Fábio_César_Montezine
Fábio César
Qatari-Brazilian footballer (born 1979)
Fábio César Montezine, known as Fábio César (Arabic: فابيو سيزار مونتيزين; born 24 February 1979) is a Brazilian-born naturalized Qatari football coach and a former player.
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 Leonardo Pisculichi (left) and Fábio César Montezine (right) in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fábio César Montezine | ||
| Date of birth | (1979-02-24) 24 February 1979 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Londrina, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| 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) |
| 2001–2002 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Napoli (loan) | 30 | (5) |
| 2002–2004 | Napoli | 47 | (2) |
| 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 | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2013 | Qatar | 45 | (11) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2020 | Al-Rayyan (assistant) | ||
| 2020 | Al-Rayyan (caretaker) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Lusail | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.[citation needed]
He became eligible to play for Qatar in 2008 and was a regular starter of the national team.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 March 2008 | Doha, Qatar |  Iraq | 2–0 | Won | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification |
| 2. | 26 March 2008 | Doha, Qatar | Iraq | 2–0 | Won | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification |
| 3. | 24 August 2008 | Doha, Qatar |  North Korea | 2–1 | Won | Friendly |
| 4. | 14 November 2008 | Doha, Qatar |  South Korea | 1–1 | Draw | Friendly |
| 5. | 13 November 2009 | Rouen, France |  Paraguay | 2–0 | Won | Friendly |
| 6. | 13 November 2009 | Rouen, France | Paraguay | 2–0 | Won | Friendly |
| 7. | 3 March 2010 | Maribor, Slovenia |  Slovenia | 1–4 | Lost | Friendly |
| 8. | 7 September 2010 | Doha, Qatar |  Oman | 1–1 | Draw | Friendly |
| 9. | 22 December 2010 | Doha, Qatar |  Estonia | 2–0 | Won | Friendly |
| 10. | 16 January 2011 | Doha, Qatar |  Kuwait | 3–0 | Won | 2011 AFC Asian Cup |
| 11. | 21 January 2011 | Doha, Qatar |  Japan | 3–2 | Lost | 2011 AFC Asian Cup |
- Fabio Cesar – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Fabio Cesar Montezine at Fortunaliga.cz
- Fábio César – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Fábio César Montezine at National-Football-Teams.com
- In-depth interview with Al Jazeera
- CBF (in Portuguese)
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