Fábio Rochemback
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| Fábio Rochemback | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fábio Rochemback | |
| Date of birth | December 10, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Soledade, RS, Brazil | |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
| Playing position | Center Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Grêmio | |
| Youth career | ||
| 1998–2001 | Internacional | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998–2001 2001–2003 2003–2005 2005–2008 2008–2009 2009– |
Internacional FC Barcelona Sporting CP Middlesbrough Sporting CP Grêmio |
40 (7) 45 (3) 46 (10) 68 (5) 4 (0) 12 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2004 2001– |
Brazil U-23 Brazil |
6 (0) 7 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Fábio Rochemback (born December 10, 1981 in Soledade) is a Brazilian professional football player who currently plays for Grêmio.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Club Career
He is a versatile midfielder who can play in front of the defense, as an attacking midfielder, or even as a winger. He previously played for Sport Club Internacional, Barcelona and Sporting Clube de Portugal before joining Middlesbrough in August 2005. He was Portugal's player of the year in 2003.
Rochemback made his Middlesbrough debut in a 2-1 win over Arsenal and scored his first goal for Middlesbrough in a 3-0 victory against Chelsea on February 11, 2006. His first FA Cup goal for Middlesbrough came direct from a free kick, in a 4-2 victory over Charlton in a quarter final replay on April 11, 2006. Fábio Rochemback also played an important role in Middlesbrough's run to UEFA Cup Final in 2006, including a man of the match performance against Basel in the quarter final, 2nd leg 4-1 victory(4-3 on aggregate).
His transfer from Sporting Clube de Portugal to Middlesbrough in August 2005 is one of those about which the Stevens inquiry report in June 2007 expressed concerns because of the lack of co-operation from agents Pinhas Zahavi and Barry Silkman. Rochemback scored an extraordinary free kick in the last match of Premier League 2007-08 against Manchester City, which Boro won 8-1.
It was announced on 13 May 2008 that Fábio Rochemback had been released from his club Middlesbrough. The Brazilian international is departing Middlesbrough after they rejected the chance to take up a two-year option they had on the midfielder. On 13 May 2008, Sporting Portugal announced a three year contract with Fábio Rochemback. In August 2009, Rochemback signed a two year contract with Grêmio.
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