 On 10 August 2019 UD San Sebastián de los Reyes announced, that they had signed Gavilán.In the run up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Luis Aragonés called up Gavilán to a Spain senior team get-together, however he was ultimately not part of the squad at the finals and never earned a full cap.Sloppy Thurston

Hollis John "Sloppy" Thurston (June 2, 1899 – September 14, 1973) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, and Brooklyn Robins between 1923 and 1933.