Fábio Joaquim Maciel da Silva (born 29 October 1977), known as Fábio Magrão, is a Brazilian football coach and former player.[2] Previously, he was the head coach of Kuala Lumpur FA.[3] He also had a successful career as a player, playing for Flamengo, one of the greatest teams in Brazil, and in the United Arab Emirates.

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Fábio Magrão
Personal information
Full name Fábio Joaquim Maciel da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1977-10-29) 29 October 1977 (age 46)[1]
Place of birth Ouro Fino, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Flamengo
1999 CSA
2000 Joinville
2000 Juventude
2001 CSA
Al Khaleej
Al Arabi
Zob Ahan
Emirates
2009–2010 Shatin
2010 Bangkok Glass
2011 Sisaket
Managerial career
2015 Timor-Leste
2015 Timor-Leste U-23
2015-2016 Dibba Al-Hisn Sports Club
2016 Timor-Leste
2017–2018 Kuala Lumpur FA
2020–2021 Timor-Leste (technical director)
2021–2022 Timor-Leste
2021–2022 Timor-Leste U-23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Fábio replaced his compatriot Wanderley Junior as Kuala Lumpur's head coach in the middle of the 2017 Malaysia Premier League season and succeeded on winning 12 of his 14 games, taking Kuala Lumpur FA from eighth to first place and winning promotion.[4] On 11 October 2017, he extended his contract with Kuala Lumpur for another year.[5] In the 2018 Malaysia Super League, he successfully avoided relegation.[6]

Fábio became Timor-Leste senior and under-23 coach for the third time in 2021. His highest achievement for the national team was taking the under-23 team to third place in the 2022 AFF U-23 Championship.[7]

References

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