Gabriel Vidal

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vidal and the second or maternal family name is Nova.

Gabriel Vidal Nova (born 5 October 1969) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Gabriel Vidal

Personal information
Full name	Gabriel Vidal Nova[1]
Date of birth	(1969-10-05) 5 October 1969 (age 56)[1]
Place of birth	Palma, Spain[1]
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position	Midfielder
Youth career
	CIDE
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1989	Mallorca B	4	(2)
1989–1998	Mallorca	183	(7)
1996–1998	→ Leganés (loan)	43	(1)
1998–2001	Getafe	102	(13)
2001–2002	Ciudad Murcia	35	(1)
2002–2003	Granada	0	(0)
2003–2004	Atlético Baleares
Total		367	(24)
International career
1985–1986	Spain U16	7	(1)
1987	Spain U17	1	(0)
1990	Spain U20	1	(1)
1992	Spain U23	3	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Olympic medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's Football
	1992 Barcelona	Team Competition

Club career

Born in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Vidal spent most of his 16-year senior career with local RCD Mallorca,^[2] playing in La Liga from 1989 to 1992^[3] and reaching the Copa del Rey final in 1991.^[4] He made his top-flight debut on 3 September 1989, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute in a 1–0 away loss against CA Osasuna.^[5]

Vidal made 211 official appearances for his main club. He scored 12 goals for them, one of them on 2 July 1989 in the 2–0 win over RCD Español in the promotion and relegation play-offs, the 2–1 aggregate victory confirming a return from Segunda División after one year.^[6]

Vidal also competed at the professional level with CD Leganés and Getafe CF, retiring in 2004 at age 34 after a spell with amateurs CD Atlético Baleares.^[3]

International career

Vidal was part of Spain's gold medal-winning squad at the 1992 Summer Olympics, in Barcelona.^[7]

Honours

Mallorca

• Copa del Rey runner-up: 1990–91^[4]

Spain U16

• UEFA European Under-16 Championship: 1986

Spain U23

• Summer Olympic Games: 1992^[8]