Fabinho Azevedo | |
Fullname: | Fábio Pereira de Azevedo |
Birth Date: | 1 January 1977 |
Birth Place: | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
Death Place: | Maravilha, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
Height: | 1.73 m |
Position: | Striker |
Years1: | 2002 |
Years2: | 2003–2004 |
Years3: | 2004–2006 |
Years4: | 2005 |
Years5: | 2006–2007 |
Years6: | 2007 |
Years7: | 2007–2008 |
Years8: | 2009–2010 |
Years9: | 2010 |
Years10: | 2011 |
Clubs4: | → San Salvador FC (loan) |
Clubs10: | Concórdia |
Managerclubs1: | Club Recreativo de Maravilla (youth) |
Nationalyears1: | 2003 |
Nationalteam1: | Togo |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Fábio Pereira de Azevedo (1 January 1977 – 2 February 2018), known as Fabinho Baiano or simply Fabinho, was a footballer who played as a striker. Born and raised in Brazil, he was naturalized by Togo and played for that national team.[1] [2] [3] [4]
During his four years in the top flight Primera División de El Salvador side Isidro Metapán, Fabinho made the title goal for at Clausura 2007 during extra time against Luis Ángel Firpo.[5]
Fabinho died in the early hours of 2 February 2018 in a car crash on the BR-282 highway.[6]
Fabinho was born in Salvador, a city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia.
Fabinho played for Togo on 5 July 2003 in a 2004 African Cup of Nations Qualifying match against Mauritania.[7] He was also Togolese international in two friendly matches,[7] one against the Ghanaian club Asante Kotoko in a friendly match on 29 June 2003 in Stade de Kégué, Lomé.[8]