Gabriel Alejandro Cichero Konarek (born 25 April 1984) is a Venezuelan professional Football Player who last played as a

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for Rayo de Barcelona in the

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Infojobs. Currently, he is the Head Manager for Los Chamos FC in the

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Personal life

He is the son of Mauro Cichero who was a professional football player and represented Venezuela in the

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. His brothers,

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and Mauro, are also professional football players.

Club career

Cichero began his professional career with

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, appearing in 35 matches and scoring 1 goal. During January 2006 transfer window he was loaned to

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side

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for the remainder of the season. He then returned to Uruguay and in 2007 was transferred to

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, in the Bulgarian championship. Following his stay in Bulgaria Cichero returned to his native Venezuela and signed with

Deportivo Italia Deportivo Miranda Fútbol Club (previously named Deportivo Italia Fútbol Club, Deportivo Italchacao, Deportivo Petare Fútbol Club and Petare Fútbol Club) is a Venezuelan football club based in Caracas. Formed in 1948 as "Deportivo Italia F.C ...

. Cichero was loaned out to

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on 11 July 2008 in a deal that was to end in December 2008, but had an option to be extended into 2009. Numerous blunders in the handful of key late-season games he played meant that the loan was never extended and Cichero was not offered a contract. After being released by New York, he was loaned out to

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for the 2009 season. Cichero joined

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on loan for the

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. He played 23 matches and scored once. On 4 August 2011, it was confirmed his transfer to French side

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, in a one-year loan with a buy option for two more years. In 2012, Cichero joined Ligue 2 outfit

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on a season-long loan deal with an option to make it permanent. Nantes ended the 2012–13 season promoted back to the

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and then he signed a permanent deal with the French top-flight team. However, he failed to find a regular first team place in the 2013–14 season and moved to Swiss side

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on 27 January 2014. He was loaned out to

Mineros de Guayana Asociación Civil Club Deportivo Mineros de Guayana, known as Mineros de Guayana or simply Mineros, is a professional football club based in Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. History The Colegio Loyola Gumilla's field, located in Puerto Ordaz, was us ...

on 8 July 2014.

Indian Super League

On 10 August 2017, it was announced that he had been signed by

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club

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for 2017–18 season. He played 15 matches for the Delhi-based side, which finished 8th in the league table.

International career

Born in Venezuela, Cichero is of Italian and Polish descent.🖉 Gabriel Cichero has 61 caps for the Venezuela national team, and has scored four goals including the winner against

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in the

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quarterfinal.

Career statistics

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, Japan , , , , style="text-align:center", 2–2 , , style="text-align:center", 0–3 CON, , Friendly , - , style="text-align:center", 3 , , 27 March 2015 , , Catherine Hall Sports Complex,

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Honours

New York Red Bulls *

Western Conference Championship:

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Caracas *

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: 2009–10 *

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: 2009 Nantes *In the

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team of the season

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