Petr Gabriel (born 17 May 1973) is a Czech former professional

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who played as a defender. He played for the Czech Republic national team, participating at the Euro 2000. At club level Gabriel played more than 200 matches in the

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International career

Gabriel represented the Czech Republic national team at the Euro 2000. In the decisive group stage match against

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, an attempted backpass from Gabriel to his

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was picked up by

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, who scored. The Czech Republic lost 2–1 and ended its participation in the tournament after the group stage despite a 2–0 victory in its last match against

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Personal life

Gabriel was born in

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. He has two sons, Šimon and

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, who are professional footballers.

International goal

:''Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first.''

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* * * * Living people 1973 births Czech footballers Footballers from Prague Association football defenders Czech Republic international footballers Czech Republic under-21 international footballers UEFA Euro 2000 players Czech First League players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players AC Sparta Prague players FK Viktoria Žižkov players FK Teplice players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players Arminia Bielefeld players Czech expatriate footballers Czech expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany {{CzechRepublic-footy-defender-stub