Gabri (footballer, born 1979)

Gabri
Gabri in 2018
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Francisco García de la Torre[1]
Date of birth (1979-02-10) 10 February 1979 (age 45)[1]
Place of birth Sallent, Spain[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1985–1991 Sallent
1991–1993 Sabadell
1993–1997 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Barcelona B 67 (9)
1999–2006 Barcelona 129 (7)
2006–2010 Ajax 86 (7)
2010–2011 Umm-Salal 13 (3)
2011 Sion II 2 (1)
2011 Sion 5 (0)
2012–2014 Lausanne-Sport 28 (1)
Total 330 (28)
International career
1994–1995 Spain U16 8 (2)
1996–1998 Spain U18 10 (1)
1999 Spain U20 7 (3)
1999–2001 Spain U21 17 (0)
2000 Spain U23 6 (3)
2003–2004 Spain 3 (0)
2000–2006 Catalonia 4 (0)
Managerial career
2014–2015 Barcelona B (assistant)
2015–2017 Barcelona (youth)
2017–2018 Sion
2018–2020 Andorra
2021 Olot
2021–2022 Lleida Esportiu
2022 Sabadell
2023 Nantong Zhiyun
2023–2024 Guangxi Pingguo Haliao
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's Football
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team Competition
FIFA World Youth Championship
Winner 1999 Nigeria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gabriel Francisco García de la Torre (born 10 February 1979), known as Gabri, is a Spanish retired footballer, currently a manager. Mainly a midfielder who could play in the right or the middle, he could also appear as an attacking right-back.

He spent seven years of his professional career with Barcelona (13 counting youth teams), winning four major titles but almost exclusively as a backup, totalling 194 games and 13 goals. He also played four seasons with Ajax.

Gabri represented Spain at Euro 2004. He later managed in the Spanish lower divisions.

  1. ^ a b c d "Gabriel García de la Torre, "GABRI"". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2022.