Fábio Noronha de Oliveira (born 12 October 1975) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a

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. He is also known as Oliveira () in Hong Kong and just Fábio Noronha inside Brazil.

Career

Turkey

Fábio Noronha left for Turkish side Ankaraspor in 2004 and signed a four-year contract. After playing only five Turkish Super League matches, he terminated his contract with the club in January 2005, in part due to breaking his leg.

Return to Brazil

In January 2006 Fábio Noronha signed a contract with América (RJ). He was first-choice keeper for the team at the

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first match. However, he lost his place to

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in the second and third match. Fábio Noronha started the fourth to fifth match of the return leg but again lost his place both in first choice and on the bench in the sixth match (on the bench was

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). The club finished as the bottom of Group 11, failing to reach the second stage. In 2007, Fábio Noronha signed a contract with Atlético (GO) for 2007

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and

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. With Fábio M. Oliveira on the front, the team won the state league. In May 2007 he left for

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to play at

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. He was the backup keeper for Raniere. In August 2007 he returned to América (RJ) and signed a one-year contract. He was the understudy of Donizeti and competed for the bench position with

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Hong Kong

In October 2007 Fábio Noronha left for

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side Happy Valley, as understudy of

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. He also was selected by Hong Kong League XI for the

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. In 2008, he left for

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but after a big mistake, he lost his starting place to Li Jian. Fábio Noronha remained with Pegasus until mid-2009.

Second return to Brazil

In June 2009, Fábio Noronha returned to Brazil and trained at América (RJ). However, he failed to agree the personal terms with club and left on 1 July. In January 2010 he left América de Teófilo Otoni for 2010

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. On 31 March 2010, he joined

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for the remaining Campeonato Carioca Série B match. Goytacaz entered the second stage and finished as the bottom (the 6th). After the season, he signed a contract with Confiança for

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. He missed the opening league matches, but started the remaining five matches. In December 2010 he re-joined América de Teófilo Otoni.

International career

He capped for Brazil at the

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, and the 1995 edition.

Honours

: 2007 Individual * Toulon Tournament Best Goalkeeper:

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References

External links

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at ''flamengo.com.br/flapedia/'' * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Noronha, Fabio 1975 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Süper Lig players Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong League XI representative players CR Flamengo footballers Fluminense FC players Ankaraspor footballers America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro) players Happy Valley AA players São Raimundo Esporte Clube (AM) footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong