Fábio Luciano (born April 29, 1975) is a Brazilian

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and retired player who played as a

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. He also has Italian citizenship. He played for Brazil's major clubs

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, being very well recognized by the supports from both clubs and for several other clubs including Turkish team Fenerbahçe.

Career

Early career

His youth playing was brought up at the Brazilian club Ponte Preta. After showing good talent, Internacional showed interest in him. After buying him,

had gained an even bigger interest. After some time, they made a move.

Fenerbahçe

After spending a couple of years at Corinthians, he was transferred to Turkish club Fenerbahçe in 2003. He was selected a couple times for Brazil after showing consistent performances for Fenerbahçe in the 2003–2004 season. In August 2006 his contract with Fenerbahçe was cancelled about his six-month injury. He is notorious for his presence in the attack, as shown in many games with his former club Fenerbahçe, having scored goals with headers from dead ball situations and even supported the forward line unexpectedly. He became a fan favorite with his spectacular dead ball goals for Fenerbahçe fans. In January 2007, he signed a six-month contract with

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Flamengo

By mid-2007, Luciano signed a six-month contract with Brazilian side

. He debuted on August 11, 2007 against Náutico in Maracanã and was granted the captain armband by coach

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. On the same match he scored his first goal for the club, and since then started a strong connection with

supporters, especially the younger ones, who were not old enough to remember idols of the older days. He renewed his contract until the end of 2008 season and then extended it for another year. In May 2009, after winning the Rio state championship, Luciano decided to retire.

Career statistics

Honours

Corinthians *

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* Rio-São Paulo Tournament: 2002 *

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: 2001, 2003 * Brazilian Cup:

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Fenerbahçe *

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: 2004, 2005 Flamengo *

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: 2008 *

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: 2009 * Rio de Janeiro State League: 2008,

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Individual * Bola de Prata: best central defender of the 2002 Brazilian Série A

References

External links

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Fábio Luciano
at ogol.com.br {{DEFAULTSORT:Fabio Luciano 1975 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazil men's international footballers 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Süper Lig players 2. Bundesliga players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players SC Internacional players 1. FC Köln players Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers CR Flamengo footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Men's association football defenders People from Vinhedo