Fábio Coentrão
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| Fábio Coentrão | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fábio Alexandre da Silva Coentrão | |
| Date of birth | March 11, 1988 | |
| Place of birth | Vila do Conde, Portugal | |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder, left winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | CD Nacional | |
| Number | 16 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Rio Ave FC | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004-2007 2007- 2008 |
Rio Ave FC SL Benfica CD Nacional (loan) |
28 (4) 3 (0) 16 (4) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2006-2007 | Portugal U-20 | 16 (5) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Fábio Alexandre da Silva Coentrão (born March 11, 1988 in Vila do Conde) is a Portuguese footballer, currently playing as winger with Portugal's CD Nacional, on loan from SL Benfica.
[edit] Club career
Coentrão joined Rio Ave FC in 2004-2005, playing three games in the following season for a northern side that would be relegated. In 2006-07, he established himself as first-choice, as Rio Ave barely missed promotion back and had a good run in the Cup of Portugal, ended by Sporting Clube de Portugal with a 2-1 win in Lisbon, with Coentrão scoring Rio Ave's goal, from 30 metres out. He was given the nickname "Figo das Caxinas" when he played for Rio Ave.
After that season in the second division, many clubs showed interest in him, most notably Sporting CP, SL Benfica, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Chelsea FC, with Coentrão choosing the Encarnados (reds) on July 2007. His playing style was likened to that of Arjen Robben by World Soccer Magazine in their 50 World Talents 2007 issue.
On January 1, 2008, having receiving insignificant playing opportunities at Benfica, Coentrão joined Madeira's CD Nacional, loaned until the season's end. On May 3, he scored twice in a 3-0 away success against already crowned league champions FC Porto.
[edit] International career
An international in Portugal youth levels, Coentrão was voted MVP in the 2007 Madeira Cup, where he was also the top goalscorer. Subsequently, he represented the nation in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup and debuted for the U21s.
[edit] External links
| CD Nacional – current squad |
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2 Patacas • 3 Cardozo • 4 Ávalos • 5 Alonso • 6 Cléber • 7 Fellype • 8 Bruno Amaro • 9 Rodrigo • 10 Juliano Spadacio • 11 Edu Sales • 12 Rafael Bracali • 17 Adriano • 19 João Moreira • 21 Ricardo Pateiro • 22 José Vitor • 23 Juninho • 24 Belman • 19 João Coimbra • 33 Felipe Lopes • 44 Ricardo Fernandes • 55 Bruno Basto • 99 Geufer • - Lipatin • Manager: P. Jokanović |
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