Gabi (footballer, born 1983)

Not to be confused with Gabi (footballer, born 1981).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Arenas.

Gabi
Gabi with Atlético Madrid in 2018
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Luis Fernández Arenas[1]
Date of birth (1983-07-10) 10 July 1983 (age 41)[2]
Place of birth Madrid, Spain[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Getafe B (manager)
Youth career
San Eladio
Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Atlético Madrid B 46 (4)
2004–2007 Atlético Madrid 58 (1)
2004–2005 → Getafe (loan) 32 (2)
2007–2011 Zaragoza 135 (16)
2011–2018 Atlético Madrid 239 (6)
2018–2020 Al Sadd 35 (0)
Total 545 (29)
International career
2003 Spain U20 7 (1)
2004–2005 Spain U21 12 (0)
Managerial career
2023 Getafe (youth)
2023– Getafe B
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gabriel Luis Fernández Arenas (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡaˈβɾjel feɾˈnandeθ aˈɾenas]; born 10 July 1983), known as Gabi ([ˈɡaβi]), is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, currently manager of Getafe CF B.

He made 429 La Liga appearances, mostly in two spells at Atlético Madrid interspersed with a period at Zaragoza, winning domestic and European silverware with the former; during his ten-year stint at the club, he amassed competitive totals of 417 matches and ten goals. He also competed professionally in Qatar, with Al Sadd.[3][4]

Gabi represented Spain at youth level.

  1. ^ a b "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Al-Sadd SC" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Gabi". Eurosport. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. ^ Lechuga, Juan Ignacio (3 July 2018). "417 partidos y un palmarés casi perfecto" [417 matches and a nearly perfect prize list] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  4. ^ "429 – Se retira Gabi, el futbolista con más partidos disputados en @LaLiga en el Siglo XXI sin ser internacional con su selección (429 encuentros). Sacrificado" [429 – Retirement of Gabi, the footballer with the most matches played in @LaLiga in XXI Century without being an international with his national team (429 games). Team man] (in Spanish). Twitter. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2024.