Gabriel Heinze

Gabriel Heinze
Heinze in 2022
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Iván Heinze[1]
Date of birth (1978-04-19) 19 April 1978 (age 46)[2]
Place of birth Crespo, Argentina[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Newell's Old Boys 8 (0)
1997–2001 Valladolid 54 (1)
1998–1999Sporting CP (loan) 5 (1)
2001–2004 Paris Saint-Germain 99 (4)
2004–2007 Manchester United 52 (1)
2007–2009 Real Madrid 44 (3)
2009–2011 Marseille 58 (7)
2011–2012 Roma 30 (0)
2012–2014 Newell's Old Boys 54 (3)
Total 404 (20)
International career
2004 Argentina Olympic 6 (1)
2003–2010 Argentina 72 (3)
Managerial career
2015 Godoy Cruz
2016–2017 Argentinos Juniors
2017–2020 Vélez Sarsfield
2020–2021 Atlanta United
2022–2023 Newell's Old Boys
Medal record
Representing  Argentina
Men's Football
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
Copa América
Runner-up 2004 Peru
Runner-up 2007 Venezuela
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up 2005 Germany Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gabriel Iván Heinze (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡaˈβɾjel ˈxejnse]; born 19 April 1978) is an Argentine football coach and former player. As a player, he operated as a defender, either as a left-back or a centre-back.[3]

Nicknamed Gringo,[4][5] he made a name for himself at Paris Saint-Germain, moving in 2004 to Manchester United and subsequently to Real Madrid, winning three trophies in total with the latter two clubs. He started and finished his 18-year professional career with Newell's Old Boys.

Heinze played 72 times for the Argentina national team, including at two FIFA World Cup and two Copa América tournaments. In 2015, he began working as a manager, leading four teams in the Argentine Primera División.

  1. ^ a b "Iván Gabriel HEINZE". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Gabriel Heinze". Eurosport. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Gabriel Heinze". FIFA. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  4. ^ Lagares, Juan (12 June 2010). "Fuimos locales otra vez" [We played at home again] (in Spanish). Misión Mundial. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  5. ^ Arcucci, Daniel (7 June 2010). "Zona mixta, personalidades distintas" [Mixed area, different personalities]. La Nación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2010.

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