Fábio Henrique Matias (born 25 September 1979) is a Brazilian

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Career

Matias was born in

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, and was a

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's youth setup. He never played as a senior, and subsequently started his coaching career in 2000, as a goalkeeping and fitness coach for Rio Branco-SP's under-15 side. Matias' first coaching experience occurred with his Guarani, being in charge of the under-17 squad. In 2011, he joined

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to become their under-17 coach, and won the 2012 U17

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with the side. Matias moved to Grêmio in 2014, again as an under-17 coach. On 20 February 2016, he signed for cross-town rivals Internacional under the same role, and was appointed in charge of the latter's under-20s the following year. Matias left Inter on 23 February 2018, and took over Figuerense's under-20s roughly one month later. On 25 March 2019, he moved back to Internacional, again as coach of the under-20s. With the latter, he won the 2020

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. On 26 February 2021, after the departure of

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, Matias was named interim head coach of the first team for the first rounds of the

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. His first match in charge occurred on 1 March, a 1–0 win over Juventude. Matias subsequently returned to his previous role with the under-20s after

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took over the main squad. On 21 July 2021, he was named head coach of

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's under-20 side. Matias left ''Fla'' on 6 May 2022, and joined

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to work with the

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and under-23 team. On 8 January 2024, he moved to

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to become the permanent assistant coach of their main squad. On 22 February 2024, Matias was named interim head coach of Botafogo, after Tiago Nunes was dismissed. After just one defeat in ten matches, he returned to his previous role after the appointment of Artur Jorge. On 12 June 2024, Matias was named head coach of Série B side

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. On 23 July, after a 4–0 loss to Santos, he was sacked. On 27 October 2024, Matias took over Juventude in the top tier, replacing

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. Despite avoiding relegation, he left the club by mutual consent on 11 May 2025, and took over

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in the second division five days later. On 18 July 2025, Matias was sacked by Atlético.

Managerial statistics

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Honours

; Internacional U20 *

: 2020 ; Botafogo *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Matias, Fabio 1979 births Living people People from Santa Bárbara d'Oeste Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série B managers SC Internacional managers Red Bull Bragantino II managers Botafogo FR managers Coritiba Foot Ball Club managers Esporte Clube Juventude managers Atlético Clube Goianiense managers Footballers from São Paulo (state) Men's association football goalkeepers Brazilian men's footballers