Fábio Joaquim Maciel da Silva (born 29 October 1977), known as Fábio Magrão, is a Brazilian football coach and former player.[3][4] He was most recently the head coach of the Timor-Leste national football team. Previously, he was the head coach of Kuala Lumpur FA.[5][6] Fábio also had a successful career as a player, playing at one of the greatest teams of Brazil, Flamengo, and at United Arab Emirates.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fábio Joaquim Maciel da Silva[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1977-10-29) 29 October 1977 (age 45)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Ouro Fino, Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1998 | Flamengo | ||
1999 | CSA | ||
2000 | Joinville | ||
2000 | Juventude | ||
2001 | CSA | ||
Al Khaleej | |||
Al Arabi | |||
Zob Ahan | |||
Emirates | |||
2009–2010 | Shatin | ||
2010 | Bangkok Glass | ||
2011 | Sisaket | ||
Management career | |||
2015 | Timor-Leste | ||
2015 | Timor-Leste U-23 | ||
2015-2016 | Dibba Al-Hisn Sports Club | ||
2016 | Timor-Leste | ||
2017–2018 | Kuala Lumpur FA | ||
2020–2021 | Timor-Leste (Technical Director) | ||
2021–2022 | Timor-Leste | ||
2021–2022 | Timor-Leste U-23 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Fábio replaced his compatriot Wanderley Junior as Kuala Lumpur's head coach in the middle of the 2017 Malaysia Premier League season, and succeeded on winning 12 of his 14 games, taking Kuala Lumpur FA from 8th to 1st and winning promotion.[7] On 11 October 2017, Fábio extended his contract with Kuala Lumpur for another year.[8] In the 2018 Malaysia Super League, Fábio was successful on avoiding relegation with Kuala Lumpur.[9]
Fábio became Timor-Leste senior and under-23 coach again for the third time in 2021. His highest achievement for the national team, was when he brought the under-23 team to third place in the 2022 AFF U-23 Championship. On 2 September 2022, Fabio terminated his contract with Timor Leste because he had not been receiving his salary for five months.[10]
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