| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Vidal Nova[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1969-10-05) 5 October 1969[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Palma, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CIDE | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Mallorca B | 4 | (2) |
| 1989–1998 | Mallorca | 183 | (7) |
| 1996–1998 | → Leganés (loan) | 43 | (1) |
| 1998–2001 | Getafe | 102 | (13) |
| 2001–2002 | Ciudad Murcia | 35 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Granada | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Atlético Baleares | ||
| Total | 367 | (24) | |
| International career | |||
| 1985–1986 | Spain U16 | 7 | (1) |
| 1987 | Spain U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 1990 | Spain U20 | 1 | (1) |
| 1992 | Spain U23 | 3 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Spain
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| Men's Football | ||
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1992 Barcelona | Team Competition |
Gabriel Vidal Nova (born 5 October 1969) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Vidal spent most of his 16-year senior career with local RCD Mallorca,[2] playing in La Liga from 1989 to 1992[3] and reaching the Copa del Rey final in 1991.[4] He made his top-flight debut on 3 September 1989, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute in a 1–0 away loss against CA Osasuna.[5]
Vidal made 211 official appearances for his main club. He scored 12 goals for them, one of them on 2 July 1989 in the 2–0 win over RCD Español in the promotion and relegation play-offs, the 2–1 aggregate victory confirming a return from Segunda División after one year.[6]
Vidal also competed at the professional level with CD Leganés and Getafe CF, retiring in 2004 at age 34 after a spell with amateurs CD Atlético Baleares.[3]
International career
Vidal was part of Spain's gold medal-winning squad at the 1992 Summer Olympics, in Barcelona.[7]
Honours
Mallorca
- Copa del Rey runner-up: 1990–91[4]
Spain U16
Spain U23
References
- ^ a b c d Gabriel Vidal at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Bauzà, Jaume (16 January 2016). "Los dos chicos de oro del Mallorca" [Mallorca's two golden boys]. Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Gabriel Vidal" (in Spanish). El Sitio de Mis Cromos. 5 October 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ^ a b Guasch, Tomás (30 June 1991). "Fiesta rojiblanca en el Bernabéu" [Red-and-white party at the Bernabéu]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ^ Ramos, Rafael (4 September 1989). "1–0: Osasuna aprovechó su oportunidad" [1–0: Osasuna seized their chance]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ Canovas, M.C. (3 July 1989). "Un Mallorca feliz y un triste Español" [Happy Mallorca and sad Español] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ^ "La Roja de 1992, nuestra medalla de oro Olímpica" [1992's La Roja, our Olympic gold medal] (in Spanish). Antena 3. 3 July 2012. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ Morenilla, Juan (25 February 2007). "Supervivientes de oro" [Golden survivors]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
External links
- Gabriel Vidal at BDFutbol
- Gabriel Vidal – FIFA competition record (archived)
