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Gabri

Gabri in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1979-02-10) 10 February 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth	Sallent, Spain
Height	1.75 m
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Atlètic Lleida (manager)
Youth career
1985–1991	Sallent
1991–1993	Sabadell
1993–1997	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–2000	Barcelona B	67	(9)
1999–2006	Barcelona	129	(7)
2006–2010	Ajax	86	(7)
2010–2011	Umm-Salal	13	(3)
2011	Sion II	2	(1)
2011	Sion	5	(0)
2012–2014	Lausanne-Sport	28	(1)
Total		330	(28)
National team
1994–1995	Spain U16	8	(2)
1996–1998	Spain U18	10	(1)
1999	Spain U20	7	(3)
1999–2001	Spain U21	17	(0)
2000	Spain U23	6	(3)
2003–2004	Spain	3	(0)
2000–2006	Catalonia	4	(0)
Teams managed
2014–2015	Barcelona B (assistant)
2015–2017	Barcelona (youth)
–	Sion
2018–2020	Andorra
2021	Olot
2021–2022	Lleida Esportiu
2022	Sabadell
2023	Nantong Zhiyun
2023–2024	Guangxi Pingguo Haliao
2024–	Atlètic Lleida
Honours Representing  Spain Men's Football Silver 2000 Sydney Team Competition FIFA World Youth Championship Winner 1999 Nigeria
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Gabriel Francisco García de la Torre (born on February 10, 1979), known as Gabri, is a Spanish former footballer. He played mainly as a midfielder, but could also play as a right-back.

Gabri spent seven years playing for Barcelona as a professional. He also played for their youth teams for 13 years in total. During his time at Barcelona, he won four major titles. He also played four seasons with Ajax in the Netherlands.

Gabri represented Spain in international football, including at UEFA Euro 2004. After retiring as a player, he became a football manager. He has coached several teams in Spain and other countries.

Playing Career: Gabri's Journey on the Field

Playing for Clubs

Starting at Barcelona

Gabri was born in Sallent de Llobregat, a town in Catalonia, Spain. He began his professional football journey at FC Barcelona's reserve team, FC Barcelona Atlètic. He first played for them in the 1997–98 season. His team was in the Segunda División B, which is a lower division. He scored four goals in 28 games, helping his team get promoted.

In the 1999–2000 season, Gabri joined Barcelona's main team. His first game was on August 8 in the Supercopa de España. He came on as a substitute in a match against Valencia CF. Two weeks later, he played his first La Liga game, coming off the bench in a win against Real Zaragoza.

On October 27, he played a full match for the first time and scored his first goal. This was in a Champions League game against AIK Fotboll. He scored a total of six goals in his first season. This was his best scoring season ever.

For the next three years, Gabri played regularly for Barcelona. He played less in the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons. During these years, he won his only major titles with Barcelona. These included two league titles, one Supercup, and the Champions League in 2006. In September 2004, he had a serious knee injury. This kept him out of the game for about six months.

Time with Ajax

After his contract with Barcelona ended, Gabri joined AFC Ajax in the Netherlands. He moved there for free on June 6, 2006. He quickly won his first trophy with Ajax, the Johan Cruyff Shield, in August. He also played a big part in the team that almost won the Eredivisie league title.

In May 2007, Gabri helped Ajax win the KNVB Cup. This was a cup competition decided by penalties. In August, Ajax won the Johan Cruyff Shield again. Gabri scored the only goal in that match.

Later Football Teams

After four seasons with Ajax, Gabri signed with Umm-Salal Sports Club in Qatar in May 2010. The next year, he moved to Switzerland to play for FC Sion. In July 2012, he joined another Swiss team, FC Lausanne-Sport. He played for them until 2014 before retiring as a player.

Playing for Spain: International Games

Gabri was a very important player for Spain's youth teams. He helped the Spain U20 squad win the FIFA World Youth Championship in 1999. He scored three goals in that tournament. He also played for the Spanish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where they won a silver medal.

He made his debut for the main Spanish national team in April 2003. This was in a friendly game against Ecuador. Gabri also represented Spain at UEFA Euro 2004 in Portugal. Spain did not make it past the group stage in that tournament.

Coaching Career: From Player to Manager

After retiring from playing at age 35, Gabri returned to Barcelona. He became an assistant coach for their reserve team. In July 2015, he started coaching Barcelona's youth team, called Juvenil A.

On October 24, 2017, Gabri became the manager of FC Sion in Switzerland. His first game as a senior manager was a 5–1 loss. He won only one game out of eight before leaving the club in February 2018.

In December 2018, Gabri signed with FC Andorra. His former Barcelona teammate, Albert Jorquera, became his assistant. They helped FC Andorra win their league, the Primera Catalana, in his first season. They even got a double promotion to a higher league. However, he was let go in February 2020 after a series of losses.

Gabri continued coaching in the Spanish lower divisions. He managed UE Olot for a few months in 2021. Then, he signed with Lleida Esportiu in June 2021. He stayed there for one year. In July 2022, he became the manager of CE Sabadell FC. He left Sabadell in December 2022.

In June 2023, Gabri was appointed manager of Nantong Zhiyun F.C. in the Chinese Super League. He resigned in September and then signed with Guangxi Pingguo Haliao F.C. in China's second division.

Managerial Statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Sion		25 October 2017	5 February 2018	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06	&&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012	&&&&&&&&&&&&&022.&&&&&022	−10	&&&&&&&&&&&&&012.50000012.50
FC Andorra		30 December 2018	25 February 2020	&&&&&&&&&&&&&046.&&&&&046	&&&&&&&&&&&&&024.&&&&&024	&&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07	&&&&&&&&&&&&&069.&&&&&069	&&&&&&&&&&&&&038.&&&&&038	+31	&&&&&&&&&&&&&052.17000052.17
Olot		26 January 2021	25 April 2021	&&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07	&&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011	&&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014	−3	&&&&&&&&&&&&&033.33000033.33
Lleida Esportiu		1 June 2021	22 May 2022	&&&&&&&&&&&&&038.&&&&&038	&&&&&&&&&&&&&017.&&&&&017	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09	&&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012	&&&&&&&&&&&&&042.&&&&&042	&&&&&&&&&&&&&039.&&&&&039	+3	&&&&&&&&&&&&&044.74000044.74
Sabadell		12 July 2022	19 December 2022	&&&&&&&&&&&&&017.&&&&&017	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09	&&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018	&&&&&&&&&&&&&026.&&&&&026	−8	&&&&&&&&&&&&&029.41000029.41
Nantong Zhiyun		16 June 2023	25 September 2023	&&&&&&&&&&&&&017.&&&&&017	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07	&&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018	&&&&&&&&&&&&&024.&&&&&024	−6	&&&&&&&&&&&&&017.65000017.65
Guangxi Pingguo Haliao		5 December 2023	2 April 2024	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02	+2	&&&&&&&&&&&&&050.&&&&&050.00
Total				&&&&&&&&&&&&0142.&&&&&0142	&&&&&&&&&&&&&056.&&&&&056	&&&&&&&&&&&&&037.&&&&&037	&&&&&&&&&&&&&049.&&&&&049	&&&&&&&&&&&&0174.&&&&&0174	&&&&&&&&&&&&0165.&&&&&0165	+9	&&&&&&&&&&&&&039.44000039.44	—

Honours

Barcelona

• La Liga: 2004–05, 2005–06
• Supercopa de España: 2005
• UEFA Champions League: 2005–06

Ajax

• KNVB Cup: 2006–07, 2009–10
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2006, 2007

Spain U20

• FIFA World Youth Championship: 1999

Spain U23

• Summer Olympics silver medal: 2000