Fabinho Azevedo Explained

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]

Biography

Fabinho was born in Salvador, a city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia.

International career

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fallece en accidente de tránsito Fabio de Azevedo, exjugador de Águila y Metapán. elsalvador.com. 2 February 2018.
  2. Web site: David vs Goliat: El fútbol salvadoreño también sabe de sorpresas. laprensagrafica.com. 3 February 2018.
  3. Web site: Ex-jogador da Chapecoense morre em acidente na BR-282, no Oeste de SC. Diário. Catarinense. clicrbs.com.br. 3 February 2018. 27 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190627114318/http://dc.clicrbs.com.br/sc/noticias/noticia/2018/02/ex-jogador-da-chapecoense-morre-em-acidente-na-br-282-no-oeste-de-sc-10140243.html. dead.
  4. Web site: Ex-jogador da Chapecoense morre após acidente na BR-282 em Maravilha. globo.com. 3 February 2018.
  5. Web site: Fabinho Azevedo :: Fábio Pereira de Azevedo ::. www.ceroacero.es. es. 2018-05-22.
  6. Web site: Ex-jogador da Chapecoense morre em acidente de carro - Futebol - UOL Esporte. uol.com.br. 3 February 2018.
  7. News: Solidariedade verde a Togo. Diário Catarinense. 2010-01-15. 2010-05-11. Portuguese. Solidarity green with Togo. He participated in two friendlies and an official match against Mauritania, which ended 0–0, for the qualifiers..
  8. Web site: International Matches 2003 – Other. google.com. 3 February 2018.