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Gabriel joined Everton after three years at for £30,000 in March 1960. Gabriel was a defensive half-back. He played 304 games for Everton, scoring 37 goals and won two Scottish caps. He won the Championship in 1962-3 and the FA Cup in 1966 with Everton. He left Everton in 1967 and played 190 league matches for , before joining Bournemouth in 1972 and the Seattle Sounders in 1974.

Gabriel was the captain of the Seattle Sounders of the NASL in 1974 and 1975 making 54 appearances. He was an assistant coach and then head coach of the team from 1974 to 1979. He then was the head coach of the San Jose Earthquakes for one outdoor season and two indoor seasons.

He became the assistant to Colin Harvey at Everton from 1990. He was briefly caretaker manager of Everton for one game in November 1990 and for seven games between December 1993 and January 1994. Gabriel returned to Seattle in 1997. He coached both the Washington Huskies men's and women's teams, who each won Pac-10 championships in 2000. Gabriel has also been the coaching director of the Washington State Youth Soccer Association and has worked in certifying coaches for the State Association. He and his wife, Pat, reside in Kirkland, Washington .