Fabiano (footballer, born 1978)
Brazilian footballer and manager
Fabiano Pereira da Costa (born 6 April 1978) is a former footballer who last played as a midfielder for XV de Piracicaba.
Career
Born in Marília, Brazil, Fabiano began his professional career with São Paulo in 1996, where he remained until 2001, when he moved to Portuguesa. He moved again in 2002, playing for Santos for a year, before transferring to Spain, where he played for Albacete Balompié during the 2003–04 season.
Following his stay with Albacete, Fabiano moved to Necaxa, where he appeared in 16 games during the 2004 Apertura, scoring three goals.
He was traded to Puebla F.C. for the Apertura 2008 season, on 12 March 2009 Clube Atlético Mineiro bought midfielder, the ex player of São Paulo FC, arrives from Puebla ( Mexican club ). Fabiano has signed with the Brazilian club until 31 December 2010.
Fabiano competed for Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
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