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Pablo Abdala (footballer)

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Pablo Abdala
Personal information
Full name Pablo Andrés Abdala Kovasevic
Date of birth (1972-05-06) May 6, 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Cobreloa (youth manager)
Youth career
Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993 Rosario Central 4 (0)
1994 Deportes Arica 28 (1)
1995–1996 Millonarios 13 (0)
1997 Técnico Universitario 10 (0)
1997–2003 Cobreloa 128 (3)
2003 Universidad de Concepción 13 (0)
2004 Deportes Temuco 5 (0)
2005 Deportes Melipilla 27 (0)
2006-2007 Argentino de Rosario 8 (0)
Total 236 (4)
International career
2002–2006 Palestine 18 (0)
Managerial career
2021 Cobreloa (assistant)
2023– Cobreloa (youth)
2024 Cobreloa (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pablo Andrés Abdala Kovasevic (born 6 May 1972) is a football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Cobreloa's youth categories.

Born in Argentina, Abdala represented the Palestine national team.

Playing career

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Born in Rosario, Abdala started his career with Rosario Central in his homeland. He spent almost all his career abroad playing in Chile, Colombia and Ecuador.[1][2]

A historical player of Cobreloa,[3] he also played for Deportes Arica,[4] Universidad de Concepción,[5] Deportes Temuco and Deportes Melipilla in Chile.[2]

In Colombia, he played for Millonarios.[1]

In Ecuador, he played for Técnico Universitario.[1][6]

Coaching career

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In 2021, Abdala served as assistant of Rodrigo Meléndez in Cobreloa.[7] In charge of the under-20 team, he assumed as caretaker coach after Emiliano Astorga left the club in May 2024.[8]

Personal life

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He is of Palestinian (Abdala) and Croatian[citation needed] (Kovasevic or Kovacevic) origin.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c @henryrowanlemly (13 November 2023). "MILLONARIOS Y 🇵🇸 PALESTINA 🇵🇸" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2024 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b "Abdala Pablo". En Una Baldosa (in Spanish). 8 November 2005. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Entrevista Pablo Abdala". facebook.com (in Spanish). Los Socios Del Desierto. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  4. ^ "📷 Pablo Abdala y Leonel Libernan los argentinos que defendían a Deportes Arica aquella época ⚽️ 📌 Año 1995". www.facebook.com (in Spanish). Recuerdos del Fútbol Chileno Fotos y Vídeos. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  5. ^ "UN EQUIPO DE "PICADOS"". www.emol.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  6. ^ Gómez, Luis Fernando (8 October 2007). "NOTA 1997". Archivo Fútbol Ecuatoriano (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Rodrigo "Kalule" Meléndez nuevamente liderará a Cobreloa". SoyChile (in Spanish). 17 February 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Las tres opciones para DT de Cobreloa: Gerencia deportiva decidirá nuevo estratega". SoyChile (in Spanish). 9 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  9. ^ Distinguen al exfutbolista Abdala (in Spanish)
  10. ^ The current life of Pablo Abdala (in Spanish)
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