Riccardo Gabbiadini

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Riccardo Gabbiadini
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-03-11) 11 March 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1988 York City 1 (0)
1988–1989 Sunderland 1 (0)
1989Blackpool (loan) 5 (3)
1989–1991 Grimsby Town 3 (1)
1990Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 1 (0)
1990Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2 (0)
1991–1992 Hartlepool United 14 (2)
1992 Scarborough 7 (1)
1992 Carlisle United 24 (3)
1994 Sligo Rovers 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Riccardo Gabbiadini (born 11 March 1970) is a Welsh former footballer. He is the brother of former player Marco Gabbiadini, and played his solitary game for Sunderland alongside his brother in the 1988-89 Second Division season. [1]

In January 1994 Gabbiadini signed for Sligo Rovers in the League of Ireland First Division. Under manager Willie McStay, he was a key member of the team that won the 1993–94 League of Ireland First Division title and League of Ireland First Division Shield, before beating four Premier Division sides en route to winning the FAI Cup. [2] His best moment of the campaign was an audacious chipped goal in a crucial away game against Athlone Town near the end of the season. The win enabled Sligo to leapfrog Athlone Town, and they held on to take the title. Scored two goals in eight league appearances for Sligo.

In the Northern section of Masters Football 2011 he represented Sunderland along with brother Marco however he failed to score and Sunderland failed to qualify from the group stages. The Sunderland 'Masters 2011' team also included Sean Musgrave, Martin Gray, Lee Howey, Martin Smith, Marco Gabbiadini, Chris Makin and Brian Atkinson.

Honours

Sligo Rovers

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References

  1. "Riccardo Gabbiadini". Up The Posh!. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
  2. "Famous Days". www.sligorovers.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.