Fábio Cortez Torres (born 3 April 1974) is a Brazilian

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, currently the coach of Nanjing City.

Career

Cortez was a

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player before switching to coaching with Barra Futsal. He then coached

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until 2008, when he switched to

with

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. In 2010, shortly after his return to Vasco's futsal section, Cortez accepted an offer from the

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to work as their coach; he was also in charge of Qadsia. He returned to Vasco in 2017, as an assistant of the under-20 football side; in 2018, he was named coach of the under-16 team. On 27 February 2021, Cortez was named

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's assistant in the main squad. On 16 June, he was in charge of the side in a 0–2 Série B home loss against

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, after Cabo and his assistant Gabriel Cabo were

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. On 11 November 2021, Cortez was named interim manager of Vasco until the end of the campaign, after

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was sacked. He returned to his former role after the appointment of Zé Ricardo as head coach for the 2022 season. On 14 December 2022, Cortez moved to

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as the club's permanent assistant manager. He was also an interim head coach of the side during the second leg of the 2023 Campeonato Paraense Finals, as the club lost the title to Águia de Marabá.

References

–= {{DEFAULTSORT:Cortez, Fabio 1974 births Living people Brazilian men's futsal players Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série B managers China League One managers CR Vasco da Gama managers Clube do Remo managers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China