Gareth Abraham

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Gareth Abraham
Personal information
Full name	Gareth John Abraham
Date of birth	February 13, 1969 (1969-02-13) (age 39)
Place of birth	Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1987-1993 1993-1994 1994-?	Cardiff City Hereford United Merthyr Tydfil	87 (4) 49 (2) 0? (?)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Gareth John Abraham (born 13 February 1969 in Merthyr Tydfil) is a former Welsh professional footballer.

[edit] Career

Abraham came through the youth ranks at Cardiff City, captaining them to Welsh Youth cup glory, before making his debut in 1987 during a 3-0 defeat to Wrexham. Three days after his debut he scored his first goal for the club when he found the net in a 3-1 victory over Darlington but did not appear for the Blubirds again for the rest of the season. It was during the 1988-89 season that he began to estblish himself in the first team but during his time at the club Cardiff found themselves hovering above relegation from the Football League. He found himslef out of the side in 1992 and left the club to join Hereford United in January 1983. He spent one and a half seasons at Hereford before leaving for his hometown team of Merthyr Tydfil, where he also worked as a groundsman while playing.

[edit] References

• Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-8598-3462-0.