Fábio Carvalho (footballer, born 1978)

Fábio Carvalho
Personal information
Full name	Fábio Carvalho dos Santos
Date of birth	April 26, 1978 (age 43)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Number	1
Youth career
1997–1998	America
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2003	America
2001–2002	→ Sport Recife (loan)
2004	CE Mataró
2004–2005	Portuguesa Santista
2005	Tires
2005–2006	GD Estoril-Praia
2006–2008	Zob Ahan
2008–2009	Aluminium Arak
2009–2011	Mes Rafsanjan
2011–2012	Iranjavan
2012–2013	Paykan
2013–2014	Esteghlal Khuzestan
2015	Colegiales
2016
2017–2018
2018–2019
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Fábio Carvalho dos Santos (Persian: فابیو کاروالیو, born April 26, 1978 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian–Portuguese Goalkeeper who last played for Folgosa da Maia in the Campeonato Distrital da AF Porto. Also played in Argentina for Colegiales and Sarmiento. Later he went back to Portugal to finish his career and helped to reach the Elite League in Porto.

Club career[]

After years in his home country, a move to Iran changed his career. In Iran, Carvalho known as Fabio, became a favorite among the Zob Ahan fans. After stiff competition from African counterpart Issa N'Doye. In 2006 Carvalho signed a 2-year contract with Iran's Premier Football League team F.C. Zob Ahan from his previous club GD Estoril-Praia.^[1] For the 2008/2009 season he signed a 2-year contract with Aluminium Arak F.C. under the command of Javad Zarincheh. In the following season he was named best goalkeeper of the Iranian Premier League. Fabio Carvalho joined Mes Rafsanjan F.C. towards the end of the end season, and famously saved a number of penalties, helping his side to reach the semi-finals of the Hazfi Cup.

Personal life[]

He became interested in Iranian culture after visiting Iran. He then married an Iranian woman, Simin Jafari, whom he met while playing for Zob Ahan Club in Isfahan. They have a daughter, Isabella Jafari Carvalho.^[2] Fabio now lives in Porto with his family and continue his career around football.

References[]

^ "Fábio (Fábio Carvalho dos Santos)" (in Portuguese). Fora de Jogo. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-26. Retrieved 2010-11-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] "Fábio (Fábio Carvalho dos Santos)" (in Portuguese). Fora de Jogo. Retrieved 2010-03-01.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-26. Retrieved 2010-11-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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