Fábio Carvalho

Fábio Carvalho
Personal information
Full nameFábio Carvalho dos Santos
Date of birthApril 26, 1978
Place of birthRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Number1
Youth career
1997–1998America
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2003America(0)
2001–2002Sport Recife (loan)(0)
2004CE Mataró(0)
2004–2005Portuguesa Santista(0)
2005URD Tires(0)
2005–2006GD Estoril-Praia(1)
2006–2008Zob Ahan(0)
2008–2009Aluminium Arak22(0)
2009–2011Mes Rafsanjan(0)
2011–2012Iranjavan30(0)
2012–2013Paykan29(0)
2013–2014Esteghlal Khuzestan8(0)
2014Colegiales6(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Fábio "Alireza" Carvalho dos Santos (Persian: فابیو کاروالیو, born April 26, 1978 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a BrazilianPortuguese Goalkeeper who last played for Esteghlal Khuzestan in Iran Pro League.

Club career

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. 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.

Personal life

He became interested in Culture of Iran after visiting Iran. He then converted to Shi'a Islam and married an Iranian woman, Simin Jafari, whom he met in Zob Ahan Club in Isfahan. They have a daughter, Isabella Jafari Carvalho dos Santos.[2] Fabio changed his name to "Alireza" after converting to Shi'a Islam.

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