Gabriel Atz

Gabriel Atz
Personal information
Full name	Gabriel Fernando Atz
Date of birth	4 August 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Portão, Brazil
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2002	Grêmio
2002–2006	União de Leiria
2006–2009	Rubin Kazan
2008	→ Khimki (loan)
2009	→ Gimnàstic (loan)
2010–2011	Chernomorets Burgas
2012	Caxias
2013	Pelotas
2014	Lajeadense
2015	Brasil de Farroupilha
2015–2016	Lajeadense
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gabriel Fernando Atz (born 4 August 1981) is a Brazilian former footballer.

Career

Gabriel played for Grêmio de Porto Alegre since he was 14 years old and reached the seniors in 1999 when he was 17 years old. He stayed at Grêmio until January 2002 and in June 2002 he moved to União de Leiria in Portugal where he played for 4 seasons. In June 2006, Gabriel Atz joined FC Rubin Kazan on a three-year contract.^[1] On 29 August 2008, Gabriel joined FC Khimki on loan until the end of the season.^[2] In 2009, Gabriel Atz joined Gimnàstic de Tarragona and played for them on loan from FC Rubin Kazan until the end of the Spanish Segunda season.^[3] Gimnàstic, however, decided against executing the purchase option after his loan finished.^[4]

In 2010, the Bulgarian PFC Chernomorets Burgas signed the defender from Rubin Kazan for an undisclosed fee.^[5] On 13 April 2010 he made his debut in a 2–0 A PFG win against OFC Sliven 2000. He made 2 appearances and scored once, but soon after he picked up an injury and was sidelined for one year. After a serious muscle injury in the rectus femoris that took him out of competitions for almost 2 years, he returned to Brazil to play in 2012 for S.E.R. Caxias do Brasil. Then in 2013 he played for Pelotas, 2014 for Lajeadense, 2015 for Brasil de Farroupilha and ended his career for Lajeadense in 2016. In 2017 he started his career as a coach and game analyst at Lajeadense and Cruzeiro. In July 2017 he returned to Portugal to play for Estarreja and complete the football coach training courses. After playing 1 year in Estarreja, he spent 2 more years as Assistant Coach, in the 2018/19 and 2019/20 seasons. Then he stayed for 6 months in the formation of Sport Club Beira Mar as assistant coach of the Under 19, and went to the Seniors of Sporting Clube São João de Ver, where he gained access to Liga 3 as assistant coach in the 2020/21 season. In 2021 he completed his Degree in Sports Science at the Faculty of Porto, and today he holds the UEFA B diploma by the Aveiro Football Association.

References

^ "Рубин пополнился бразильским защитником". championat.com (in Russian). Championat. 29 June 2006. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
^ "Габриэль перешёл из "Рубина" в "Химки" Подробнее на "Чемпионате"". championat.com (in Russian). Championat. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
^ "Incorporació de Gabriel Fernando Atz" (in Spanish). Gimnàstic de Tarragona. 1 February 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2009. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Jugadores que no seguirán en el Nàstic" (in Spanish). Gimnàstic de Tarragona. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
^ Бразилец и португалец пристигнаха в "Черноморец Бургас"

External links

(in Portuguese) CBF
(in Portuguese) Portuguese Liga 2005–06
(in Russian) Profile at Rubin
(in Portuguese) ZeroZero profile

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[1] "Рубин пополнился бразильским защитником". championat.com (in Russian). Championat. 29 June 2006. Retrieved 17 December 2019.

[2] "Габриэль перешёл из "Рубина" в "Химки" Подробнее на "Чемпионате"". championat.com (in Russian). Championat. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

[3] "Incorporació de Gabriel Fernando Atz" (in Spanish). Gimnàstic de Tarragona. 1 February 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2009. ^{[dead link‍]}

[4] "Jugadores que no seguirán en el Nàstic" (in Spanish). Gimnàstic de Tarragona. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2009.

[5] Бразилец и португалец пристигнаха в "Черноморец Бургас"

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