PLAYER DETAILS
Gabriel Heinze profile
- Club
- Arsenal
- Position
- Assistant Coach
- Nationality
- Argentina
- Date of birth
- 1978-04-19
- Birthplace
- Crespo, Argentina
- Height
- 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PLAYER BIOGRAPHY
About Gabriel Heinze
Gabriel Iván Heinze (born 19 April 1978) is an Argentine football coach and former player who is currently a first team coach at Premier League club Arsenal. As a player, he operated as a defender, either as a left-back or a centre-back.
Nicknamed Gringo, 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.