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Gabriel Heinze
Gabriel Iván Heinze (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡaˈβɾjel ˈxeinse]; born 19 April 1978) is an Argentine former footballer who operated as either a left-back or a central defender, and is the manager of Vélez Sarsfield. Nicknamed Gringo ("Blond" in Argentine–Spanish slang), he made a name for himself at Paris Saint-Germain, moving in 2004 to Manchester United and subsequently to Real Madrid, winning three trophies with the latter two clubs. He started and finished his 18-year professional career with Newell's Old Boys. Heinze played 72 times with Argentina, representing the nation at two World Cups and as many Copa América tournaments.
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1978-04-19
Birth Place
Crespo, Argentina
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Gabriel Heinze Relieved of Duties as Atlanta United Head Coach

Atlanta United today announced the club has relieved head coach Gabriel Heinze of his duties, effective immediately. Assistant Coach Rob Valentino will take over as interim head coach. A variety of issues relating to the day-to-day leadership of the team led the club to this decision. “This was certainly not...
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Five thoughts on a Gabriel Heinze-less Atlanta United being really fun to watch

While Atlanta United failed to end its winless streak, the performance in Rob Valentino’s debut as interim manager was inspired. The Five Stripes went on the road to FC Cincinnati and walked out with a well-deserved 1-1 draw and were a bit unlucky not to collect all three points. Here are a few reasons why this match has many as optimistic as they’ve been for quite a while:
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Atlanta United parts ways with coach Gabriel Heinze

Gabriel Heinze has been fired by Atlanta United after just 17 games in charge of the club. Hired in December 2020, the Five Stripes went just 2-4-7 under the Argentine, including a current eight-match winless run, the club's longest since joining MLS in 2017. Heinze guided Atlanta United through four...
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Josef Martinez to 'bring the joy back' after Gabriel Heinze saga

Josef Martinez finally addressed the media after head coach Gabriel Heinze left Atlanta United over mismanagement accusations. Prior to his departure, Heinze caused chaos when forcing Martinez to train away from the team in an isolated manner for undisclosed reasons. Additional reports have emerged that reveal Heinze created a toxic atmosphere by limiting a player’s water intake during training and violating several CBA regulations.
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Atlanta United fired manager Gabriel Heinze, here are three names they could turn to to replace him

Atlanta United are pining for the good old days. While former manager Gerardo 'Tata' Martino is with the Mexico national team and looking like favorites to win the Gold Cup, Atlanta United have hit rock bottom once again. After Martino left the MLS side, it led to a failed experiment with Dutch manager Frank de Boer which led to the latest failed experiment with Gabriel Heinze. After the latter was sacked over the weekend due to horrific results and poor managing of the team both in practice and in games, it's back to square one for Atlanta.
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Atlanta United explains firing of disastrous Gabriel Heinze

Atlanta United’s first casualty of its poor start to the season hit on Sunday, the Eastern Conference club firing Gabriel Heinze following a 1-0 home loss to the New England Revolution this weekend. For Atlanta United, the firing of Gabriel Heinze represents a second head coaching change in the span...
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Five thoughts on the firing of Gabriel Heinze at Atlanta United

At this point, you know that Atlanta United fired former head coach Gabriel Heinze Sunday following a terrible run of results and even worse harmony within the dressing room and club as a whole. I’ve had some time to sit and think about his tenure and absorb everything that was said yesterday from the club and its fans.
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AJC’s Doug Roberson On Atlanta United’s Firing Of Gabriel Heinze

After only 13 games into his first season as Atlanta United’s head coach, Gabriel Heinze is out. The Major League Soccer franchise relieved him of his duties on Sunday. It came after an eight-game winless streak, capped by another loss to New England Saturday. Atlanta United’s club president Darren Eales...
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Atlanta United dismisses Gabriel Heinze as coach after 13 games

Gabriel Heinze has been relieved of his duties as Atlanta United FC head coach, the club announced Sunday. Heinze did not make through one season with Atlanta after being hired in December 2020, finishing his time with a 2-4-7 record. Assistant coach Rob Valentino will take over as interim head...
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Gabriel Heinze: MLS club Atlanta United sack manager after 13 games in charge

Former Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze has been sacked as Atlanta United boss. The 43-year-old won only two of his 13 games at the helm and leaves the club 10th in the MLS Eastern Conference. Assistant coach Rob Valentino will take over on an interim basis. "This was certainly not...
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Gabriel Heinze sacked as Atlanta United manager after 8 months

Gabriel Heinze lasted eight months as manager at Atlanta United. MLS club Atlanta United announced today that it has parted ways with the former Manchester United left-back Gabriel Heinze. “This was certainly not a decision we wanted to make at this point in our season, but it was the right...
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