Gabriel Garcia Xatart (born 1 June 1988) is a Spanish football manager who is the manager of Atlántico in Liga Dominicana de Fútbol.
Career Xatart started his coaching career in Estonia in 2016. He worked as an assistant of head coach Argo Arbeiter in Levadia II, FloraFlora treeneritetiimiga liitus Gabri Garcia Xatart, fcflora.ee, 3 August 2016 and Paide Linnameeskond.
In January 2018, he was named the head coach of Ekenäs IF in Finnish second-tier Ykkönen.
On 23 September 2019, Xatart was named the head coach of PEPO Lappeenranta, starting in January 2020 in Finnish third-tier Kakkonen.Miesten edustusjoukkueen päävalmentaja 2020 on Gabriel Garcia Xatart, pepofutis.net, 23 September 2019
In 2021, he joined newly promoted Veikkausliiga club Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat (KTP) as an assistant coach, reuniting with head coach Arbeiter. From July to September 2021, Xatart worked as the manager of KTP.KTP päätyi "loogiseen valintaan" – Gabriel Garcia Xatart ykköskäskijäksi, avuksi tulee hänen vanha tuttunsa Alexis Sanchez Lopez, Kymen Sanomat, 15 July 2021KTP antoi päävalmentajalleen potkut – jo kolmas luotsi tällä kaudella: ”En usko, että olisimme pärjänneet", Iltalehti, 15 September 2021
During the 2022 season, he worked for Turun Palloseura as an assistant coach and the reserve team head coach.GABRI GARCIA XATART TÄYDENTÄÄ TPS:N VALMENNUSTIIMIN, fc.tps.fi, 29 January 2022
In January 2023, he returned to EIFGabriel Garcia Xatart är tillbaka som EIF:s tränare – ”Det här är mitt andra hem”, Västra Nyland, 22 November 2022 and managed the club to win the Ykkönen title and earn the promotion to Veikkausliiga, for the first time in 90 years and only the second time in the club's entire history.EIF-coachen Gabriel Xatart om målvaktsproblemet: ”Det här skötte klubben oprofessionellt”, Svenska Yle, 14 July 2024 He was dismissed on 10 August 2024 and was replaced by Christian Sund. Prior to Xatart's departure, EIF had a record of 3 wins, 3 draws and 13 losses in Veikkausliiga.
Managerial statistics
TeamNatFromToRecordEkenäs IF1 January 201830 June 2019PEPO Lappeenranta1 January 20203 August 2020KTP1 July 202114 September 2021Ekenäs IF1 January 202310 August 2024Atlántico12 February 2025presentTotal
Honours EIF Ykkönen: 2023
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