Fábio César Montezine

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.

Fábio César Montezine
Leonardo Pisculichi (left) and Fábio César Montezine (right) in 2011
Personal information
Full name Fábio César Montezine
Date of birth (1979-02-24) 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
National team‡
2008–2013 Qatar 28 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06/06/2013
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 December 2011

International career

He became eligible to play for Qatar in 2008 and is a regular starter of the national team.

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 March 2008Doha, Qatar Iraq2–0Won2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
2.26 March 2008Doha, Qatar Iraq2–0Won2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
3.24 August 2008Doha, Qatar North Korea2–1WonFriendly
4.14 November 2008Doha, Qatar South Korea1–1DrawFriendly
5.13 November 2009Rouen, France Paraguay2–0WonFriendly
6.13 November 2009Rouen, France Paraguay2–0WonFriendly
7.3 March 2010Maribor, Slovenia Slovenia1–4LostFriendly
8.7 September 2010Doha, Qatar Oman1–1DrawFriendly
9.22 December 2010Doha, Qatar Estonia2–0WonFriendly
10.16 January 2011Doha, Qatar Kuwait3–0Won2011 AFC Asian Cup
11.21 January 2011Doha, Qatar Japan3–2Lost2011 AFC Asian Cup

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