Gabriel Piccolo Explained

Gabriel Piccolo
Fullname:Gabriel Rojo de la Vega Piccolo
Birth Date:15 October 1989
Birth Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Height:1.860NaN0
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1995–2009
Youthclubs1:América
Youthyears2:2006–2009
Youthclubs2:Atlante (loan)
Years1:2010–2012
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2010
Clubs2:→ Atlante UTN (loan)
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Years3:2011–2012
Clubs3:San Luis (loan)
Caps3:3
Goals3:0
Years4:2012
Caps4:13
Goals4:1
Years5:2012–2013
Caps5:28
Goals5:2
Years6:2013–2014
Caps6:17
Goals6:0
Totalcaps:63
Totalgoals:3

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

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.oem.com.mx/esto/notas/n2690757.htm De la Vega no tiene límites (De la Vega has no limits)
  2. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=311186&cc=3888 Once Caldas 1 - 1 San Luis
  3. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=310325&cc=3888 Querétaro 3 - 2 San Luis
  4. http://www.lasprovincias.es/v/20120121/marina/jugadores-mexicanos-llegan-para-20120121.html Dos jugadores mexicanos llegan para reforzar a la plantilla del Dénia (Two Mexican players arrive to bolster Dénia's squad)
  5. Web site: Mexicano jugará con el Rayo Vallecano. Vavel. Spanish. 19 November 2012.
  6. http://ptfc.co.uk/news/2013-2014/july_2013/thistle_sign_mexican_defender Thistle Sign Mexican Defender
  7. Web site: Partick Thistle v Ayr United, 6th August 2013 . 2015-04-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100718/http://ptfc.co.uk/teams/senior/seasons/2013-2014/fixtures_results/0608_ayr_united . 4 March 2016 . dmy-all . Partick Thistle vs Ayr United FC
  8. Web site: GABRIEL PICCOLO RELEASED. Partick Thistle F.C.. 21 August 2014. 21 August 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140821173448/http://ptfc.co.uk/news/2014-2015/august_2014/gabriel_piccolo_released. 21 August 2014. dmy-all.