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Encyclopedia > Luis Fabiano

Luis Fabiano Clemente (born November 8, 1980 in Campinas, São Paulo (state), Brazil), better known by his first name of Luis Fabiano, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward. He is currently signed with the Portuguese football club FC Porto. November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Campinas is a city and county (município) located in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. ... São Paulo is a state in Brazil. ... The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... FC Porto emblem (Larger version) Futebol Clube do Porto (short: FC Porto, FCP) is a Portuguese sports club, best known for its football section. ...


He has already played for the Brazilian national team, winning the Copa América 2004 tournament with them. First International Argentina 3 _ 0 Brazil (Buenos Aires, Argentina; August 20, 1914) Largest win Brazil 9 _ 0 Colombia (Lima, Peru; 23 March 1957) Worst defeat Argentina 6 _ 1 Brazil (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5 March 1940) World Cup Appearances 17 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1958, 1962... The Copa América 2004 was a held in Peru, from July 6 to July 25, 2004. ...


In 2005 his mother was kidnapped by gunmen in Campinas [1]  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4342617.stm). 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Clubs

Stade Rennais Football Club is a French association football club from the city of Rennes, currently playing in Ligue 1 (the top French division) Honours French Cup Winner: 1965, 1971 Finalists : 1922, 1935 Semi-finalists : 1919, 1959, 1967, 1970, 1986, 2003 Quarter-finalists : 1918, 1923, 1924, 1929, 1934, 1952, 1989... São Paulos Mascot São Paulo is a very traditional Brazilian football team from São Paulo, founded on January 25, 1930, and Re-founded on December 16, 1935. ...

External links

  • Uefa.com profile (http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/Players/Player=95841/)
  • Profile  (http://www.sambafoot.com/en/players/525_Luis_Fabiano.html)

  Results from FactBites:
 
SI.com - Soccer - Porto reloads with Brazilian striker Fabiano - Tuesday August 31, 2004 4:39PM (424 words)
Luis Fabiano, aka The Fabulous, has tallied 38 goals over the past two years for Sao Paulo in Brazil.
The 23-year-old, whose full name is Luis Fabiano Clemente and who is nicknamed "The Fabulous," became the last arrival at Porto to plug the gaps left by the departures of several players who helped them win the Champions League.
Fabiano was top scorer in this year's Libertadores Cup, the South American equivalent of the Champions League, with eight goals to help Sao Paulo reach the semi-finals.
Luis Fernandez (950 words)
Luis Fernandez (born on October 2, 1959 in Tarifa, Spain) is a former French football (soccer) defensive midfielder who retired in 1993 to become a manager.
Six months later, Luis was in Spain, brought into the RCD Espanyol team in December 2003 to save them from near certain relegation, and at the end of the season Fernandez had succeeded in keeping the club in the Spanish top flight.
After one year of inactivity, Luis Fernandez took a more low-profile job in June 2005 as the manager of Al Rayyan in Qatar, a club which he decided to leave in November 2005 in order to join the Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem in the capacity of general manager as well as trainer.
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