Fábio Joaquim Maciel da Silva (born 29 October 1977), known as Fábio Magrão, is a Brazilian

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coach and former player. Previously, he was the head coach of

Kuala Lumpur FA Kuala Lumpur City Football Club, known simply as KL City FC, is a Malaysian professional football club based in Kuala Lumpur. The club competes in the Malaysia Super League, the top level of Malaysian football, and was founded in 1974 as Feder ...

. Fábio also had a successful career as a player, playing at one of the greatest teams of Brazil, Flamengo, and at United Arab Emirates. Fábio replaced his compatriot Wanderley Junior as Kuala Lumpur's head coach in the middle of the

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season, and succeeded on winning 12 of his 14 games, taking Kuala Lumpur FA from 8th to 1st and winning promotion. On 11 October 2017, Fábio extended his contract with Kuala Lumpur for another year. In the

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, Fábio was successful on avoiding relegation with Kuala Lumpur. Fábio became Timor-Leste senior and under-23 coach again for the third time in 2021. His highest achievement for the national team, was when he brought the under-23 team to third place in the

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