| 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 | ||
| 1998–1999 | → Atlético 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) |
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*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.
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
- rsssf: Venezuela record international players Archived March 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Profile by FC Luzern fan site JustCantBeatThat.com
- Gabriel Urdaneta at National-Football-Teams.com
- International statistics at rsssf
- Gabriel Urdaneta at BDFA (in Spanish)
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Mérida, Mérida
- Men's association football midfielders
- Venezuelan men's footballers
- Venezuela men's international footballers
- 1997 Copa América players
- 1999 Copa América players
- 2001 Copa América players
- Caracas FC players
- FC Luzern players
- SV Waldhof Mannheim players
- FC Lugano players
- SC Kriens players
- BSC Young Boys players
- FC Vaduz players
- Unión Atlético Maracaibo players
- Estudiantes de Mérida F.C. players
- Deportivo Miranda F.C. players
- Deportivo Anzoátegui players
- Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Liechtenstein
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Liechtenstein