Fabián Larry Estoyanoff Poggio (born 27 September 1982) is a Uruguayan former professional

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who played as a winger. He is the

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Uruguayan Primera División The Liga Profesional de Primera División (American Spanish , , local: , ''First Division''), named "Torneo Uruguayo Copa Coca-Cola" for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional Association football, football league in Uruguay organized b ...

club Fénix.

Club career

Born in

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, Estoyanoff started his career at

Centro Atlético Fénix Centro Atlético Fénix is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The football team currently plays in Uruguayan Segunda División. Fénix is one of the most popular and traditional teams of Uruguay's 2nd Division, along with Racing Club de Mo ...

in 2000, and was loaned to

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (), more commonly referred to as Peñarol, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The club currently competes in the Uruguayan Primera División, the highest tier in Uruguayan football. The nam ...

two years later. In 2005 he signed a five-year contract with

Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol, S. A. D. (; ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF or simply Valencia, is a Spanish professional Association football, football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top tier of the Spani ...

in Spain, but never represented the club during his tenure, which included several loan spells. Estoyanoff made his

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debut in the 2005–06 season, appearing regularly as

Cádiz CF Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz, Andalusia. Founded in 1910, the club competes in Segunda División, holding home games at Nuevo Mirandilla, with a seating capacity of 20,724. Salvadoran ...

were relegated. The following campaign, he also featured consistently for

Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña () or simply Depor, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, that competes in the Segunda División, the ...

(although mainly as a substitute), scoring the game's only goal in a start against

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at home, through a

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. Valencia loaned Estoyanoff again for 2007–08, and he started out with

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, where a lack of playing time prompted another loan, with a return to Uruguay and Peñarol in January 2008. There, he once again teamed up with

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; he played in Spain as a non-foreigner, having received an

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. Estoyanoff was finally released by Valencia in June 2008, eventually agreeing on a move to

Panionios FC Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek (language), Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Sy ...

, having a successful first season in the

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. In 2010, the 28-year-old re-joined former side Peñarol on loan, and the move was made permanent the following year. In January 2015, Estoyanoff signed for

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in the

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. On 5 May, after his team had suffered a 1–3 home loss to

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in the

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, he attacked opposing player

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from behind in the tunnel, being subsequently fined in 50% of his salary.

International career

Estoyanoff made his debut for

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on 25 July 2001 in that year's

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, playing the final 15 minutes in a 2–1 semi-final defeat against

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. Subsequently, he appeared at the

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– scoring twice for the eventual third-placed nation– and

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continental tournaments.

Personal life

Estoyanoff's

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, Dimitar Stoyanov, was a

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n stock breeder from the

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who emigrated to Uruguay during the

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(1912–13).Estoyanoff, en el nombre del abuelo (Estoyanoff, in the name of the grandfather)
El Observador, 23 October 2012 (in Spanish)

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Estoyanoff goal.''

References

External links

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National team data
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Estoyanoff, Fabian 1982 births Living people Uruguayan people of Bulgarian descent 21st-century Uruguayan sportsmen Uruguayan men's footballers Footballers from Montevideo Men's association football wingers Uruguayan Primera División players Centro Atlético Fénix players Peñarol players La Liga players Valencia CF players Cádiz CF players Deportivo de La Coruña players Real Valladolid players Super League Greece players Panionios F.C. players Saudi Pro League players Al-Nassr FC players Uruguay men's international footballers 2001 Copa América players 2004 Copa América players 2007 Copa América players Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Greece Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia