca 8 Luis Enrique 9 Guardiola 10 Abelardo 11 Manjarín 12 Paqui 13 Toni 14 Vidal 15 Soler 16 Miguel 17 Berges 18 Pinilla 19 Kiko 20 Alfonso Coach: Miera

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