Néstor Ariel Fabbri (born 29 April 1968) is an Argentinian former

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who played as a defender.

Career

Fabbri started playing at the young division of

All Boys Club Atlético All Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Floresta, Buenos Aires. The institution is mostly known by its football team, which currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league s ...

in 1984, he made his debut for the first team during the 1984–85 season in the Argentine 2nd division. In 1986, he joined first division Racing Club. In 1987 Fabbri was named ''

Player of the Year of Argentina The Footballer of the Year of Argentina (in Spanish: ''Olimpia de Plata al Mejor Futbolista'', that literally translates to "Silver Olimpia to the Best Footballer) is a yearly award given by the Argentine Sports Journalists' Circle (''Círculo de ...

''. After six seasons with Racing, Fabbri spent the 1992 season with Colombian América de Cali, and the 1993 season back to Argentina for

Club Atlético Lanús Club Atlético Lanús () is an Argentine sports club from the Lanús district of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera Divis ...

, before moving to Boca Juniors in 1994. Fabbri played with Boca until 1998, when he was transferred to French first division

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. With Nantes Fabbri won the 1999 and 2000 French Cups, the 1999 and 2001 Champion's Trophies, and the 2001 French Championship. In 2002, Fabbri moved to En Avant de Guingamp, at that time in the French first division. He played one season for Guingamp with teammates like Didier Drogba or

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and the team finished in seventh place. He returned to Argentina, first to play for Estudiantes in 2003, and then in 2004 to his first team All Boys, where he retired. With the Argentina national football team, ''"La Tota"'' Fabbri played 21 matches, including the 1990 FIFA World Cup, and scored 1 goal.

Personal life

Fabbri worked as the

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of his nephew Jonathan Calleri, who played football as a forward.

Honours

; Racing *

Supercopa Libertadores The Supercopa Libertadores (English: ''Libertadores Supercup''), also known as the Supercopa Libertadores João Havelange, Supercopa João Havelange or simply Supercopa, was a football club competition contested annually between 1988 and 1997 by t ...

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* Recopa Sudamericana runner-up:

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; América de Cali * Categoría Primera A: 1992 ; Boca Juniors *

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runner-up: 1997 Apertura ; FC Nantes *

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: 1998-99, 1999-2000 *

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1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...

, 2001 * Ligue 1: 2000-01 ; Argentina *

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runner-up:

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* FIFA Confederations Cup runner-up:

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Honours

* Footballer of the Year of Argentina: 1987

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fabbri, Nestor 1968 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine people of Italian descent Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Boca Juniors footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Club Atlético Lanús footballers América de Cali footballers FC Nantes players Expatriate men's footballers in France En Avant Guingamp players All Boys footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine men's footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1995 King Fahd Cup players 1995 Copa América players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Argentina men's international footballers Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Argentina Argentine Primera División players Ligue 1 players Categoría Primera A players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Footballers at the 1987 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in football