| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 October 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Lausanne, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1995 | Renens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–2000 | Lausanne | 127 | (23) |
| 2000–2002 | Troyes | 50 | (2) |
| 2002–2004 | Marseille | 59 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Levante | 25 | (1) |
| 2005–2010 | Getafe | 121 | (1) |
| 2010 | Lausanne | 13 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1998–2007 | Switzerland | 35 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Fabio Celestini (born 31 October 1975) is a retired Swiss footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Having started and finished his 15-year professional career with Lausanne, he also played one full decade combined in France and Spain, representing four teams.
Celestini appeared with the Swiss national team at Euro 2004.
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Born in Lausanne, Celestini started playing professionally with hometown's FC Lausanne-Sport, then had a four-season spell in France; two seasons each with Troyes AC and Olympique de Marseille.[1] Whilst with the latter, he played the 2004 UEFA Cup final, coming on as a substitute in the second half of the 0–2 loss to Valencia CF.
In 2004, Celestini moved to Spain, playing one season with Levante UD.[2] After the club's relegation, he stayed in the country, joining fellow La Liga outfit Getafe CF. Never an undisputed starter with the Madrid outskirts side, he managed to feature heavily in consecutive seasons. In 2007–08, as the club reached the quarterfinals in the UEFA Cup, he scored against R.S.C. Anderlecht in a 2–1 group stage home win.[3]
On 17 February 2010, after having been regularly used in the past two seasons, albeit not as a usual first-choice, the 34-year old Celestini announced he would not renew his contract with Getafe, choosing to return to Lausanne on a one-year contract.[4] However, due to a break in negotiations over his future role at the club after his playing career, he decided to retire before the end of the season, playing his last game on 15 December, against U.S. Città di Palermo for the Europa League group stage.
A Swiss international since 1998, Celestini gained 35 caps, and was a participant at the UEFA Euro 2004 (appearing in two incomplete matches, as the nation exited in the group stage).
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