Gabriel Viglianti (born June 12, 1979) is an Argentine retired football player.

Gabriel Viglianti
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Alejandro Viglianti
Date of birth (1979-06-12) 12 June 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Córdoba, Argentina
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Racing de Córdoba 0 (0)
2003 Agrario de Río Tercero 0 (0)
2004 Unión Tarija 34 (5)
2005–2006 San José 56 (20)
2006–2007 Bolívar 43 (10)
2008–2012 Oțelul Galați 109 (17)
Total 242 (52)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 September 2012

Career edit

Gabriel Viglianti was born on 12 June 1979 in Córdoba, Argentina, starting to play football in 2000 at local club, Racing.[1][2][3] Afterwards he went at Agrario de Río Tercero for a short period, then he went to play in Bolivia at Unión Tarija, San José where he had a prolific period and was very appreciated by the fans and Bolívar with whom he won the domestic league and made appearances in continental competitions, including six with one goal scored in a 2–1 away victory against Deportivo Toluca in the group phase of the 2007 Copa Libertadores.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Viglianti went from Bolívar to Romanian side Oțelul Galați who decided to transfer him after seeing his performance in Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.[1][2][3][4][5][7] He made his Liga I debut on 23 February 2008 when coach Petre Grigoraș used him all the minutes in a 0–0 against Unirea Urziceni.[5][4][8][9] In the 2010–11 season, Viglianti was used by coach Dorinel Munteanu in 25 league games, scoring three goals, helping Oțelul win the first title in the history of the club.[4][10][11][12] He started the following season by winning the Supercupa României, playing from the 4th minute of the game, after Munteanu introduced him to replace the injured Gabriel Giurgiu in the The Steelworkers's 1–0 victory against Steaua București, afterwards making four appearances in the 2011–12 Champions League group stage, playing against Basel, Benfica and Manchester United.[1][5][8][10][13][14][15][16] Gabriel Viglianti ended his career in 2012, making his last Liga I appearance for Oțelul on 8 December in a 3–2 away victory against Rapid București, having a total of 109 games with 17 goals scored in the competition.[5][8]

Honours edit

Bolívar

Oțelul Galați

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Gabriel Viglianti BDFA profile" (in Spanish). Bdfa.com.
  2. ^ a b c ""Ya estoy listo para volver"" [I'm ready to go back] (in Spanish). Elgrafico.com.ar. 8 September 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Galaţi: Gabriel Viglianti - Puma argentiniană de la Oţelul" [Galaţi: Gabriel Viglianti - Argentinian puma from Oțelul] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "Viglianti, argentinianul cu copii moldoveni! Mijlocașul s-a adaptat perfect în România" [Viglianti, the Argentinian with Moldovan children! The midfielder has adapted perfectly in Romania] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Gabriel Viglianti at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  6. ^ "Gabriel Viglianti. Copa Libertadores 2007". WorldFootball. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Gabriel Vigilanti: "Sunt lider pentru copiii mei"" [Gabriel Vigilanti: "I am a leader for my children"] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  8. ^ a b c "Gabriel Viglianti rămâne la Oţelul: "Sechestrat" în Galaţi de dragostea fanilor" [Gabriel Viglianti remains at Oțelul: "Sequestered" in Galati by the love of the fans] (in Romanian). Viata-libera.ro. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  9. ^ "FC Unirea 0–0 Oțelul Galaţi". WorldFootball. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Îl țineți minte pe Gabriel Viglianti? Fostul mijlocaș al Oțelului scrie istorie în Argentina" [Remember Gabriel Viglianti? The former Steel midfielder is writing history in Argentina] (in Romanian). Playsport.ro. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Prezentarea campioanei. Dorinel a luat titlul cu străini ieftini şi români tineri" [Presentation of the champion. Dorinel took the title with cheap foreigners and young Romanians] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 18 September 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Oțelul o învinge pe Steaua și câștigă Supercupa României!" [Oțelul defeats Steaua and wins the Romanian Supercup!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Oțelul a învins Steaua, scor 1-0, și a câștigăt Supercupa României!" [Oțelul beaten Steaua, score 1-0, and won the Romanian Supercup!] (in Romanian). Mediafax.ro. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Oțelul – Steaua 1:0". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  16. ^ "Champions League 2011/2012". WorldFootball. Retrieved 18 October 2023.

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