Fábio Henrique Simplício (born 23 September 1979) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
 Simplício in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fábio Henrique Simplício | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| São Paulo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2004 | São Paulo | 116 | (15) |
| 2004–2006 | Parma | 71 | (14) |
| 2006–2010 | Palermo | 129 | (21) |
| 2010–2012 | Roma | 43 | (8) |
| 2012–2013 | Cerezo Osaka | 46 | (7) |
| 2014 | Vissel Kobe | 22 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Batatais | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 427 | (68) | |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He appeared in 243 Serie A games for three clubs and scored 43 goals, having played for nearly a decade in the country.
Club career
editSão Paulo / Move to Italy
editBorn in São Paulo, Simplício started his career with hometown's São Paulo FC, going on to remain five years with the club and winning two State Leagues. In 2004, he moved to Italy and signed for Parma FC, after having been discovered by its director of football Arrigo Sacchi.[1]
Simplício made his Serie A debut on 22 September 2004 in a 1–2 home loss against Bologna FC 1909, one day shy of his 25th birthday (16 minutes played), and finished his first season with four goals in 34 games, bettering that total to ten in the following campaign.
Palermo
editOn 14 June 2006 Simplício joined fellow top division side U.S. Città di Palermo, moving alongside Parma teammate Mark Bresciano.[2][3] He was priced at €7.1 million, with €4.6 million being to his previous team.[4]
During his four-year spell with the Sicilian club, Simplício appeared in more than 26 league matches, adding eight UEFA Cup appearances in two separate seasons combined (two goals). In January 2010, his agent Gilmar Rinaldi announced he would not extend his contract with Palermo, set to expire in June.[5]
Roma
editOn 1 June 2010, Simplício moved to AS Roma on a three-year contract worth €1.8m per season, effective as of 1 July.[6] He scored four league goals from 24 appearances in his debut campaign, adding the 2–1 winner against S.S. Lazio for the Coppa Italia as the capital side reached the semifinals.[7]
In 2011–12, Simplício netted the same number of goals, including one in a Derby del Sole against SSC Napoli in a 3–1 away triumph,[8] but Roma could only finish seventh, thus not qualifying for any European competition.
Cerezo Osaka
editOn 27 July 2012, Simplício joined J1 League's Cerezo Osaka.[9] He made his official debut on 4 August against Consadole Sapporo, contributing to the 4–0 victory.
International career
editOn 17 November 2009, aged 30, Simplício earned his first and only cap for Brazil, in a friendly match with Oman. He came on as a substitute for Felipe Melo in the second half of the 2–0 win.[10]
Business career
editSimplício owned American soccer team Miami Dade FC and software Ginga Scout, alongside fellow former footballers such as Emerson, Roberto Linck or Roberto Carlos.[11]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | State League | South America | Total | |||||||
| 2000 | São Paulo | Série A | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 |
| 2001 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2003 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 7 | ||
| 2004 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | - | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2004–05 | Parma | Serie A | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 0 | 46 | 4 |
| 2005–06 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 41 | 11 | ||
| 2006–07 | Palermo | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | 41 | 5 | |
| 2007–08 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 36 | 5 | ||
| 2008–09 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 38 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 40 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Roma | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 31 | 5 | |
| 2011–12 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2012 | Cerezo Osaka | J1 League | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 3 |
| 2013 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 39 | 6 | ||
| Total | Brazil | 121 | 15 | 19 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 | 151 | 15 | |
| Italy | 245 | 43 | 18 | 3 | - | - | 22 | 0 | 285 | 46 | ||
| Japan | 46 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 412 | 65 | 42 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 493 | 70 | ||
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | |||
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
editClub
edit- São Paulo[13]
- Campeonato Paulista: 2000, 2002
- Torneio Rio–São Paulo: 2001
Individual
edit- Bola de Prata: 2002
References
edit- ^ "São Paulo vende Fábio Simplício para o Parma" [São Paulo sells Fábio Simplício to Parma] (in Portuguese). Terra. 6 August 2004. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Simplicio nears Palermo switch". Sky Sports. 27 January 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
- ^ "Palermo set to unveil Simplicio". Sky Sports. 14 June 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
- ^ US Città di Palermo report and accounts on 30 June 2006 (in Italian)
- ^ "Mark Bresciano & Fabio Simplicio will leave Palermo in the summer – Maurizio Zamparini". Goal. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Roma confirma a contratação do brasileiro Fábio Simplicio" [Roma confirms the signing of Brazilian Fábio Simplicio] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ AS Roma 2–1 Lazio; ESPN Soccernet, 19 January 2011
- ^ Napoli 1–3 AS Roma; ESPN Soccernet, 18 December 2011
- ^ "シンプリシオ選手 移籍加入のお知らせ"[permanent dead link]; Cerezo Osaka, 27 July 2012 (in Japanese)
- ^ "Ficha Técnica: Brasil 2 × 0 Omã" [Match report: Brazil 2–0 Oman] (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Jogador e empresário brasileiro comanda o MFC" [Brazilian player and entrepreneur in charge of MFC] (in Portuguese). Acontece. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ "Fábio Simplício". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ a b c "Fábio Simplício". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Simplício, Fábio". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
External links
edit- Fábio Simplício at Sambafoot (archived)
- Fábio Simplício at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Fábio Simplício at National-Football-Teams.com
- Fábio Simplício at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
