Fábio Simplício
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fábio Henrique Simplício | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2004 | São Paulo | 116 | (15) |
| 2004–2006 | Parma | 71 | (14) |
| 2006–2010 | Palermo | 129 | (21) |
| 2010–2012 | Roma | 43 | (8) |
| 2012–2013 | Cerezo Osaka | 46 | (7) |
| 2014 | Vissel Kobe | 22 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2009 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:32, 23 December 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Fábio Henrique Simplício (born 23 September 1979) is a Brazilian footballer who last played for Vissel Kobe in Japan, as a midfielder.
He appeared in nearly 300 Serie A games for three different clubs, having played for nearly a decade in the country.
Club career
São Paulo / Move to Italy
Born in São Paulo, Simplício started his career with hometown's São Paulo FC, going on to remain five years with the club, winning two State Leagues. In 2004, he moved to Italy and signed for Parma FC, after having been discovered by the club's director of football Arrigo Sacchi.
Simplício made his Serie A debut on 22 September 2004 in a 1–2 home loss against Bologna F.C. 1909, one day shy of his 25th birthday (16 minutes played), and finished his first season with four goals in 34 games, bettering that total to ten in the following campaign.
Palermo
On 14 June 2006 Simplício was signed by fellow top-divisioner U.S. Città di Palermo, moving alongside Parma teammate Mark Bresciano.[1][2] He was priced at €7.1 million, with €4.6 million being to his previous team.[3]
During his four-year spell with the Sicily club, Simplício never appeared in less than 27 league games, adding eight UEFA Cup appearances in two separate seasons combined (two goals). In January 2010, his agent Gilmar Rinaldi announced he would not extend his contract with Palermo, set to expire in June.
Roma
On 1 June 2010 Simplício joined A.S. Roma on a three-year contract worth €1.8m per season, effective as of 1 July. He scored four league goals in 24 matches in his first season, adding the 2–1 winner against S.S. Lazio for the campaign's Coppa Italia as the capital club reached the semifinals.[4]
In 2011–12 Simplício netted the same amount of goals, including one in a Derby del Sole against S.S.C. Napoli in a 3–1 away triumph,[5] but Roma could only finish seventh, thus not qualifying for any European competition.
Cerezo Osaka
On 27 July 2012, Simplício joined J. League Division 1 side Cerezo Osaka.[6] He made his official debut on 4 August against Consadole Sapporo, contributing to the 4–0 victory.
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | State League | South America | Total | |||||||
| 2000 | São Paulo | Série A | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 |
| 2001 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2003 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 7 | ||
| 2004 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | - | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2004–05 | Parma | Serie A | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 0 | 46 | 4 |
| 2005–06 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 41 | 11 | ||
| 2006–07 | Palermo | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | 41 | 5 | |
| 2007–08 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 36 | 5 | ||
| 2008–09 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 38 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 40 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Roma | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 31 | 5 | |
| 2011–12 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2012 | Cerezo | J. League Division 1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 3 |
| 2013 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 39 | 6 | ||
| Total | Brazil | 121 | 15 | 19 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 | 151 | 15 | |
| Italy | 245 | 43 | 18 | 3 | - | - | 22 | 0 | 285 | 46 | ||
| Japan | 46 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 412 | 65 | 42 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 493 | 70 | ||
International career
On 17 November 2009, aged 30, Simplício gained his first and only cap for Brazil, in a friendly match with Oman. He replaced Felipe Melo in the second half of the 2–0 win.
Honours
Team
- Campeonato Paulista: 2000, 2002
- Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 2001
Individual
- Bola de Prata: 2002
Personal
Simplício married Elaine, with the couple welcoming son Jordan (born 21 October 2009) and daughter Luana.
References
- ↑ "Simplicio nears Palermo switch". Sky Sports. 27 January 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
- ↑ "Palermo set to unveil Simplicio". Sky Sports. 14 June 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
- ↑ US Città di Palermo report and accounts on 30 June 2006 (Italian)
- ↑ AS Roma 2–1 Lazio; ESPN Soccernet, 19 January 2011
- ↑ Napoli 1–3 AS Roma; ESPN Soccernet, 18 December 2011
- ↑ "シンプリシオ選手 移籍加入のお知らせ"; Cerezo's official website, 27 July 2012 (Japanese)
External links
- Stats at Tutto Calciatori (Italian)
- Palermo official profile (Italian)
- Fábio Simplício at National-Football-Teams.com
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