Gabriel Heinze

Gabriel Heinze
Heinze in 2022
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Iván Heinze
Date of birth (1978-04-19) 19 April 1978
Place of birth Crespo, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Newell's Old Boys 8 (0)
1997–2001 Valladolid 54 (1)
1998–1999Sporting CP (loan) 5 (1)
2001–2004 Paris Saint-Germain 99 (4)
2004–2007 Manchester United 52 (1)
2007–2009 Real Madrid 44 (3)
2009–2011 Marseille 58 (7)
2011–2012 Roma 30 (0)
2012–2014 Newell's Old Boys 54 (3)
Total 404 (20)
International career
2004 Argentina Olympic 6 (1)
2003–2010 Argentina 72 (3)
Managerial career
2015 Godoy Cruz
2016–2017 Argentinos Juniors
2017–2020 Vélez Sarsfield
2020–2021 Atlanta United
2022–2023 Newell's Old Boys
Medal record
Representing  Argentina
Men's Football
Olympic Games
2004 AthensTeam
Copa América
Runner-up2004 Peru
Runner-up2007 Venezuela
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up2005 GermanyTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gabriel Iván Heinze (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡaˈβɾjel ˈxejnse]; born 19 April 1978) is an Argentine football coach and former player. As a player, he operated as a defender, either as a left-back or a centre-back.

Nicknamed Gringo, he made a name for himself at Paris Saint-Germain, moving in 2004 to Manchester United and subsequently to Real Madrid, winning three trophies in total with the latter two clubs. He started and finished his 18-year professional career with Newell's Old Boys.

Heinze played 72 times for the Argentina national team, including at two FIFA World Cup and two Copa América tournaments. In 2015, he began working as a manager, leading four teams in the Argentine Primera División.