Fábio Magrão

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Maciel and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

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.

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

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

1. "Fábio Magrão". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
2. "Fábio Magrão". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
   - "Fábio Magrão". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
3. B. Ireedul (17 March 2015). "Fabio Joaquim Maciel Da Silva: Weather is not problem to us". GoGoMongolia. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
   - "Timor-Leste celebrates important victory against Mongolia". Visit East Timor. March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
4. Vijhay Vick (8 November 2017). "Fabio Maciel, one-on-one: Forgetting dark times, City Boys bouncing back and targeting Brendan Gan". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
5. Berita Harian (11 October 2017). "Maciel lanjut kontrak bersama KL" [Maciel continues his contract with KL]. BH Online (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
6. Zulhilmi Zainal (20 August 2018). "Kuala Lumpur FA can still reach Malaysia Cup quarter-finals". Goal. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
7. Mario da Costa (2 September 2022). "Fabio Magrão Deside Hakotu Kontratu, FFTL Sei Buka Treinadór Foun" [Fabio Magroo decided to end the Contract, FFTL will look for a new trainer.]. TimorPost (in Tetum). Retrieved 4 March 2024.

External links

• "Papo curto - Fábio Magrão" (in Portuguese). 10 April 2010. Interview with Fábio Magrão