Gabriel Piccolo

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Gabriel Piccolo
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Rojo de la Vega Piccolo
Date of birth (1989-10-15) 15 October 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1995–2009 América
2006–2009Atlante (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 América 0 (0)
2010Atlante UTN (loan) 2 (0)
2011–2012San Luis (loan) 3 (0)
2012 Dénia 13 (1)
2012–2013 Rayo Vallecano B 28 (2)
2013–2014 Partick Thistle 17 (0)
Total 63 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gabriel Rojo de la Vega Piccolo (born 15 October 1989), is a Mexican retired footballer who played as a defender. He played in the Primera División de México for San Luis and in the Scottish Premiership for Partick Thistle.

Club career[edit]

Born in Mexico City, Piccolo began his career with his hometown club América. He then moved to Atlante, joining their second-division team Atlante UTN (now Toros Neza).[1]

Piccolo played two matches before being loaned to San Luis, making his professional debut on 16 March 2011, in a Copa Libertadores 1–1 away draw against Once Caldas.[2] He made his league debut on 2 April, in a 2–3 loss against Querétaro.[3]

On 21 January 2012, Piccolo moved to Spain, signing a contract with CD Dénia, in Segunda División B.[4] On 1 August, he joined La Liga side Rayo Vallecano, being assigned to the reserves also in the third division.[5]

Partick Thistle[edit]

On 27 July 2013, Piccolo signed a two-year deal with Scottish Premiership side Partick Thistle after impressing on a trial.[6] He made his competitive debut for the club on 6 August 2013, during a 2–1 victory over Ayr United in the Scottish League Cup.[7]

Despite appearing regularly for the side during the campaign, Piccolo had his contract terminated by mutual consent on 21 August 2014.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ De la Vega no tiene límites (De la Vega has no limits) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; OEM, 11 September 2012 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Once Caldas 1 - 1 San Luis; ESPN FC, 16 March 2011
  3. ^ Querétaro 3 - 2 San Luis; ESPN FC, 2 April 2011
  4. ^ Dos jugadores mexicanos llegan para reforzar a la plantilla del Dénia (Two Mexican players arrive to bolster Dénia's squad); Las Provincias, 21 January 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ "Mexicano jugará con el Rayo Vallecano" (in Spanish). Vavel. 19 November 2012.[dead link]
  6. ^ Thistle Sign Mexican Defender Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Partick Thistle's official website, 27 July 2013
  7. ^ "Partick Thistle v Ayr United, 6th August 2013". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2015. Partick Thistle vs Ayr United FC
  8. ^ "GABRIEL PICCOLO RELEASED". Partick Thistle F.C. 21 August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.

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