Fábio César Montezine, known as Fábio César (Arabic: فابيو سيزار مونتيزين; born 24 February 1979) is a football coach and a former player. Born in Brazil, he represented the Qatar national team.

Fábio César
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 (age 45)
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)
2001–2002Napoli (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

Club career

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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.[citation needed]

International career

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

International goals

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# 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
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