Cristian Fabbiani

Cristian Gastón Fabbiani (born 3 September 1983 in Ciudad Evita) is an Argentine former professional footballer.

Cristian Fabbiani
Cristian Fabbiani playing for Ecuadorian club L.D.U. Portoviejo in 2016
Personal information
Full name Cristian Gastón Fabbiani
Date of birth (1983-09-03) 3 September 1983
Place of birth Ciudad Evita, Argentina
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2007 Lanús 68 (16)
2003–2004 → Palestino (loan) 25 (16)
2006 → Beitar Jerusalem (loan) 6 (0)
2007–2010 CFR Cluj 29 (11)
2008 → Newell's Old Boys (loan) 15 (5)
2009 → River Plate (loan) 25 (2)
2010–2011 All Boys 14 (2)
2011–2013 Independiente Rivadavia 30 (9)
2014–2015 Sport Boys Warnes 8 (0)
2015 Estudiantes San Luis 13 (3)
2016 L.D.U. Portoviejo 5 (1)
2016–2018 Deportivo Merlo 61 (13)
2018 CD Universitario 1 (0)
2018–2020 Deportivo Merlo 43 (15)
Total 343 (90)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 October 2020

Career

Fabbiani comes from a family of footballers, he has 13 relatives from his father's side of the family who were professional footballers, including an uncle who played for Chile's national team, Óscar Fabbiani.[1][2] During his period spent in Chile at Palestino, he was nicknamed El Ogro (English: The Ogre) which was a reference to a goal celebration he used to make using a Shrek mask.[1] In the 2006–07 season, Fabbiani played 6 games for Beitar Jerusalem, helping the team win the Israeli Premier League.[3] In 2007 he was transferred by Lanús in Romania at CFR Cluj for a transfer fee estimated between 2–3 million €.[4] In his first season at CFR, he scored 10 goals in 28 league matches and played four games, scoring one goal in the Cupa României, helping the team win the first trophies in the club's history, he also made his debut in a European club competition, playing two games in the UEFA Cup.[3] In the next season he played only one game in which he scored one goal for CFR, being loaned to Argentine club Newell's Old Boys.[3][5][6] In 2009, he was loaned again by CFR, this time at River Plate for a 500.000$ fee.[5][6] In the first round of the Clausura 2009, before a match against Colón he was presented to the fans on the El Monumental stadium together with Marcelo Gallardo, who was on his second return as a player, wearing a River shirt with the motto: Por amor a River (English: For the love of River).[7] His transfer caused a stir among River Plate supporters, which inspired the musician Javier Montes, who was a fan of the team to compose a song for him called La Banda del Ogro (English: The Band of the Ogre).[8] In 2010, Fabbiani went to CD Veracruz to play in the Mexican second division, but he failed to impress in preseason training, resulting in Veracruz terminating the contract. He then joined recently promoted Argentine Primera División side All Boys.[9] In October 2020 he announced his retirement, the last club he played for being Deportivo Merlo.[10][11]

Honours

Beitar Jerusalem

CFR Cluj

References
  1. "Dinastia" [The dynasty] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 26 June 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ""Nu-mi place să tac"" ["I don't like to shut up"] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 19 March 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. Cristian Fabbiani at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
  4. "Vă mai aduceţi aminte de "El Ogro"? Cel mai scump jucător transferat vreodată în Liga 1. Este considerat trădător, însă nu uită experienţa din România" [Do you remember "El Ogro"? The most expensive player ever transferred to League 1. He is considered a traitor, but he does not forget the experience in Romania] (in Romanian). Telekomsport.ro. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  5. "Iuliu Mureşan: "Fabbiani nu poate pleca la River Plate decît cu acordul nostru"" [Iuliu Mureşan: "Fabbiani can only go to River Plate with our agreement"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 30 December 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  6. "Fabbiani, împrumutat la River!" [Fabbiani, on loan to River!] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 25 January 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  7. "No se puede creer" [It can not be believed] (in Spanish). Ole.com.ar. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  8. "Fabbiani hace furor en River y tiene su propia canción" [Fabbiani caused a stir at River and has his own song] (in Spanish). Ole.com.ar. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  9. "En Floresta nace una ilusión con la firma del Ogro Fabbiani". Clarín (in Spanish). 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  10. ""Căpcăunul" Fabbiani și-a anunțat retragerea din fotbal! "Punct final! Mi-am îndeplinit multe dintre visurile pe care le-am avut!"" ["The Ogre" Fabbiani has announced his retirement from football! "Final point! I fulfilled many of the dreams I had!"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  11. ""Capcăunul" Fabbiani şi-a anunţat retragerea din fotbal: "Punct final. Cu un zâmbet pe buze!"" ["The ogre" Fabbiani announced his retirement from football: "Final point. With a smile on his face!"] (in Romanian). Telekomsport.ro. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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