Gabi (footballer, born 1981)

Gabi
Personal information
Full name	Gabriel José Pinto Couto
Date of birth	20 March 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Fiães, Portugal
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1992–2000	Fiães
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2006	Fiães
2006–2009	Feirense
2009–2011	Santa Clara
2011–2012	Covilhã
2012–2013	Arouca
2013–2014	Penafiel
2014–2015	Nea Salamina
2015	Academico Viseu
2015–2016	Estarreja
2016–2018	UD Oliveirense
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gabriel José Pinto Couto (born 20 March 1981), simply known as Gabi is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Football career

Born in Fiães, Santa Maria da Feira, Gabi began in the lower leagues with Fiães S.C. before moving to C.D. Feirense in the second tier. He spent most of his career at that level with seven clubs, making 241 appearances and scoring 25 goals.

In July 2014, Gabi moved abroad for the only time in his career, from newly promoted Primeira Liga side F.C. Penafiel to Nea Salamis Famagusta FC of the Cypriot First Division.^[1] Six months later he was back in his country's second division, with Académico de Viseu FC.^[2]

^ "Chipre: Gabi ruma ao Nea Salamis" [Cyprus: Gabi heads to Nea Salamis]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 July 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^ "Gabi reforça Académico de Viseu" [Gabi bolsters Académico de Viseu]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 16 January 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2020.