Fábio Simplício
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| Personal information | |||
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| 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) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Roma | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2004 | São Paulo | 116 | (15) |
| 2004–2006 | Parma | 71 | (14) |
| 2006–2010 | Palermo | 129 | (21) |
| 2010– | Roma | 36 | (6) |
| National team | |||
| 2009 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 February 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Fábio Henrique Simplício (born 23 September 1979) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for A.S. Roma in Italy, as a midfielder.
He appeared in nearly 300 Serie A games for three different clubs, having played for nearly a decade in the country.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] São Paulo / Move to Italy
Born in São Paulo, Simplício started his career with hometown's São Paulo FC, going on to remain five years with the club, winning two State Leagues. In 2004, he moved to Italy and signed for Parma FC, after having been discovered by the club's director of football Arrigo Sacchi.
Simplício made his Serie A debut on 22 September 2004 in a 1–2 home loss against Bologna F.C. 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.
[edit] Palermo
On 14 June 2006, Simplício was signed by fellow top-divisioner U.S. Città di Palermo, moving alongside Parma teammate Mark Bresciano.[1][2] He was priced at €7.1 million, with €4.6 million being to Parma.[3]
During his four-year spell with the Sicily club, Simplício never appeared in less than 27 league games, 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.
[edit] Roma
On 1 June 2010, Simplício joined A.S. Roma on a three-year contract worth €1.8m per season, effective as of 1 July. He scored four league goals in 24 matches in his first season, adding the 2–1 winner against S.S. Lazio for the campaign's Coppa Italia as the capital club reached the semifinals.
[edit] International career
On 17 November 2009, aged 30, Simplício gained his first and only cap for Brazil, in a friendly match with Oman. He replaced Felipe Melo in the second half of the 2–0 win.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Team
- Campeonato Paulista: 2000, 2002
- Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 2001
[edit] Individual
- Bola de Prata: 2002
[edit] Personal
Simplício married Elaine, with the couple welcoming son Jordan (born 21 October 2009) and daughter Luana.
[edit] References
- ^ "Simplicio nears Palermo switch". Sky Sports. 27 January 2006. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11865_2365077,00.html. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
- ^ "Palermo set to unveil Simplicio". Sky Sports. 14 June 2006. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11865_2380269,00.html. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
- ^ US Città di Palermo report and accounts on 30 June 2006 (Italian)
[edit] External links
- Stats at Tutto Calciatori (Italian)
- Palermo official profile (Italian)
- Fábio Simplício at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- People from São Paulo (city)
- Brazilian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- São Paulo FC players
- Serie A footballers
- Parma F.C. players
- U.S. Città di Palermo players
- A.S. Roma players
- Brazil international footballers
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
