Fábio Luís Ramim (born 10 April 1981 in

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) is a professional football

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, who plays for Rio Preto. Born in Brazil, he represented the Azerbaijan national team.

Career

Club

In February 2005, Fabio signed for MKT Araz in the Azerbaijan Top League, a move that three years later, after moving to Olimpik Baku in the winter of 2006, saw him take Azerbaijani citizenship and choose to represent

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internationally. Fabio moved to

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in the summer of 2008 before leaving in the winter of the 2011–12 season.

International career

After moving to Azerbaijan in 2005, Fabio took Azerbaijani citizenship making him eligible to play for

. Fabio made his debut in a friendly against

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, on 1 June 2008, and went on to make 16 appearances, scoring 4 goals.

Career statistics

Club

International

''Statistics accurate as of 10 August 2011''

International goals

Honours

Club

;FK Baku *

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: (1) 2008–09 *

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: (2) 2009–10, 2011–12

References

External links

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Profile at CBF
1981 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Naturalized citizens of Azerbaijan Azerbaijani men's footballers 21st-century Azerbaijani sportsmen Azerbaijan men's international footballers Azerbaijani expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Brazilian emigrants to Azerbaijan Brazilian men's footballers Azerbaijan Premier League players Clube Atlético Linense players Shuvalan FK players FC Baku players Mil-Muğan FK players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Azerbaijan-footy-bio-stub