Gabriel Garcia Xatart

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, Flora 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.

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.

During the 2022 season, he worked for Turun Palloseura as an assistant coach and the reserve team head coach.

In January 2023, he returned to EIF 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. 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

Honours EIF Ykkönen: 2023