Fábio César Montezine, known as Fábio César (; born 24 February 1979) is a football coach and a former player. Born in Brazil, he played for the Qatar national team.
Club career As a junior, he played for the big Brazilian club São Paulo. He played a major part of his career in Italy, where he spent three years for Napoli. In 2005, he moved to Qatar to play for Al-Arabi. Fabio then became the playmaker of Umm Salal, with whom he reached the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League in 2009. Fabio later went on to play for Al-Rayyan for four seasons, during which he led his team to win the Emir Cup three times and the Heir Apparent Cup once.
International career He became eligible to play for Qatar in 2008 and was a regular starter of the national team.
International goals # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 26 March 2008 Doha, Qatar 2–0 Won 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification 2. 26 March 2008 Doha, Qatar 2–0 Won 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification 3. 24 August 2008 Doha, Qatar 2–1 Won Friendly 4. 14 November 2008 Doha, Qatar 1–1 Draw Friendly 5. 13 November 2009 Rouen, France 2–0 Won Friendly 6. 13 November 2009 Rouen, France 2–0 Won Friendly 7. 3 March 2010 Maribor, Slovenia 1–4 Lost Friendly 8. 7 September 2010 Doha, Qatar 1–1 Draw Friendly 9. 22 December 2010 Doha, Qatar 2–0 Won Friendly 10. 16 January 2011 Doha, Qatar 3–0 Won 2011 AFC Asian Cup 11. 21 January 2011 Doha, Qatar 3–2 Lost 2011 AFC Asian Cup
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In-depth interview with Al Jazeera