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(Redirected from Gabriel Rojo de la Vega Piccolo) Mexican footballer (born 1989)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de la Vega and the second or maternal family name is Piccolo.
Gabriel Piccolo
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Rojo de la Vega Piccolo
Date of birth (1989-10-15) 15 October 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1995–2009 América
2006–2009 → Atlante (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 América 0 (0)
2010 → Atlante UTN (loan) 2 (0)
2011–2012 → San Luis (loan) 3 (0)
2012 Dénia 13 (1)
2012–2013 Rayo Vallecano B 28 (2)
2013–2014 Partick Thistle 17 (0)
Total 63 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gabriel Rojo de la Vega Piccolo (born 15 October 1989), is a Mexican retired footballer who played as a defender. He played in the Primera División de México for San Luis and in the Scottish Premiership for Partick Thistle.

Club career

Born in Mexico City, Piccolo began his career with his hometown club América. He then moved to Atlante, joining their second-division team Atlante UTN (now Toros Neza).

Piccolo played two matches before being loaned to San Luis, making his professional debut on 16 March 2011, in a Copa Libertadores 1–1 away draw against Once Caldas. He made his league debut on 2 April, in a 2–3 loss against Querétaro.

On 21 January 2012, Piccolo moved to Spain, signing a contract with CD Dénia, in Segunda División B. On 1 August, he joined La Liga side Rayo Vallecano, being assigned to the reserves also in the third division.

Partick Thistle

On 27 July 2013, Piccolo signed a two-year deal with Scottish Premiership side Partick Thistle after impressing on a trial. He made his competitive debut for the club on 6 August 2013, during a 2–1 victory over Ayr United in the Scottish League Cup.

Despite appearing regularly for the side during the campaign, Piccolo had his contract terminated by mutual consent on 21 August 2014.

References

  1. De la Vega no tiene límites (De la Vega has no limits) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; OEM, 11 September 2012 (in Spanish)
  2. Once Caldas 1 - 1 San Luis Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 16 March 2011
  3. Querétaro 3 - 2 San Luis Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 2 April 2011
  4. Dos jugadores mexicanos llegan para reforzar a la plantilla del Dénia (Two Mexican players arrive to bolster Dénia's squad); Las Provincias, 21 January 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. "Mexicano jugará con el Rayo Vallecano" (in Spanish). Vavel. 19 November 2012.
  6. Thistle Sign Mexican Defender Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Partick Thistle's official website, 27 July 2013
  7. "Partick Thistle v Ayr United, 6th August 2013". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2015. Partick Thistle vs Ayr United FC
  8. "GABRIEL PICCOLO RELEASED". Partick Thistle F.C. 21 August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.

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