Fábio César
Fábio César Montezine (Arabic: فابيو سيزار مونتيزين; born 24 February 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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fábio César Montezine | ||
Date of birth | 24 February 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Londrina, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2000 | São Paulo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000 | Santa Cruz | 7 | (1) |
2001 | Viktoria Plzeň | 3 | (1) |
2001 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
2001–2004 | Napoli | 77 | (7) |
2004–2005 | Avellino | 9 | (1) |
2005–2006 | Al-Arabi | 31 | (7) |
2006–2010 | Umm Salal | 76 | (21) |
2010–2013 | Al Rayyan | 61 | (9) |
2013–2016 | Umm Salal | 21 | (0) |
2016 | Al Rayyan | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2008–2013 | Qatar | 45 | (11) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06/02/2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 February 2023 |
International career
He became eligible to play for Qatar in 2008 and is a regular starter of the national team.
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 26 March 2008 | Doha, Qatar | Iraq | 2–0 | Won | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification |
2. | 26 March 2008 | Doha, Qatar | Iraq | 2–0 | Won | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification |
3. | 24 August 2008 | Doha, Qatar | North Korea | 2–1 | Won | Friendly |
4. | 14 November 2008 | Doha, Qatar | South Korea | 1–1 | Draw | Friendly |
5. | 13 November 2009 | Rouen, France | Paraguay | 2–0 | Won | Friendly |
6. | 13 November 2009 | Rouen, France | Paraguay | 2–0 | Won | Friendly |
7. | 3 March 2010 | Maribor, Slovenia | Slovenia | 1–4 | Lost | Friendly |
8. | 7 September 2010 | Doha, Qatar | Oman | 1–1 | Draw | Friendly |
9. | 22 December 2010 | Doha, Qatar | Estonia | 2–0 | Won | Friendly |
10. | 16 January 2011 | Doha, Qatar | Kuwait | 3–0 | Won | 2011 AFC Asian Cup |
11. | 21 January 2011 | Doha, Qatar | Japan | 3–2 | Lost | 2011 AFC Asian Cup |
Citations
External links
- Fabio Cesar – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Fabio Cesar Montezine at Fortunaliga.cz
- Fábio César – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Fábio César Montezine at National-Football-Teams.com
- In-depth interview with Al Jazeera
- CBF (in Portuguese)