José Gil Gordillo (born 9 October 1960), sometimes known as Flaco Gil, is a retired Spanish

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player who played as a winger. He made 137 appearances in

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for

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in the 1990s, scoring five goals.

Career

Gil was born in

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in Cádiz province, part of the

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, and began his career with local side

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. He left to join

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in 1980, playing exclusively for their B team, Barcelona Atlètic, over the next five seasons. He signed for Atlètic's

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rivals

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in 1985, and was a key part of the team for six years, during which time he amassed 235 appearances and 33 goals. During a home match against

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on 11 December 1988, he was forced to play in goal for the last few minutes after goalkeeper Jorge García was sent off. His first task was to face the resulting penalty, which was fired off target by Melenas. Gil kept a clean sheet throughout stoppage time as ''Depor'' held on for a 2–1 victory. Gil helped Deportivo to fourth place in 1989–90, qualifying them for a

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. They faced

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, and were defeated thanks to a single goal in the second leg at Estadio Riazor, and thus remained in the second tier. The following season was even better, with ''Depor'' finishing as runners-up, just a point behind champions

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, and earning promotion to

for the first time since 1972–73. However, Gil would not join the club in the top flight, as he left to join local rivals

that summer. Celta, under coach Txetxu Rojo, followed Deportivo's lead by earning promotion to La Liga in Gil's first season, and the man from Cádiz played a key part. Used in partnership with fellow midfielders Vicente or Fabiano, Gil regularly provided assists for

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, who finished the season as the division's top scorer. ''Los Celestes'' went one better than ''Depor'' had the previous year by also becoming Segunda División champions. This time he did manage to make his top division debut, which curiously came in the

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against his former club Deportivo. The match, held at Estadio Riazor, ended in a 2–0 defeat for Celta. Gil continued to be an indispensable part of the team that season, playing 36 matches. He also netted his first top flight goal on 11 April, scoring in a 1–1 away draw with

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. Celta finished the season in a creditable 11th place. In 1993–94, Gil had his busiest season at the club, making 41 appearances, including helping ''Los Celestes'' reach the

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of the

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. Gil replaced

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after an hour in the final, held at Vicente Calderón Stadium, which ultimately ended with Celta's defeat on penalties by

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after a 0–0 draw. Gil also played 40 times during the following season, before his appearances started to diminish due to injury problems during the 1995–96 season. He made his last appearance for ''Los Celestes'' in the final match of that season, a 1–1 home draw with

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at Balaídos on 25 May, as did his long-time midfield partner Vicente. He left Celta after 186 appearances and eight goals in five successful seasons. He rounded out his career with a single season at

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, before retiring in 1997 as he approached his 37th birthday.

Honours

Deportivo La Coruña *

runners-up: 1990–91 Celta Vigo *

: 1991–92 *

runners-up: 1993–94

Career statistics

:1. Appearances in the 1983

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Segunda División :2. Appearance in the 1989–90 Segunda División promotion playoff

References

External links

*
"FLACO" GIL
at yojugueenelcelta.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gil, Jose 1960 births Living people People from Sanlúcar de Barrameda Footballers from the Province of Cádiz Spanish men's footballers Men's association football wingers Men's association football midfielders Cádiz CF players FC Barcelona Atlètic players Deportivo de La Coruña players RC Celta de Vigo players Racing de Ferrol footballers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players 20th-century Spanish sportsmen