Gabriel Francisco Schürrer Peralta (born 16 August 1971) is an Argentine football

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and former player who played as a

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. He spent the better part of his career in Spain, appearing for five different clubs in nearly one full decade (1996 to 2004, 2006–07) and amassing

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totals of 235 games and 13 goals.

Playing career

Club

Born in

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, Schürrer was best known for his eight-year stint in four

clubs (two seasons apiece), most notably with

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where he helped with 19 league games in the team's 1999–2000 league conquest. In 2004, he moved to Greece with

Olympiacos FC Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σ.Φ.Π. ), known simply as Olympiacos or Olympiacos Piraeus, is a Greek professional football club based in Piraeus, Attica. Part of the major multi-sport club Olympiacos CFP (' ...

, where he also remained two seasons. After retiring at the end of the 2006–07 campaign at the age of almost 36, with Málaga CF, having played only ten competitive matches with the

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ns in the

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, Schürrer returned to Argentina, serving as a youth coach at

Club Atlético Lanús Club Atlético Lanús () is an Argentine sports club from the Lanús district of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera Divis ...

which he also represented as a player in the early 90s.

International

Schürrer gained four

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for

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, his debut coming in 1995. He was picked for the squad at that year's Copa América, as the national team exited in the quarterfinals against

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Coaching career

In November 2010, Schürrer was appointed head coach of Lanús' first team after the departure of Luis Zubeldía. He left in July 2012.

References

External links

Argentine League statistics
at Fútbol XXI * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schurrer, Gabriel 1971 births Living people People from Rafaela Argentine people of German descent Argentine people of Spanish descent Argentine footballers Association football defenders Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético Lanús footballers Atlético de Rafaela footballers La Liga players Segunda División players Racing de Santander players Deportivo de La Coruña players UD Las Palmas players Real Sociedad footballers Málaga CF players Super League Greece players Olympiacos F.C. players Argentina international footballers 1995 Copa América players Argentine expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Greece Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece Argentine football managers Expatriate football managers in Ecuador Club Atlético Lanús managers Argentinos Juniors managers Crucero del Norte managers Club Atlético Sarmiento managers People named in the Panama Papers C.S.D. Independiente del Valle managers S.D. Aucas managers C.D. Cuenca managers Sportspeople from Santa Fe Province Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy managers