Gabriel Santos (footballer, born 1983)

Gabriel dos Santos Nascimento (born 5 March 1983), known as Gabriel Santos, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a centre back.^[2] He began his career with Ponte Preta. He played for Palmeiras, who loaned him first to Fluminense and then to Sport. His time in Recife was cut short after seven games when Palmeiras sold him to Hapoel Tel Aviv. After a period in Hapoel Tel Aviv which ended in January 2008,^[3] he came back to Recife.^[4]

Gabriel Santos

Personal information
Full name	Gabriel dos Santos Nascimento
Date of birth	(1983-03-05) 5 March 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Centre back
Youth career
2000–2002	Ponte Preta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003	Ponte Preta	34	(1)
2004	Palmeiras	26	(0)
2005–2006	→ Fluminense (loan)	48	(6)
2007	Sport	7	(0)
2007–2008	Hapoel Tel Aviv[1]	13	(1)
2008–2009	Sport	11	(0)
2010–2012	América Mineiro	86	(6)
2013	Sport	19	(4)
2014	Ceará	1	(0)
2015	Caldas Novas	6	(0)
2015	Icasa	5	(1)
2016	Villa Nova	9	(1)
2016	Tupi	21	(0)
2017	São Bento	12	(1)
2017–2018	Portuguesa	6	(1)
2019	Nacional SP	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

Club

Sport

• Copa do Brasil: 2008

International

Brazil U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2003