Gabriel José Urdaneta Rangel (born January 7, 1976 in Mérida

Mérida, Mérida

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) is a Venezuela

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n football

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 midfielder. He made 77 appearances for the Venezuela national team

Venezuela national football team

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 between 1996 and 2005, making him the third most-capped player in Venezuealan international football as of March 2008.

Urdaneta has played professional football for a number of clubs in Venezuela and Switzerland

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. He also holds Swiss nationality.

At the end of the 2010-2011 season, he announced his retirement

International goals

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| 1. || May 19, 1999 || Reales Tamarindos

Estadio Reales Tamarindos

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, Portoviejo

Portoviejo

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, Ecuador || || 0–1 || 0-2 || Friendly
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| 2. || May 19, 1999 || Reales Tamarindos

Estadio Reales Tamarindos

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, Portoviejo

Portoviejo

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, Ecuador || || 0–2 || 0-2 || Friendly
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| 3. || July 7, 1999 || Antonio Oddone Sarubbi

Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi

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, Ciudad Del Este

Ciudad del Este

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, Paraguay || || 3–1 || 3-1 || 1999 Copa América
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| 4. || August 10, 2000 || Alejandro Morera Soto

Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto

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, Alajuela

Alajuela

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, Costa Rica || || 1–1 || 1-5 || Friendly
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| 5. || August 10, 2000 || Alejandro Morera Soto

Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto

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, Alajuela

Alajuela

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, Costa Rica || || 1–2 || 1-5 || Friendly
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| 6. || April 2, 2003 || Brígido Iriarte

Estadio Brígido Iriarte

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, Caracas

Caracas

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, Colombia || || 1–0 || 2-0 || Friendly
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| 7. || June 7, 2003 || Orange Bowl

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, Miami, United States || || 1–1 || 2-1 || Friendly
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| 8. || March 31, 2004 || Centenario

Estadio Centenario

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, Montevideo

Montevideo

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, Uruguay || || 0–1 || 0-3 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

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| 9. || October 14, 2004 || Pueblo Nuevo

Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo

Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo is a multi-purpose stadium in San Cristóbal, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club. The stadium holds 38,755 people...

, San Cristóbal

San Cristóbal, Táchira

San Cristóbal is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of Táchira. It is located in a mountainous region of Western Venezuela. The city is situated 818 m/2,625 ft above sea level in the northern Andes overlooking the Torbes River, 56 km/35 mi from the Colombian border. San...

, Venezuela || || 1–0 || 3-1 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for South America. 10 teams took part, all in a single group. The rules were very simple: the teams would play against each other in a home-and-away basis, with the four teams with most points qualifying to...

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