Fábio Magrão

Fábio Joaquim Maciel da Silva (born 29 October 1977), known as Fábio Magrão, is a Brazilian football coach and former player.[3][4] He was most recently the head coach of the Timor-Leste national football team. Previously, he was the head coach of Kuala Lumpur FA.[5][6] Fábio also had a successful career as a player, playing at one of the greatest teams of Brazil, Flamengo, and at United Arab Emirates.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Maciel and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
Fábio Magrão
Personal information
Full name Fábio Joaquim Maciel da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1977-10-29) 29 October 1977[2]
Place of birth Ouro Fino, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Flamengo
1999 CSA
2000 Joinville
2000 Juventude
2001 CSA
Al Khaleej
Al Arabi
Zob Ahan
Emirates
2009–2010 Shatin
2010 Bangkok Glass
2011 Sisaket
Managerial career
2015 Timor-Leste
2015 Timor-Leste U-23
2015-2016 Dibba Al-Hisn Sports Club
2016 Timor-Leste
2017–2018 Kuala Lumpur FA
2020–2021 Timor-Leste (Technical Director)
2021–2022 Timor-Leste
2021–2022 Timor-Leste U-23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fábio replaced his compatriot Wanderley Junior as Kuala Lumpur's head coach in the middle of the 2017 Malaysia Premier League season, and succeeded on winning 12 of his 14 games, taking Kuala Lumpur FA from 8th to 1st and winning promotion.[7] On 11 October 2017, Fábio extended his contract with Kuala Lumpur for another year.[8] In the 2018 Malaysia Super League, Fábio was successful on avoiding relegation with Kuala Lumpur.[9]

Fábio became Timor-Leste senior and under-23 coach again for the third time in 2021. His highest achievement for the national team, was when he brought the under-23 team to third place in the 2022 AFF U-23 Championship. On 2 September 2022, Fabio terminated his contract with Timor Leste because he had not been receiving his salary for five months.[10]

References
  1. "Brazil - Fábio Magrão - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  2. "Brazil - Fábio Magrão - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  3. "Fábio Magrão::Fábio Joaquim Maciel da Silva::DADOS PESSOAIS". ZeroZero.pt. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  4. "Fábio Joaquim Maciel da Silva". Scoresway.com. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  5. "Fabio Joaquim Maciel Da Silva: Weather is not problem to us". GoGoMongolia. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  6. "Timor-Leste celebrates important victory against Mongolia". VisitEastTimor.com. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  7. "Fabio Maciel, one-on-one: Forgetting dark times, City Boys bouncing back and targeting Brendan Gan | FourFourTwo". www.fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-10.
  8. Maciel lanjut kontrak bersama KL; Berita Harian, 11 October 2017
  9. "Kuala Lumpur FA can still reach Malaysia Cup quarter-finals | Goal.com".
  10. da Costa, Mario (2022-09-20). "Fabio Magrão Deside Hakotu Kontratu, FFTL Sei Buka Treinadór Foun". TimorPost (in Tetum).
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