Fabián Estoyanoff

Fabián Estoyanoff

Estoyanoff playing for Peñarol
Personal information
Full name	Fabián Larry Estoyanoff Poggio
Date of birth	September 27, 1982 (1982-09-27)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Peñarol
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2005	Fénix	77	(16)
2002–2003	→ Peñarol (loan)	45	(15)
2005–2008	Valencia	0	(0)
2005–2006	→ Cádiz (loan)	29	(2)
2006–2007	→ Deportivo La Coruña (loan)	28	(1)
2007	→ Valladolid (loan)	4	(0)
2008	→ Peñarol (loan)	11	(4)
2008–2011	Panionios	37	(9)
2010–2011	→ Peñarol (loan)	22	(3)
2012–	Peñarol
National team
2001–2007	Uruguay	31	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Estoyanoff and the second or maternal family name is Poggio.

Fabián Larry Estoyanoff Poggio (born 27 September 1982 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan footballer of Bulgarian descent who plays for C.A. Peñarol as a right winger.

Early years

Estoyanoff's grandfather, Dimitar Stoyanov, was a Bulgarian stock breeder from the Sofia Valley, who emigrated to Uruguay during the Balkan Wars (1912–13).

Club career

Estoyanoff started his career at Centro Atlético Fénix in 2000, and was loaned to Club Atlético Peñarol two years later. In 2005 he signed for Valencia CF in Spain, but never represented the Che during his three-year link, which included several loan spells.

Estoyanoff made his La Liga debuts in 2005–06, appearing regularly as Cádiz CF was relegated. The following year, he also featured consistently (although mainly as a substitute) with Deportivo de La Coruña, netting in a start against RCD Mallorca (1–0 home win, from the penalty kick spot).

In 2007–08, Valencia loaned Estoyanoff again, and he started out with Real Valladolid, where a lack of playing time prompted another loan, with a return to Uruguay and Peñarol in January 2008. There, he once again teamed up with striker Carlos Bueno; he played in Spain as a non-foreigner, having received an Italian passport.

Estoyanoff was finally released by Valencia in June 2008, eventually agreeing on a move to Greece's Panionios GSS, having a successful first season with the team, in the top division. In 2010, the 28-year old re-joined former team Peñarol on loan.

International career

Estoyanoff made his debut for Uruguay on 25 July 2001, at the 2001 Copa América, playing the final 15 minutes in a 1–2 loss against Mexico.

Subsequently, he appeared for the nation at the 2004 (scoring twice for the eventual third-placed) and 2007 continental tournaments.

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• National team data (Spanish)
• Fabián Estoyanoff at National-Football-Teams.com
• Guardian Stats Centre