Cristian Gastón Fabbiani (born 3 September 1983 in

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) is an

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former professional footballer and current

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at Fenix de Pilar.

Playing 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. During his period spent in

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, he was nicknamed ''El Ogro'' ( en, The Ogre) which was a reference to a goal celebration he used to make using a

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mask. In the 2006–07 season, Fabbiani played 6 games for

Beitar Jerusalem Beitar Jerusalem Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל בית"ר ירושלים, Moadon Kaduregel Beitar Yerushalayim), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply as Beitar (), is an Israeli football club based in the city of Jeru ...

, helping the team win the

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. In 2007 he was transferred by

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CFR Cluj Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj, commonly known as CFR Cluj ( or ), is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, which competes in the Liga I. It was founded in 1907 as ''Kolozsvári Vas ...

for a transfer fee estimated between 2–3 million €. In his first season at CFR, he scored 10 goals in 28 league matches and played four games, scoring one goal in the

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, 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

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. In the next season he played only one game in which he scored one goal for CFR, being loaned to Argentine club

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. In 2009, he was loaned again by CFR, this time at River Plate for a $500.000 fee. 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

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, who was on his second return as a player, wearing a River shirt with the motto: ''Por amor a River'' ( en, For the love of River). 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'' ( en, The Band of the Ogre). In 2010, Fabbiani went to

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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

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side

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. In October 2020 he announced his retirement, the last club he played for being

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Managerial career

In June 2021, Fabbiani started his career as

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club, Fenix de Pilar.

Honours

Beitar Jerusalem *

: 2006–07 CFR Cluj *

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: 2007–08 *

: 2007–08

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fabbiani, Cristian Gaston 1983 births Living people People from La Matanza Partido Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province Association football forwards Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Argentine Primera División players Liga I players Israeli Premier League players Bolivian Primera División players Liga Panameña de Fútbol players Club Atlético Lanús footballers Club Deportivo Palestino footballers Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players CFR Cluj players Newell's Old Boys footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers All Boys footballers Independiente Rivadavia footballers Sport Boys Warnes players Club Sportivo Estudiantes players L.D.U. Portoviejo footballers Deportivo Merlo footballers Unión Deportivo Universitario players Argentine football managers Expatriate footballers in Chile Expatriate footballers in Israel Expatriate footballers in Romania Expatriate footballers in Bolivia Expatriate footballers in Ecuador Expatriate footballers in Panama Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Israel Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Romania Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Panama