 Leonardo Pisculichi (left) and Fábio César Montezine (right) in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 2001–2002 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Napoli (loan) | 30 | (5) |
| 2002–2004 | Napoli | 47 | (2) |
| 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) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2020 | Al-Rayyan (assistant) | ||
| 2020 | Al-Rayyan (caretaker) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Lusail | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fábio César Montezine, known as Fábio César (Arabic: فابيو سيزار مونتيزين; born 24 February 1979) is a Brazilian-born naturalized Qatari football coach and a former player.
Club career
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.
International career
He became eligible to play for Qatar in 2008 and was a regular starter of the national team.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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)
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