Riccardo Gabbiadini

Who is Riccardo Gabbiadini?

Riccardo Gabbiadini is a Welsh-born English former footballer. He is the brother of former player Marco Gabbiadini, and played his solitary game for Sunderland alongside his brother in the 1988-89 Second Division season.

In January 1994 Gabbiadini signed for Sligo Rovers in the League of Ireland. Under manager Willie McStay, he was a key member of the team that won the Division 1 title and Division 1 Shield, before beating four Premier Division sides en route to winning the FAI Cup. His best moment of the campaign was an audacious chipped goal in a crucial away game against Athlone Town near the end of the season. The win enabled Sligo to leapfrog Athlone, and they held on to take the title. Scored 2 goals in 8 league appearances for Sligo. In the Northern section of Masters Football 2011 he represented Sunderland along with brother Marco however he failed to score and Sunderland failed to qualify from the group stages. The Sunderland 'Masters 2011' team also included Sean Musgrave, Martin Gray, Lee Howey, Martin Smith, Marco Gabbiadini, Chris Makin and Brian Atkinson.