Fabio de Matos Pereira or Fabinho (born 26 February 1982, in

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), is a Brazilian

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, currently playing for

Botafogo-SP Botafogo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Botafogo-SP, Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto or simply Botafogo, is a Brazilian association football club in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo. They currently play in the Série B, the second tier of Braz ...

. He played for Anorthosis Famagusta in

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until January 2008, when the good qualities demonstrated at Anorthosis earned him a 3-year contract with the Romanian side FC Brașov. He left FC Brașov in 2008, signing for

Metalurh Donetsk Football Club Metalurh Donetsk ( uk, Футбо́льний клуб «Металу́рг» Доне́цьк, ) was a Ukrainian professional football club based in Donetsk that went bankrupt in July 2015. History Club predecessor Football ...

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. He signed a 3-year contract. In 2010, he signed to play for Ermis Aradippou in

. In 2011, he left the Cypriot club, signing for

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1982 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Cyprus FC Brașov (1936) players FC Metalurh Donetsk players Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. players Ermis Aradippou FC players Skonto FC players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Ukrainian Premier League players Liga I players Cypriot First Division players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Expatriate footballers in Romania Expatriate footballers in Ukraine Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate footballers in Latvia Association football midfielders {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub