Gabriel Urdaneta

Venezuelan footballer (born 1976)
Gabriel Urdaneta
Personal information
Full name Gabriel José Urdaneta Rangel
Date of birth (1976-01-07) 7 January 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Mérida, Venezuela
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1999 Universidad de Los Andes
1998–1999Atlético Zulia (loan)
1999–2000 Caracas
2000–2002 Lucerne 27 (3)
2002–2003 Waldhof Mannheim 13 (0)
2003 Lugano 4 (1)
2004 Kriens 22 (6)
2004–2005 Young Boys 35 (2)
2006 Vaduz 11 (1)
2006–2008 Maracaibo 48 (0)
2008–2009 Estudiantes de Mérida 30 (6)
2008–2010 Deportivo Italia 27 (6)
2010–2011 Deportivo Anzoategui 35 (1)
International career
1996–2005 Venezuela 77 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:01, 7 March 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:01, 7 March 2021

Gabriel José Urdaneta Rangel (born 7 January 1976) is a retired Venezuelan footballer.

Club career

Urdaneta has played professional football for a number of clubs in Venezuela and Switzerland. He also holds Swiss nationality.

At the end of the 2010-2011 season, he announced his retirement.

International career

He made 77 appearances for the Venezuela national team between 1996 and 2005, making him the third most-capped player in Venezuelan international football as of March 2008.[1]

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. May 19, 1999 Reales Tamarindos, Portoviejo, Ecuador  Ecuador 0–1 0-2 Friendly
2. May 19, 1999 Reales Tamarindos, Portoviejo, Ecuador  Ecuador 0–2 0-2 Friendly
3. July 7, 1999 Antonio Oddone Sarubbi, Ciudad Del Este, Paraguay  Mexico 3–1 3-1 1999 Copa América
4. August 10, 2000 Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica  Costa Rica 1–1 1-5 Friendly
5. August 10, 2000 Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica  Costa Rica 1–2 1-5 Friendly
6. April 2, 2003 Brígido Iriarte, Caracas, Venezuela  Jamaica 1–0 2-0 Friendly
7. June 7, 2003 Orange Bowl, Miami, United States  Honduras 1–1 2-1 Friendly
8. March 31, 2004 Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay  Uruguay 0–1 0-3 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
9. October 14, 2004 Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela  Ecuador 1–0 3-1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ^ rsssf: Venezuela record international players Archived March 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

External links

  • Profile by FC Luzern fan site JustCantBeatThat.com[permanent dead link]
  • Gabriel Urdaneta at National-Football-Teams.com
  • International statistics at rsssf
  • Gabriel Urdaneta at BDFA (in Spanish)
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Venezuela squad1997 Copa América
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Venezuela squad1999 Copa América
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Venezuela squad2001 Copa América
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