Fábio César Montezine
Fábio César Montezine (Arabic: فابيو سيزار مونتيزين; born 24 February 1979 in Londrina, Brazil) is a naturalized Qatari football player who is currently playing for Umm Salal in the Qatari league and for the Qatar national football team. As a junior, he played for the big Brazilian club São Paulo. He played a major part of his career in Italy, where he spent three years for Napoli. In 2005, he moved to Qatar to play for Al-Arabi. Fabio then became the playmaker of Umm Salal, with whom he reached the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League in 2009. Fabio later went on to play for Al-Rayyan for four seasons, during which he led his team to win the Emir Cup three times and the Heir Apparent Cup once.
 Leonardo Pisculichi and Fábio César Montezine in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fábio César Montezine | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Londrina, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | São Paulo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000 | Santa Cruz | 7 | (1) |
| 2001 | Viktoria Plzeň | 3 | (1) |
| 2001 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | Napoli | 77 | (7) |
| 2004–2005 | Avellino | 9 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Al-Arabi | 31 | (7) |
| 2006–2010 | Umm Salal | 76 | (21) |
| 2010–2013 | Al Rayyan | 61 | (9) |
| 2013–2016 | Umm Salal | 21 | (0) |
| 2016 | Al Rayyan | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2013 | Qatar | 28 | (11) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06/06/2013 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 December 2011 | |||
International career
He became eligible to play for Qatar in 2008 and is a regular starter of the national team.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 March 2008 | Doha, Qatar |  | 2-0 | Won | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification |
| 2. | 26 March 2008 | Doha, Qatar | | 2-0 | Won | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification |
| 3. | 24 August 2008 | Doha, Qatar |  | 2-1 | Won | Friendly |
| 4. | 14 November 2008 | Doha, Qatar |  | 1-1 | Draw | Friendly |
| 5. | 13 November 2009 | Rouen, France |  | 2-0 | Won | Friendly |
| 6. | 13 November 2009 | Rouen, France | | 2-0 | Won | Friendly |
| 7. | 3 March 2010 | Maribor, Slovenia |  | 1-4 | Lost | Friendly |
| 8. | 7 September 2010 | Doha, Qatar |  | 1-1 | Draw | Friendly |
| 9. | 22 December 2010 | Doha, Qatar |  | 2-0 | Won | Friendly |
| 10. | 16 January 2011 | Doha, Qatar |  | 3-0 | Won | 2011 AFC Asian Cup |
| 11. | 21 January 2011 | Doha, Qatar |  | 3-2 | Lost | 2011 AFC Asian Cup |
Citations
External links
- Fabinho – FIFA competition record
- Fabinho at National-Football-Teams.com
- In-depth interview with Al Jazeera
- Fábio César Montezine – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- CBF (in Portuguese)
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