Gabriel Vidal Nova (born 5 October 1969) is a Spanish retired
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder.
Club career
Born in
Palma, Majorca,
Balearic Islands
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, Vidal spent most of his 16-year senior career with local
RCD Mallorca
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...
, playing in
La Liga from 1989 to 1992 and
reaching the
Copa del Rey final in 1991.
He made his top flight debut with his main club on 3 September 1989, coming on as a 63rd-minute
substitute in a 0–1 away loss against
CA Osasuna.
Vidal also competed at the professional level with
CD Leganés
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and
Getafe CF
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, retiring in 2004 at the age of 34 after a spell with amateurs
CD Atlético Baleares
Club Deportivo Atlético Baleares, S.A.D. ( ca, Club Esportiu Atlètic Balears) is a Spanish football team based in Palma, Majorca, in the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Founded on 1920, it currently plays in Primera División RF ...
.
International career
Vidal was part of
Spain's
gold medal-winning squad at the
1992 Summer Olympics
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, in
Barcelona.
Honours
Club
Mallorca
*
Copa del Rey: Runner-up
1990–91[
]
International
Spain U23
*Summer Olympic Games
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: 1992
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1986
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Events January
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References
External links
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1969 births
Living people
Footballers from Palma de Mallorca
Spanish men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
RCD Mallorca B players
RCD Mallorca players
CD Leganés players
Getafe CF footballers
Ciudad de Murcia footballers
Granada CF footballers
CD Atlético Baleares footballers
Spain men's youth international footballers
Spain men's under-23 international footballers
Olympic footballers for Spain
Olympic gold medalists for Spain
Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in football
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics