Fábio Luciano
Fábio Luciano (born April 29, 1975 in Vinhedo, Brazil) is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a defender. He also has Italian citizenship. He played for Brazil's major clubs Corinthians and Flamengo, being very well recognized by the supports from both clubs and for several other clubs including Turkish team Fenerbahçe. Career Early career His youth playing was brought up at the Brazilian club Ponte Preta. After showing good talent, Internacional showed interest in him. After buying him, Corinthians had gained an even bigger interest. After some time, they made a move. Fenerbahçe After spending a couple of years at Corinthians, he was transferred to Turkish club Fenerbahçe in 2003. He was selected a couple times for Brazil after showing consistent performances for Fenerbahçe in the 2003–2004 season. In August 2006 his contract with Fenerbahçe was cancelled about his six-month injury. He is notorious for his presence in the attack, as shown in many games with his former club Fenerbahçe, having scored goals with headers from dead ball situations and even supported the forward line unexpectedly. He became a fan favorite with his spectacular dead ball goals for Fenerbahçe fans. In January 2007, he signed a six-month contract with German side 1. FC Köln. Flamengo By mid-2007, Luciano signed a six-month contract with Brazilian side Flamengo. He debuted on August 11, 2007 against Náutico in Maracanã and was granted the captain armband by coach Joel Santana. On the same match he scored his first goal for the club, and since then started a strong connection with Flamengo supporters, especially the younger ones, who were not old enough to remember idols of the older days. He renewed his contract until the end of 2008 season and then extended it for another year. In May 2009, after winning the Rio state championship, Luciano decided to retire. Flamengo career statistics (Correct ) according to combined sources on the Flamengo official website and Flaestatística. Honours Club Corinthians FIFA Club World Championship: 2000 Rio-São Paulo Tournament: 2002 São Paulo State Championship: 2001, 2003 Brazilian Cup: 2002 Fenerbahçe Turkcell Super League: 2004, 2005 Flamengo Taça Guanabara: 2008 Taça Rio: 2009 Rio de Janeiro State League: 2008, 2009 Individual Bola de Prata: best central defender of the 2002 Brazilian Série A. References External links Fábio Luciano at ogol.com.br 1975 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazil men's international footballers 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Süper Lig players 2. Bundesliga players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Sport Club Internacional players 1. FC Köln players Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers CR Flamengo footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Men's association football defenders People from Vinhedo