Fábio Simplício

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Fábio Simplício
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Personal information
Full name Fábio Henrique Simplício
Date of birth September 23, 1979 (1979-09-23) (age 30)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Center midfielder
Club information
Current club Palermo
Number 30
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 São Paulo 116 (15)
2004–2006 Parma 71 (14)
2006– Palermo 109 (18)
National team
2009- Brazil 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 14, 2009.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 17, 2009

Fábio Henrique Simplício (born 23 September 1979 in São Paulo), better known as Fábio Simplício, is a Brazilian football (soccer) player. He plays as a central midfielder.

Fábio Simplício started his playing career with his home team, São Paulo FC, where he played from 2000 to 2004. He then left the Brazilian team to join Parma of Italian Serie A in a free transfer, after having been discovered by Arrigo Sacchi, Parma's football director at the time. He played for Parma two very impressive seasons and became one of the team's key players. In June 2006, he was signed by U.S. Città di Palermo for €5.5m.

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