Antônio Fábio Francês Cavalcante (born 27 November 1983), commonly known as Fabinho Capixaba, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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Club career

Born in

Vitória, Espírito Santo Vitória (, ''Victory''), spelled Victória until the 1940s, is the capital of the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. It is located on a small island within a bay where a number of rivers meet the sea. It was founded in 1551. The city proper has ...

, Fabinho Capixaba graduated from Desportiva's youth setup, but made his senior debuts for América Mineiro. After a loan stint at

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, he went on to appear at several countryside clubs of

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and

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(with a short stint at Polish

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side

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). On 5 May 2008 Fabinho Capixaba joined Série A side

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. He appeared regularly for the club during the year, but eventually lost his space in 2009. On 5 August 2009 Fabinho Capixaba was loaned to

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until December. He subsequently served another temporary deals at

Coritiba Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba and colloquially referred to as "Coxa-Branca" or "Coxa", is a Brazilian football club from Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest f ...

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and

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before being released by ''Verdão'' in 2013. On 12 December 2013 Fabinho Capixaba signed for

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, newly promoted to

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Série A1. He appeared regularly for the side, which was immediately relegated back. On 28 January 2015 Fabinho Capixaba was presented at Portuguesa.

Honours

; Sertãozinho *

Campeonato Paulista Série A3 Campeonato Paulista Série A3 (also referred to as Paulistão A3 for short) is the third level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships. The tournament has been known as Série A3 since ...

: 2004 ; Coritiba *

Campeonato Paranaense Campeonato Paranaense, which has been contested since 1915, is the top-flight football league of the state of Paraná, Brazil. Format The format has changed in 2014. 12 teams are together in a single group. They play against each other once, ...

: 2010 *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B is commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B (Série B), and until 2022 was officially called Brasileirão Sportingbet by sponsorship reasons. It is the second tier of the Brazilian football league system ...

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References

External links

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Fabinho Capixaba
at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Capixaba, Fabinho 1983 births Living people People from Vitória, Espírito Santo Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Ekstraklasa players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Mexico Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate footballers in Poland América Futebol Clube (MG) players Club América footballers Grêmio Esportivo Sãocarlense players São Cristóvão de Futebol e Regatas players Sertãozinho Futebol Clube players Marília Atlético Clube players União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube players Pogoń Szczecin players Americano Futebol Clube players Volta Redonda FC players Mirassol Futebol Clube players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players Avaí FC players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Criciúma Esporte Clube players Joinville Esporte Clube players Clube Atlético Sorocaba players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players CE Operário Várzea-Grandense players Sportspeople from Espírito Santo