Fábio César Montezine
Fábio César
فابيو سيزار
Leonardo Pisculichi and Fábio César Montezine in 2011 |
| Personal information |
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| Full name | Fábio César Montezine |
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| Date of birth | (1979-02-24) February 24, 1979 |
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| Place of birth | Londrina, Brazil |
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| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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| Playing position | Midfielder |
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| Club information |
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Current team | Umm Salal |
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| Number | 7 |
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| Youth career |
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| 1999–2000 | São Paulo |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
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| 2000 | Santa Cruz | 7 | (1) |
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| 2001 | Viktoria Plzeň | 3 | (1) |
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| 2001 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
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| 2001–2004 | Napoli | 77 | (7) |
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| 2004–2005 | Avellino | 9 | (1) |
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| 2005–2006 | Al-Arabi | 31 | (7) |
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| 2006–2010 | Umm Salal | 76 | (21) |
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| 2010–2013 | Al Rayyan | 61 | (9) |
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| 2013– | Umm Salal | 0 | (0) |
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| National team‡ |
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| 2008– | 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.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24/12/2010 |
Fábio César Montezine (Arabic: فابيو سيزار مونتيزإني; born February 24, 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.
International career
He became eligible to play for Qatar in 2008 and is a regular starter of the national team.
National team career statistics
Goals for Senior National Team
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | March 26, 2008 | Doha, Qatar |  Iraq | 2-0 | Won | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification |
| 2. | March 26, 2008 | Doha, Qatar | Iraq | 2-0 | Won | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification |
| 3. | August 24, 2008 | Doha, Qatar |  North Korea | 2-1 | Won | Friendly |
| 4. | November 14, 2008 | Doha, Qatar |  South Korea | 1-1 | Draw | Friendly |
| 5. | November 13, 2009 | Rouen, France |  Paraguay | 2-0 | Won | Friendly |
| 6. | November 13, 2009 | Rouen, France | Paraguay | 2-0 | Won | Friendly |
| 7. | March 3, 2010 | Maribor, Slovenia |  Slovenia | 1-4 | Lost | Friendly |
| 8. | September 7, 2010 | Doha, Qatar |  Oman | 1-1 | Draw | Friendly |
| 9. | December 22, 2010 | Doha, Qatar |  Estonia | 2-0 | Won | Friendly |
| 10. | January 16, 2011 | Doha, Qatar |  Kuwait | 3-0 | Won | 2011 AFC Asian Cup |
| 11. | January 21, 2011 | Doha, Qatar |  Japan | 3-2 | Lost | 2011 AFC Asian Cup |
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