Gabriel Graciani (footballer, born 1982)

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Gabriel Graciani
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Reinaldo Graciani
Date of birth (1982-02-16) 16 February 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth Sir Leonard, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position Right-back [1]
Team information
Current team
Patronato (reserve manager)
Youth career
Deportivo Bovril
Patronato
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2015 Patronato 258 (10)
2016 Belgrano de Paraná  [ es ] 31 (0)
2017 Deportivo Bovril
Total289(10)
Managerial career
2019– Patronato (reserve manager)
2022 Patronato (interim)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gabriel Reinaldo Graciani (born 16 February 1982) is an Argentine football manager and former professional footballer who played as a right-back. [2] He is currently the manager of Patronato's reserves.

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Playing career

Graciani spent the majority of his senior career with Patronato. [3] He made his debut in Torneo Argentino A during 2001–02, a season which ended with relegation to Torneo Argentino B. [3] [4] Patronato remained in tier three until 2008, during which time Graciani had scored six goals in ninety-eight matches. [3] He stayed with the club in Primera B Nacional until 2015, departing after two hundred and fifty-eight appearances and ten goals. [3] His final season, 2015, ended with promotion to the Argentine Primera División. [2] Graciani's final clubs were Belgrano (2016) and Deportivo Bovril (2017), a team he played for during his youth career. [3] [4]

Coaching career

In June 2019, Graciani was appointed reserve manager by former club Patronato; having previously been a youth assistant coach there. [5] [6]

Personal life

Graciani is the uncle and namesake of current footballer Gabriel Graciani. [7] [8]

Honours

Patronato [2] [9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gabriel Graciani". World Football. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gabriel Graciani profile". Soccerway. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Gabriel Graciani profile". BDFA. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Gabriel Graciani: Quería ir a jugar a mi pueblo para tratar de disfrutar este último tiempo". Analisis Digital. 11 May 2017. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  5. "Patronato: Gabriel Graciani será el entrenador de Reserva". Superdeportivo. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  6. "Comenzaron los testeos en los jugadores de Patronato". Superdeportivo. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  7. "AFA: el nombre de Gabriel Graciani, cerca de Patronato". Analisis Digital. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. "Gabriel Graciani será refuerzo de Patronato". Sin Mordaza. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  9. "Argentina Fourth Level (Torneo Argentino "B" - Interior) 2007/08". RSSSF. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.