Gabriel Alejandro Loeschbor (born 4 June 1977 in Santa Fe) is an Argentine retired

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defender.

Career

Gabriel Loeschbor started his career in 1997 with Rosario Central where he played until 2001 reaching the semi-finals of that year's

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. Later that same year he moved to

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and helped the club to end a 35-year drought by winning the Apertura 2001 championship. Loeschbor was a usual first team player during the tournament and he scored the championship goal in the last game against Vélez Sársfield. Being part of a championship winning team brought him to the attention of several European clubs. The defender was signed by French club

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in 2002. After one season with Rennes Loeschbor moved to Spain to play for Real Murcia. In 2004, he returned to Argentina where he played for

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and River Plate and had a second spell with Rosario Central. In 2006, he signed for Arsenal de Sarandí, where he qualified with the team for the

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and

, and in 2007 he moved to

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, where he avoided relegation at the end of the 2007–08 season.

Personal

Loeschbor holds a German passport.

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Argentine Primera statistics
at Fútbol XXI * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Loeschbor, Gabriel 1977 births Living people Footballers from Santa Fe, Argentina Argentine people of German descent Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine Primera División players Rosario Central footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Ligue 1 players Stade Rennais F.C. players Real Murcia CF players San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers Independiente Rivadavia footballers Club Atlético Belgrano footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain