Fábio Carvalho (footballer, born 1978)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Carvalho and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.

Fábio Carvalho dos Santos (Persian: فابیو کاروالیو, born April 26, 1978) is a Brazilian–Portuguese former football goalkeeper. He also played in Argentina for Colegiales and Sarmiento. Later he went back to Portugal to finish his career and helped Vila F.C. to reach the Elite League in Porto.

Fábio Carvalho

Personal information
Full name	Fábio Carvalho dos Santos
Date of birth	(1978-04-26) April 26, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1997–1998	America
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2003	America		(0)
2001–2002	→ Sport Recife (loan)		(0)
2004	CE Mataró		(0)
2004–2005	Portuguesa Santista		(0)
2005	Tires		(0)
2005–2006	GD Estoril-Praia		(1)
2006–2008	Zob Ahan		(0)
2008–2009	Aluminium Arak	22	(0)
2009–2011	Mes Rafsanjan		(0)
2011–2012	Iranjavan	30	(0)
2012–2013	Paykan	29	(0)
2013–2014	Esteghlal Khuzestan	8	(0)
2015	Colegiales	6	(0)
2016	Sarmiento	10
2017–2018	Vila	15
2018–2019	Folgosa da Maia
2020–2021	SC Canidelo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

1. "Fábio (Fábio Carvalho dos Santos)" (in Portuguese). Fora de Jogo. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
2. . Archived from the original on 2010-11-26. Retrieved 2010-11-23.