David Abraham (footballer)

Argentine footballer (born 1986)

This article is about the Argentine professional footballer. For the Channel 4 Chief Executive, see David Abraham (television executive).

David Abraham

Abraham training for FC Basel in 2011

Personal information
Full name|  David Ángel Abraham
Date of birth|  (1986-07-15) 15 July 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth|  Chabás, Argentina
Position(s)|  Centre back
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2004–2007|  Independiente|  70|  (2)
2007–2008|  Gimnàstic|  36|  (3)
2008–2012|  FC Basel|  104|  (8)
2012–2013|  Getafe|  9|  (0)
2013–2015|  1899 Hoffenheim|  46|  (2)
2015–2021|  Eintracht Frankfurt|  138|  (3)
2021|  Huracán de Chabás|  0|  (0)
Total|  |  403|  (18)
International career
2005|  Argentina U20|  6|  (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:15, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

David Ángel Abraham (born 15 July 1986) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

## Career

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Abraham playing for Eintracht Frankfurt in 2020

Born in Chabás, Argentina, Abraham began his career with Independiente in 2004, becoming a first-team regular during his first season. At this time, he was called up to the Argentina squad to play at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands. Argentina won the tournament with a squad that included Sergio Agüero, Fernando Gago, and Lionel Messi.

In 2007, Abraham moved to Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the Spanish second division. But after failing to gain promotion to La Liga he left the club.

On 8 July 2008, Swiss champions FC Basel announced that they had signed Abraham on a four-year contract.[1] He joined Basel's first team for their 2008–09 season under head coach Christian Gross. To the beginning of the 2008–09 season Abraham was member of the Basel team that won the Uhrencup. They beat Legia Warsaw 6–1 and Abraham played in the 2–2 draw with Borussia Dortmund to end the table on top slot above Dortmund and Luzern.[2] After playing in two test games Abraham played his domestic league debut for his new club in the away game in the Stadion Wankdorf on 18 July 2008 as Basel won 2–1 against Young Boys.[3]

Basel joined the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League in the second qualifying round and with an aggregate score of 5–3 they eliminated IFK Göteborg. In the next round they played against Vitória de Guimarães. The first leg ended in a goalless draw, but with a 2–1 win in the second leg they eliminated Vitória and advanced to the group stage. Here Basel were matched with Barcelona, Sporting CP and Shakhtar Donetsk. Abraham scored his first goal for his new club on 16 September 2008 in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park as Basel were defeated 1–2 by Shakhtar.[4] However, they ended the group in last position winning just one point after a 1–1 draw in Camp Nou.[5] At the end of the 2008–09 Super League season Basel were third in the table, seven points behind new champions Zürich and one adrift of runners-up Young Boys.[6] In the 2008–09 Swiss Cup Basel advanced via Schötz, Bulle, Thun and Zurich to the semi-finals. But here they were stopped by Young Boys. After a goalless 90 minutes and extra time, YB decided the penalty shoot-out 3–2 and advanced to the final to become runners-up, as Sion became cup winners.[7]

Basel joined the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League in the second qualifying round. Basel advanced to the group stage, in which despite winning three of the six games the ended in third position and were eliminated. They finished four points behind group winners Roma and one behind Fulham, against whom they lost 3–2 in the last game of the stage. Abraham had six European appearances.[8] At the end of the 2009–10 season he won the Double with his club. They won the League Championship title with 3 points advantage over second placed Young Boys. Abraham had 21 league appearances.[9] In the Swiss Cup via SC Cham, FC Le Mont, Zürich, FC Biel-Bienne and in the semi-final SC Kriens, Basel advanced to the final, and winning this 6–0 against Lausanne-Sport they won the competition. Abraham had four appearances in the cup[10]

Basel started in the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round and advanced to the group stage, but ended the group in third position. Therefore, they dropped to the 2010–11 Europa League knockout phase, but here they were eliminated by Spartak Moscow due to a last minute goal against them. Abraham played in all 12 of theses matches.[11] He scored his first league goal for the team on 24 July 2010 in the last minute of the away game against FC Sion to give his club a 2–1 victory.[12] With Basel, Abraham won his second Swiss Championship at the end of the 2010–11 season, topping the table just one point clear of rivals Zürich.[13]

To the beginning of their 2011–12 season Abraham was member of the Basel team that won the 2011 Uhrencup, beating both Hertha Berlin 3–0 and West Ham United 2–1 to lead the table on goal difference above Young Boys.[14] At the end of the 2011–12 season he won the Double for the second time with his team club. They won the League Championship title with 20 points advantage.[15] In the Swiss Cup Basel advanced to the final, beating FC Eschenbach, Schötz, Wil, Lausanne-Sport and in the semi-final Winterthur. In the final they played against Luzern and the game ended 1–1 after extra time. Basel won the cup by beating their opponents 4–3 in the penalty shootout.[16]

Despite the offer from the club, Abraham did not renew his contract and therefore he left the club. Between the years 2008 and 2012 Abraham played a total of 206 games for Basel scoring a total of 13 goals. 105 of these games were in the Swiss Super League, 11 in the Swiss Cup, 34 in the UEFA competitions (Champions League and Europa League) and 56 were friendly games. He scored eight goals in the domestic league, one in the Champions League and the other four were scored during the test games.[17]

On 29 May 2012, it was confirmed that Abraham has agreed to join Getafe on a four-year contract.[18][19] In January 2013, Abraham agreed to join German side Hoffenheim,[20][21] before moving to Eintracht Frankfurt in 2015. He served as their captain, and was sent off during a match on 10 November 2019 after pushing over SC Freiburg manager Christian Streich.[22] As a result, Abraham was issued a 7-week ban and was fined €25,000 by the German Football Association.[23]

Abraham played his last match for Eintracht Frankfurt on 17 January 2021 in a 3–1 victory against Schalke, following which he returned to Argentina to sign for hometown club Huracán de Chabás.[24]

## Honours

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Gimnàstic

* Copa Catalunya: 2008[25][26]

Basel

* Swiss Super League: 2009–10,[27] 2010–11,[27] 2011–12[27]
* Swiss Cup: 2009–10,[27] 2011–12[27]
* Uhrencup: 2008,[28] 2011[29]

Eintracht Frankfurt

* DFB-Pokal: 2017–18[30]

Argentina U20

* FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2005[31]

## References

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1. ^ FC Basel 1893 (8 July 2008). "FC Basel 1893 verpflichtet argentinischen U20-Weltmeister Abraham" [FC Basel 1893 signs Argentinian U20 World Champion Abraham] (in German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2022.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
2. ^ Garin, Erik (2011). "Coupe Horlogère - Uhren Cup (Switzerland)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
3. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (18 July 2008). "BSC Young Boys - FC Basel 1:2 (1:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 16 November 2022.
4. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (16 September 2008). "FC Basel - Schachtar Donezk 1:2 (0:2)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 16 November 2022.
5. ^ Hunter, Graham (4 November 2008). "FC Barcelona - FC Basel 1:1 (0:0)". UEFA. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
6. ^ Stokkermans, Karel (2012). "Switzerland 2008/09" (in French). Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
7. ^ Swiss Football Verband (SFV) (9 May 2010). "Swiss Cup 2008/09". Swiss Football Verband (SFV) internet. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
8. ^ Homewood, Brian (16 December 2009). "Zamora one-two knocks Basel out". UEFA. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
9. ^ Stokkermans, Karel (2012). "Switzerland 2009/10" (in French). Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
10. ^ Swiss Football Verband (SFV) (9 May 2010). "FC Basel - FC Lausanne-Sport 6:0 (2:0)". Swiss Football Verband (SFV) internet. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
11. ^ van Poortvliet, Richard. "Spartak shake off Basel revival". UEFA. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
12. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (24 July 2010). "FC Sion - FC Basel 1:2 (1:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 16 November 2022.
13. ^ Zea, Anthony (2012). "Switzerland 2010/2011". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
14. ^ Garin, Erik (2011). "Coupe Horlogère - Uhren Cup (Switzerland)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
15. ^ Stokkermans, Karel (2017). "Switzerland 2011/12" (in French). Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
16. ^ Swiss Football Verband (SFV) (16 May 2012). "FC Basel - FC Luzern 4:2 n.P. (1:1, 1:1, 0:0)". Swiss Football Verband (SFV) internet. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
17. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (2021). "David Abraham - FCB statistics". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 16 November 2022.
18. ^ "El Getafe hace oficiales los fichajes de Abraham y Lafita" (in Spanish). marca.com. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
19. ^ "Getafe sign Ángel Lafita from Real Zaragoza". Footballcracy. 4 June 2012. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
20. ^ "ich will fuer weniger gegentore sorgen" (in German). Bild.de. 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
21. ^ "TSG holt David Abraham aus Getafe" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
22. ^ "SC Freiburg 1–0 Eintracht Frankfurt: Abraham sent off for pushing Streich". 10 November 2019 - via www.bbc.co.uk.
23. ^ Morse, Ben. "Frankfurt's David Abraham banned for seven weeks for barging over opposition coach". CNN. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
24. ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt's David Abraham makes emotional Bundesliga farewell". 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
25. ^ "Match Report, Copa Catalunya Final: Gimnastic – FC Barcelona 2 -1 ( 0–0 )". fcbarcelonablog.com. 11 September 2007. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
26. ^ "Spain – List of Cup Winners of Catalonia". RSSF. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
27. ^ a b c d e "D. Abraham". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
28. ^ "FC Basel gehen die Stürmer aus". Badische Zeitung. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
29. ^ "Basel und YB heizen sich gegenseitig ein". Tages Anzeiger. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
30. ^ "Bayern Munich 1–3 Eintracht Frankfurt". Whoscored.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
31. ^ "Match report: Argentina – Nigeria 2:1 (1:0)". FIFA.com. Retrieved 8 October 2014.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to David Abraham.

* David Abraham at FC Basel at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 October 2011) (in German)
* David Abraham at Soccerway
* David Abraham at worldfootball.net
* Primera División Argentina statistics[usurped] at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals