brazilian football player

Luís Fabiano Clemente ( wear 8 November 1980 ), normally known as Luís Fabiano, is a retire brazilian professional football player who played as a striker most notably for Sevilla, São Paulo, and the Brazil national team. He is a fecund goalscorer and was ranked the second-highest-scoring brazilian of the twenty-first hundred, according to the International Federation of Football History & Statistics. [ 2 ]

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

Luís Fabiano enjoyed capital success during two spells with brazilian side São Paulo, with a disappointing period at french side Rennes sandwiched in between. [ 3 ] His strength on the ball, accurate finish and tempo made him a vital part of the side that fell in the semi-finals of the 2004 Copa Libertadores de América. Luís Fabiano was labeled the “ bad boy ” of brazilian football when playing for São Paulo after a number of bash. During a 2003 Copa Sudamericana equal for São Paulo against River Plate of Argentina, a crusade between the players broke out. Luís Fabiano ran behind a River player and kicked him precisely below the neck. While being escorted off the field, Luís Fabiano said that he “ would rather fight than take a punishment ”. [ 4 ] He was given a three-match ban from all competitions .

porto [edit ]

Luís Fabiano moved to Portugal to play for Porto in 2004 for a €1.875 million transfer tip ; Porto, however, only bought 25 % of his rights, the other 75 % belong to Global Soccer Investments ( late renamed to Rio Football Services ). [ 5 ] [ 6 ] At Porto, Luís Fabiano was reunited with his international teammate Diego, who he played with on the Brazil police squad at the 2004 Copa América. [ 7 ] Luís Fabiano had a troublesome season, however, scoring only three goals in 22 matches. This led to him being transferred to La Liga side Sevilla. sevilla signed 25 % economic right from Porto and former signed a further 10 % from Rio Football Services for €1.2 million, with a pre-set price of remains 65 % rights for €7.15 million to be excised on or before 15 April 2007, although it was never excised. furthermore, Sevilla had to pay Rio Football Services €450,000 annually. finally, the one-third parties ownership had brought to the court. [ 5 ]

sevilla [edit ]

On 10 May 2006, Luís Fabiano scored a header during Sevilla ‘s 4–0 victory over Middlesbrough in the UEFA Cup Final. The success continued in the 2007–08 season, as Luís Fabiano finished runner-up in the Pichichi Trophy with 24 goals ( including two from the penalty position ), moment only to Daniel Güiza ‘s 27 goals. This led to Luís Fabiano being recalled to the brazilian Seleção. On 29 November, Luís Fabiano was sent off for elbowing Barcelona ‘s Sergio Busquets. He had to be restrained by the Sevilla staff. [ 8 ] In 2008, Luís Fabiano extended his contract with Sevilla to 2011. [ 9 ] On 4 July 2009, according to Luís Fabiano ‘s agent, Milan made an official offer for him, with Luís Fabiano reportedly pleading with his cabaret Sevilla to allow him to make the switch to the San Siro. [ 10 ] The deal, however, did not go through. On 30 August 2010, Luís Fabiano put an conclusion to the meditation with a move off from Sevilla by signing a compress extension until 2013. On the refilling, he stated his intentions : “ This is my home, I ‘ve been hera six seasons and I will try to continue scoring goals and continue making history for Sevilla. ”

retort to São Paulo [edit ]

On 13 March 2011, Luís Fabiano returned to Brazil to rejoin São Paulo. The brazilian golf club paid €7.6 million for the hitter, who signed a four-year deal. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] He was welcomed by 45,000 fans at his display at Estádio do Morumbi. On 29 July 2012, playing against Flamengo, Luís Fabiano scored two goals and thus became the seventh-most prolific goalscorer of São Paulo ‘s history, outscoring Leônidas. [ 13 ] On 26 August 2012, Luís Fabiano scored doubly in São Paulo ‘s 2–1 win over Corinthians. [ 14 ] In 2013, however, after a year in which he was injured or had been out of form, Luís Fabiano was charged by Muricy Ramalho, then the coach of clubhouse. According to Ramalho, using Ganso ( who recovered his good form ) as an example, Ramalho stated Luís Fabiano needs “ wanting more ”. [ 15 ] In December 2015, he was released from São Paulo and joined Chinese club Tianjin Quanjian as a free agent .

International career [edit ]

Luís Fabiano made his debut for Brazil on 11 June 2003 in a friendly against Nigeria, marking his external debut with a finish before being substituted. He was besides included in Brazil ‘s team for 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, but did not make any appearances.

He won the 2004 Copa América with Brazil, where he started in all five matches aboard striker Adriano. With his poor form in Europe with Porto and Sevilla, however, he did not make any foster international appearances for more than three years. He was ultimately recalled to the national team in November 2007 for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. On 19 November 2008, he scored his first external hat-trick in a friendly couple against Portugal in Brasília. The match ended in a 6–2 victory for Brazil. [ 16 ] On 28 June 2009, Luís Fabiano scored two goals in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup final examination gain against the United States. [ 17 ] He won the golden bang as the tournament ‘s top scorekeeper with five goals. [ 18 ] Luís Fabiano scored his first base external finish in nine months with a right-footed assume against Ivory Coast on 20 June 2010 in the 2010 World Cup. He followed it up with a moment goal, which he scored after touching the ball with his hands on two occasions. [ 19 ] His third gear finish of the competition came against Chile in the round of 16 on 29 June 2010, as Brazil won 3–0. On 11 September 2012, Luís Fabiano was called up for the beginning time since the 2010 World Cup by then coach Mano Menezes for the two Superclásico de las Américas matches against national rivals Argentina, held in both Brazil and Argentina respectively .

dash of playing period [edit ]

Luís Fabiano is a fecund, adept and herculean goalscorer, with excellent creativity, dribbling skills, and technical foul ability ; he is besides a potent physical presence against defenders and goalkeepers. [ 20 ] Nonetheless, he has a inadequate disciplinary criminal record, despite playing as a forward. even as the top goalscorer in the 2013 season with 16 goals by June, he received respective crimson cards, hindering São Paulo in authoritative games. [ 21 ]

personal life [edit ]

Luís Fabiano is married to Juliana Paradela Clemente, [ 22 ] and has three children, Giovanna, Gabriella and Giulie. [ 23 ] In 2005, his mother was kidnapped by gunmen in Campinas. [ 24 ] She was rescued by police 62 days by and by. [ 25 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

International [edit ]

Brazil
Year Apps Goals
2003 3 1
2004 9 5
2005 0 0
2006 0 0
2007 2 2
2008 9 6
2009 13 11
2010 7 3
2011 0 0
2012 1 0
2013 1 0
Total 45 28
Scores and results list Brazil’s goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Luís Fabiano goal.[28]

Honours [edit ]

club [edit ]

São Paulo
Porto
Sevilla
Tianjin Quanjian

International [edit ]

Brazil

individual [edit ]

References [edit ]