{{Short description|Chilean footballer (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Gonzalo Abascal |image = |full_name = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|12|27|df=yes}} |birth_place = Santiago, Chile |height = 1.79 m |position = Defender |currentclub = |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Universidad Católica |years1 = 2010–2011 |clubs1 = Universidad Católica |caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 2010–2011 |clubs2 = → Magallanes (loan)|caps2 = 71 |goals2 = 3 |years3 = 2012 |clubs3 = Rangers |caps3 = 3 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 2012 |clubs4 = Rangers B |caps4 = 8 |goals4 = 0 <!--Segunda División Profesional--> |years5 = 2012 |clubs5 = Barnechea |caps5 = 0 |goals5 = 0 |years6 = 2013–2015 |clubs6 = Magallanes |caps6 = 41 |goals6 = 2 |years7 = 2016–2019 |clubs7 = Pascoe Vale |caps7 = 83 |goals7 = 3 |years8 = 2024–2025 |clubs8 = Unión Glorias Navales |caps8 = – |goals8 = – |totalcaps = 206 |totalgoals = 8 }}
'''Gonzalo Ignacio Abascal Muñoz''' (born 27 December 1990) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a defender.
==Career== A product of Universidad Católica youth system,<ref name="prensafutbol">{{cite web |last=Bobadilla |first=Matías |title=Por el camino largo: El sueño australiano de Gonzalo Abascal |url=https://www.prensafutbol.cl/133342-por-el-camino-largo-el-sueno-australiano-de-gonzalo-abascal/ |website=Prensafútbol |access-date=9 August 2022 |language=es |date=26 September 2016}}</ref> Abascal started his career with Chilean second-tier side Magallanes, helping them reach the 2011 Copa Chile final.<ref name="way">{{Soccerway|178444}}</ref> and winning the league title of the Tercera A in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rivas |first1=Ilich |title=Los dos títulos de Magallanes en Tercera División |url=https://asifuch.cl/los-dos-titulos-de-magallanes-en-tercera-division/ |website=Asifuch |access-date=4 July 2023 |language=es |date=2 November 2022}}</ref> Before the 2012 season, Abascal signed for Rangers (Talca) in the Chilean top flight,<ref>{{cite web |title=RESULTADOS FINANCIEROS DE CRUZADOS CUARTO TRIMESTRE 2019 |url=https://cruzados.cl/news/detail/resultados-financieros-de-cruzados-cuarto-trimestre-2019/ |website=Cruzados |access-date=9 August 2022 |language=es |date=1 April 2020}}</ref> where he made three league appearances and scored 0 goals.<ref name="way"/> On 25 February 2012, he debuted for Rangers (Talca) during a 3–0 loss to Cobreloa.<ref name="way"/> In 2013, Abascal returned to Chilean second-tier club Magallanes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmostrador.cl/ahora/2013/07/09/futbol-magallanes-incorporo-a-delantero-jose-luis-villanueva-y-a-defensor-mauricio-segovia/|title=Magallanes incorporó a delantero José Luis Villanueva y a defensor Mauricio Segovia|publisher=elmostrador.cl}}</ref> After playing for Magallanes, he had decided to retire from football,<ref name="prensafutbol"/> until he signed for Pascoe Vale in the Australian second tier.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prensafutbol.cl/133342-por-el-camino-largo-el-sueno-australiano-de-gonzalo-abascal/|title=Por el camino largo: El sueño australiano de Gonzalo Abascal|publisher=prensafutbol.cl}}</ref>
In 2024, Abascal represented Unión Glorias Navales in the Copa Chile.<ref>{{cite web |title=Glorias 0-2 U Católica (20 de Jun., 2024) Resultado Final - ESPN (CL) |url=https://www.espn.cl/futbol/partido/_/juegoId/702211/universidad-catolica-glorias-navales |website=ESPN |access-date=30 April 2026 |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite instagram |user=hablemos_de_futbol_amateur |postid=DHWUcnAPqSk |title=🚨 ¡Duelo de Viñamarinos, cierra el lado derecho! |date=18 March 2025 |access-date=30 April 2026 |language=es}}</ref>
==Honours== '''Magallanes''' * Tercera A de Chile: {{ill|lt=2010|2010 Tercera A de Chile|es|Tercera A de Chile 2010|vertical-align=sup}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|178444}} * {{BDFA|GONZALO-IGNACIO-ABASCAL-85313}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Abascal, Gonzalo}} Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Chilean sportsmen Category:Chilean men's footballers Category:Footballers from Santiago, Chile Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Primera B de Chile players Category:Tercera División de Chile players Category:Chilean Primera División players Category:Segunda División Profesional de Chile players Category:Victorian Premier League players Category:Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Category:Deportes Magallanes footballers Category:Rangers de Talca footballers Category:A.C. Barnechea footballers Category:Pascoe Vale Football Club players Category:Chilean expatriate men's footballers Category:Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Australia Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
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