Gareth John Abraham (born 13 February 1969) is a Welsh former professional

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who played as a defender. He made over 100 appearances in

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with

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It currently competes in , the third tier of the English football league system in the 2025–26 season following relegation. Founded in 1899 a ...

and

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'Th ...

before playing non-league football for

Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil () is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It is about north of Cardiff. Often called just Merthyr, it is said to be named after Tydfil, daughter of K ...

and Rhayader Town.

Career

Born in

, Abraham came through the youth ranks at

, captaining them to a Welsh Youth Cup win, before making his debut in 1987 during a 3–0 defeat to

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. Three days after his debut, he scored his first goal for the club when he found the net in a 3–1 victory over

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but did not appear for the Bluebirds again for the rest of the season as the team won promotion from the Fourth Division. It was during the 1988–89 season that he began to establish himself in the first team but during his time at the club Cardiff found themselves hovering above relegation from the

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. He found himself out of the side in 1991–92 season and left the club to join

in January 1992, making his debut in a 1–1 draw with

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. He spent one and a half seasons with Hereford before leaving for his hometown team of

, also working as a groundsman at the club. After spending over five years at Merthyr, Abraham spent a short time in the

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with Rhayader Town alongside former Cardiff teammate Cohen Griffith until the pair left the club by mutual consent in January 2002.

Honours

Cardiff City *

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Winner: 1 :: 1991–92

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abraham, Gareth 1969 births Living people Footballers from Merthyr Tydfil Welsh men's footballers Men's association football defenders Cardiff City F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players Merthyr Tydfil F.C. players English Football League players Cymru Premier players Rhayader Town F.C. players