Héctor Fabián Carini Hernández (born 26 December 1979 in

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) is a Uruguayan former professional

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who played as a

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. He played three seasons at Uruguayan club Danubio F.C before signing for Italian club

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in 2001. During his three seasons at Juventus, he was a backup goalkeeper to

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and spent two years on loan at

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. He signed with Inter in 2004 where was a backup keeper. After two seasons with La Liga club Murcia, he returned to South America and would play for

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, Deportivo Quito, and Juventud. He earned 74 caps for the Uruguay national team and represented the team at the

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and

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editions of the

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, as well as the

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Club career

Carini played for Uruguayan club

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for three seasons, before signing with Italian club

in January 2001, where he spent two seasons and was used mainly as a substitute goalkeeper. In March 2002 he was handed a start against

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in the

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due to Juventus rotating their squad having already qualified for the next round of the

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. He played well and saved a

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penalty as Juventus won 1–0. Although Juventus finished the 2001–02 season as Serie A champions, Carini did not play in the

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, as he served as the team's back-up goalkeeper behind

; however, he was the team's starting goalkeeper in the

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, ahead of

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, where the team reached the

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, only to lose out to

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. Shortly afterwards during the summer of 2002, he nearly completed a loan move to Arsenal, but at the last minute, the move fell through due to the player's wage demands. He moved instead to

, where he spent two years on loan. In 2004, Carini left

for

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, when he was exchanged for

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in a transfer which was worth €10 million. Despite being the first choice goalkeeper for his country, Carini was the third choice goalkeeper for Inter. After spending the 2005–06 season on loan at

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, he went back to Inter, where he became the fourth goalkeeper behind

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, Júlio César and

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. Carini did not see a single minute of action over the next two years, a period during which Inter won the Serie A title in 2007. Before the 2007–08 season, he moved to newly promoted Spanish club Murcia to compete with incumbent first-choice goalkeeper Antonio Notario. He signed a three-year deal with the

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ian club

in 2008, arriving on a free transfer.

rescinded Fabián Carini's contract in 2010; as a result, they had to a penalty to him, as his contract with the club ran until 2011. After his experience at Atletico Mineiro, the 31-year-old goalkeeper Fabian Carini signed a one-season deal with

in December of that year. He later played for

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in 2013, and signed with

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with

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International career

Carini played for the

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, which he represented at the

and

editions of the

– earning second and fourth–place finishes respectively – as well as the

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, where his nation suffered a first–round elimination. Carini made his debut for the national squad on 17 June 1999 in a

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(2–3 win) in

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against

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. In total he obtained 74 caps between 1999 and 2009.Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel
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Career statistics

International

Honours

Club

;

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: 2001–02 ;

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: 2004–05 *

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: 2006–07

International

; *

(runners-up)

References

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'' * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carini, Fabian 1979 births Living people Uruguayan men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Uruguayan sportspeople of Italian descent Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers Uruguay men's international footballers Uruguayan Primera División players Serie A players Belgian Pro League players La Liga players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Ecuadorian Serie A players Peñarol players Danubio F.C. players Standard Liège players Juventus FC players Inter Milan players Real Murcia CF players Cagliari Calcio players Clube Atlético Mineiro players S.D. Quito footballers Juventud de Las Piedras players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 1999 Copa América players 2007 Copa América players Footballers from Montevideo Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain