Fábio Carvalho

Fábio Carvalho dos Santos (Persian: فابیو کاروالیو‎, born April 26, 1978 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian–Portuguese Goalkeeper who last played for Folgosa da Maia in the Campeonato Distrital da AF Porto. Also played in Argentina for Colegiales and Sarmiento. Later he went back to Portugal to finish his career and helped Vila F.C. to reach the Elite League in Porto.

Not to be confused with the English footballer Fabio Carvalho (footballer, born 2002).
Fábio Carvalho
Personal information
Full name Fábio Carvalho dos Santos
Date of birth (1978-04-26) April 26, 1978
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Number 1
Youth career
1997–1998 America
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 America (0)
2001–2002 → Sport Recife (loan) (0)
2004 CE Mataró (0)
2004–2005 Portuguesa Santista (0)
2005 URD Tires (0)
2005–2006 GD Estoril-Praia (1)
2006–2008 Zob Ahan (0)
2008–2009 Aluminium Arak 22 (0)
2009–2011 Mes Rafsanjan (0)
2011–2012 Iranjavan 30 (0)
2012–2013 Paykan 29 (0)
2013–2014 Esteghlal Khuzestan 8 (0)
2015 Colegiales 6 (0)
2016 Sarmiento 10
2017–2018 Vila 15
2018–2019 Folgosa da Maia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

After years in his home country, a move to Iran changed his career. In Iran, Carvalho known as Fabio, became a favorite among the Zob Ahan fans. After stiff competition from African counterpart Issa N'Doye. In 2006 Carvalho signed a 2-year contract with Iran's Premier Football League team F.C. Zob Ahan from his previous club GD Estoril-Praia.[1] For the 2008/2009 season he signed a 2-year contract with Aluminium Arak F.C. under the command of Javad Zarincheh. In the following season he was named best goalkeeper of the Iranian Premier League. Fabio Carvalho joined Mes Rafsanjan F.C. towards the end of the end season, and famously saved a number of penalties, helping his side to reach the semi-finals of the Hazfi Cup.

Personal life

He became interested in Iranian culture after visiting Iran. He then married an Iranian woman, Simin Jafari, whom he met while playing for Zob Ahan Club in Isfahan. They have a daughter, Isabella Jafari Carvalho.[2] Fabio now lives in Porto with his family and continue his career around football.

References
  1. "Fábio (Fábio Carvalho dos Santos)" (in Portuguese). Fora de Jogo. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-26. Retrieved 2010-11-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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