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{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
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{{family name hatnote|Gimbert|Acosta|lang=Spanish}}
{{family name hatnote|Gimbert|Acosta|lang=Spanish}}
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| nationalyears1 = 1997–2010
| nationalyears1 = 1997–2010
| nationalteam1 = [[Spain women's national football team|Spain]]
| nationalteam1 = [[Spain women's national football team|Spain]]
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalcaps1 = 40
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalgoals1 = 6
| nationalyears2 = 2012–
| nationalyears2 = 2012–2017
| nationalteam2 = [[Basque Country women's national football team|Basque Country]]
| nationalteam2 = [[Basque Country women's national football team|Basque Country]]
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalcaps2 = 5
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Born in the [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]] and raised partly in [[Andalusia]], she previously played for [[RCD Espanyol (women)|RCD Espanyol]],<ref>[http://www.rcdespanyol.com/principal.php?modulo=jugadorFemenino&idplantilla=67&jugador=4556&idlinkchk=63&idmenu=112&idsubmenu=66 Profile] in Espanyol's web</ref> [[Levante UD (women)|Levante UD]], [[CFF Estudiantes]], [[Sevilla FC (women)|Sevilla]] and [[Rayo Vallecano (women)|Rayo Vallecano]].<ref>[https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/jugador.html?id=1521 Gimbert], BDFutbol</ref> She won four league titles with Levante and Rayo (coming close to another with Sevilla)<ref>[http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/mas_futbol/futbol_femenino/es/desarrollo/558864.html El Espanyol, nuevo campeón de la Superliga] [Espanyol, new Superliga champion] (in Spanish) [[Diario Marca|Marca]], 9 April 2006</ref> and five [[Copa de la Reina de Fútbol|Copas de la Reina]] between her spells at those two clubs and Espanyol.
Born in the [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]] and raised partly in [[Andalusia]], she previously played for [[RCD Espanyol (women)|RCD Espanyol]],<ref>[http://www.rcdespanyol.com/principal.php?modulo=jugadorFemenino&idplantilla=67&jugador=4556&idlinkchk=63&idmenu=112&idsubmenu=66 Profile] in Espanyol's web</ref> [[Levante UD (women)|Levante UD]], [[CFF Estudiantes]], [[Sevilla FC (women)|Sevilla]] and [[Rayo Vallecano (women)|Rayo Vallecano]].<ref>[https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/jugador.html?id=1521 Gimbert], BDFutbol</ref> She won four league titles with Levante and Rayo (coming close to another with Sevilla)<ref>[http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/mas_futbol/futbol_femenino/es/desarrollo/558864.html El Espanyol, nuevo campeón de la Superliga] [Espanyol, new Superliga champion] (in Spanish) [[Diario Marca|Marca]], 9 April 2006</ref> and five [[Copa de la Reina de Fútbol|Copas de la Reina]] between her spells at those two clubs and Espanyol.


[[File:Real Sociedad vs Athletic Club CSC 0759 (34319018636) (cropped).jpg |thumb|Gimbert playing for Athletic Club, 2017]]
In 2016, 36-year-old Gimbert won the league title with Athletic, then agreed to remain with the club for another year.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Zaballa|first1=Carlos|title=Eli Ibarra y Vanesa Gimbert siguen un año más|url=http://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/20160623/402709901954/athletic-femenino-eli-ibarra-vanesa-gimbert-fuentes-levante-joseba-agirre-barca.html|access-date=28 August 2016|publisher=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|date=23 June 2016|language=es}}</ref> Five years later (now aged 41, the oldest active player in the country) she was still playing regularly, including scoring both goals in a victory over [[Santa Teresa CD (women)|Santa Teresa]]<ref>[https://sportsfinding.com/vanesa-gimbert-sentences-santa-teresa-in-lezama/90487/ Vanesa Gimbert sentences Santa Teresa in Lezama], Sports Finding, 4 April 2021</ref> and agreed a further one-year contract in the summer of 2021.<ref>[https://footbalada.com/liga-iberdrola/vanesa-gimbert-renews-with-athletic-bilbao/ Vanesa Gimbert renews with Athletic Bilbao], Footbalada, 18 July 2021</ref> She retired one year later after nine years in [[Bilbao]]<ref name="End"/> alongside teammate [[Erika Vázquez]],<ref>[https://as.com/futbol/2022/05/10/femenino/1652181514_232640.html Erika Vázquez, una leyenda del Athletic que cuelga las botas] [Erika Vázquez, an Athletic legend who hangs up her boots], [[Diario AS]], 10 May 2022 (in Spanish) </ref> who by coincidence was one of the opponents 22 years earlier when Gimbert won the first trophy of her career, the [[2000 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol]] when Levante defeated [[SD Lagunak (women)|Lagunak]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huX14LBCCJ8 Levante Femenino - 2000) Final Copa de la reina (amplio Resumen)]</ref> Her statistics with Athletic included being its oldest debutant (aged 33), longest run of consecutive matches (86, completing the 90 minutes every time) and oldest player (aged 42).<ref name="End"/>
In 2016, 36-year-old Gimbert won the league title with Athletic, then agreed to remain with the club for another year.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Zaballa|first1=Carlos|title=Eli Ibarra y Vanesa Gimbert siguen un año más|url=http://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/20160623/402709901954/athletic-femenino-eli-ibarra-vanesa-gimbert-fuentes-levante-joseba-agirre-barca.html|access-date=28 August 2016|publisher=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|date=23 June 2016|language=es}}</ref> Five years later (now aged 41, the oldest active player in the country) she was still playing regularly, including scoring both goals in a victory over [[Santa Teresa CD (women)|Santa Teresa]]<ref>[https://sportsfinding.com/vanesa-gimbert-sentences-santa-teresa-in-lezama/90487/ Vanesa Gimbert sentences Santa Teresa in Lezama], Sports Finding, 4 April 2021</ref> and agreed a further one-year contract in the summer of 2021.<ref>[https://footbalada.com/liga-iberdrola/vanesa-gimbert-renews-with-athletic-bilbao/ Vanesa Gimbert renews with Athletic Bilbao], Footbalada, 18 July 2021</ref> She retired one year later after nine years in [[Bilbao]]<ref name="End"/> alongside teammate [[Erika Vázquez]],<ref>[https://as.com/futbol/2022/05/10/femenino/1652181514_232640.html Erika Vázquez, una leyenda del Athletic que cuelga las botas] [Erika Vázquez, an Athletic legend who hangs up her boots], [[Diario AS]], 10 May 2022 (in Spanish) </ref> who by coincidence was one of the opponents 22 years earlier when Gimbert won the first trophy of her career, the [[2000 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol]] when Levante defeated [[SD Lagunak (women)|Lagunak]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huX14LBCCJ8 Levante Femenino - 2000) Final Copa de la reina (amplio Resumen)]</ref> Her statistics with Athletic included being its oldest debutant (aged 33), longest run of consecutive matches (86, completing the 90 minutes every time) and oldest player (aged 42).<ref name="End"/>


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===International goals===
===International goals===
*[[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)#Playoff B|1999 FIFA Women's World Cup play-off]]
*[[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)#Playoff B|1999 FIFA Women's World Cup play-off]]
** 1 in Spain 4–1 SCotland (1998)
** 1 in Spain 4–1 Scotland (1998)
* [[2001 UEFA Women's Championship qualification#Group 1|2001 Euro qualification]]
* [[2001 UEFA Women's Championship qualification#Group 1|2001 Euro qualification]]
** 1 in Netherlands 1–2 Spain (2000)
** 1 in Netherlands 1–2 Spain (2000)
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Latest revision as of 01:29, 18 November 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gimbert and the second or maternal family name is Acosta.
Vanesa Gimbert
Gimbert with Espanyol in 2012
Personal information
Full name Vanesa Gimbert Acosta
Date of birth (1980-04-19) 19 April 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Bergara, Basque Country, Spain
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1999 Mondelia Montilla
1999–2003 Levante
2003–2004 Estudiantes Huelva
2004–2007 Sevilla 24+ (9+)
2007–2010 Rayo Vallecano 61 (13)
2010–2013 Espanyol 88 (6)
2013–2022 Athletic Bilbao 231 (39)
International career
1997–2010 Spain 40 (6)
2012–2017 Basque Country 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2021

Vanesa Gimbert Acosta (born 19 April 1980) is a Spanish retired football who played as a defender or midfielder. She played for clubs including Levante, Sevilla, Rayo Vallecano, Espanyol and Athletic Bilbao in Spain's Primera División, retiring in 2022 aged 42.[1]

Career

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Born in the Basque Country and raised partly in Andalusia, she previously played for RCD Espanyol,[2] Levante UD, CFF Estudiantes, Sevilla and Rayo Vallecano.[3] She won four league titles with Levante and Rayo (coming close to another with Sevilla)[4] and five Copas de la Reina between her spells at those two clubs and Espanyol.

Gimbert playing for Athletic Club, 2017

In 2016, 36-year-old Gimbert won the league title with Athletic, then agreed to remain with the club for another year.[5] Five years later (now aged 41, the oldest active player in the country) she was still playing regularly, including scoring both goals in a victory over Santa Teresa[6] and agreed a further one-year contract in the summer of 2021.[7] She retired one year later after nine years in Bilbao[1] alongside teammate Erika Vázquez,[8] who by coincidence was one of the opponents 22 years earlier when Gimbert won the first trophy of her career, the 2000 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol when Levante defeated Lagunak.[9] Her statistics with Athletic included being its oldest debutant (aged 33), longest run of consecutive matches (86, completing the 90 minutes every time) and oldest player (aged 42).[1]

Gimbert was a member of the Spain women's national football team from a young age, taking part at 17 in the 1997 European Championship.[10] She was the team's captain in the 2009 European Championship qualifying.[11]

International goals

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Honours

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Club

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Levante
Rayo Vallecano
Espanyol
  • Copa de la Reina: 2012
Athletic Bilbao

References

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  1. ^ a b c Vanesa Gimbert to retire at the end of the season, Athletic Bilbao, 22 April 2022
  2. ^ Profile in Espanyol's web
  3. ^ Gimbert, BDFutbol
  4. ^ El Espanyol, nuevo campeón de la Superliga [Espanyol, new Superliga champion] (in Spanish) Marca, 9 April 2006
  5. ^ Zaballa, Carlos (23 June 2016). "Eli Ibarra y Vanesa Gimbert siguen un año más" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  6. ^ Vanesa Gimbert sentences Santa Teresa in Lezama, Sports Finding, 4 April 2021
  7. ^ Vanesa Gimbert renews with Athletic Bilbao, Footbalada, 18 July 2021
  8. ^ Erika Vázquez, una leyenda del Athletic que cuelga las botas [Erika Vázquez, an Athletic legend who hangs up her boots], Diario AS, 10 May 2022 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Levante Femenino - 2000) Final Copa de la reina (amplio Resumen)
  10. ^ The girls play to get to the Euro 12 years later Diario AS, 25 October 2008
  11. ^ Pauw cautions as Netherlands defend lead UEFA
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