Gabriel Rodrigues dos Santos (born 5 June 1981), commonly known as just Gabriel, is a Brazilian

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, who plays primarily as a wing-back down the right hand side of the pitch; he is currently playing for

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. He earned his only full cap for the

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in a friendly win against

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on 27 April 2005. He has spent most of his career in his native Brazil, having started in

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and reaching his peak while playing for

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in 2005 and 2007. He had a short spell playing for

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a association football, football club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, that competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, ...

at Spanish

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in 2006, but was unable to prevent the club's relegation and returned to play for Cruzeiro. After being released by Cruzeiro on 22 May 2007, Gabriel signed for one of his former clubs, Fluminense, on 25 August 2007. He played an important role in the team's

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performance, ending up as runners up. On 17 July 2008, he agreed terms with

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at a cost of €1.2 million. He was brought in as the new attacking minded right full back but it seems that he needed more work in his defensive game for the European standards. For that reason, Panathinaikos manager

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used Gabriel mainly as a right midfielder or winger in 4–2–3–1 and 4–3–2–1 formations. In August 2010, Gabriel moved to Brazilian side Grêmio on loan. The move was made permanent in July 2011. Gabriel transferred to

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in January 2013. On 23 July 2015, Gabriel signed with

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of the

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. On 7 May Gabriel made his debut for

alongside former Brazil Captain

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, scoring 1 goal in a 3x1 victory against Jupiter United. On 2 July, he won the 2017 Regular Season Championship undefeated in his first year with the club.

Honours

Club

;São Paulo *Tournament Rio – São Paulo: 2001 *São Paulo State League: 2002 ;Fluminense *Rio de Janeiro State League: 2005 ;Panathinaikos *

Superleague Greece The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

: 2009–10 *

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;Internacional *

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;Miami Dade FC *APSL Regular Season Champions: 2017 *APSL Champions: 2017

Individual

* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year:

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gabriel 1981 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazil international footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers São Paulo FC players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Fluminense FC players Málaga CF players Panathinaikos F.C. players Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players Sport Club Internacional players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players La Liga players Super League Greece players Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Greece Fort Lauderdale Strikers players North American Soccer League players Association football defenders Miami Dade FC players Footballers from São Paulo