| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fábio Carvalho dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | April 26, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Iranjavan | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998-2000 | América Football Club | ||
| 2001-2002 | Sport Club do Recife | ||
| 2003 | América Football Club | ||
| 2004 | CE Mataró | ||
| 2004 | Portuguesa Santista | ||
| 2005 | URD Tires | ||
| 2005-2006 | GD Estoril-Praia | ||
| 2007-2008 | Zob Ahan | (0) | |
| 2008-2009 | Aluminium Arak | 22 | (0) |
| 2009-2011 | Mes Rafsanjan F.C. | (0) | |
| 2011- | Iranjavan | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Fábio "Alireza" Carvalho dos Santos (Persian: فابیو کاروالیو, born April 26, 1978 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian football player who currently plays for Sanaye Arak F.C. in Azadegan League. He plays the goalkeeper position.Also have Portuguese Nationality.
After years in his home country, a move to Iran kick started a -until then- low profile career. In Iran Carvalho known as Fabio, became a favorite among the Zob Ahan faithful. After stiff competition from African counterpart Issa Endoy, Fabio moved to the second division of Iranian football, the Azadegan League 1. In 2006 Carvalho signed a 2-year contract with Iran's Premier Football League team F.C. Zob Ahan from his previous Liga de Honra club GD Estoril-Praia.[1] For the 2008/2009 season he signed a 2-year contract with Azadegan League team Aluminium Arak F.C. under the command of Javad Zarincheh. Last season he was named best goalkeeper of the Azadegan league 1 (the second division of Iran); fabio Carvalho joined Mes Rafsanjan F.C. towards the end of the end season, and famously saved a number of penalties, helping his side to reach the semi-finals of the Hazfi Cup.
He became interested in Culture of Iran after coming to Iran, then converted to Shi'a Islam and married to an Iranian woman, Simin Jafari, who he met in Zob Ahan Club in Isfahan. They have a daughter, Isabella Jafari Carvalho dos Santos.[2]