Luís Fabiano

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Personal information
Luís Fabiano
Full name	Luís Fabiano Clemente
Date of birth	8 November 1980
Place of birth	Campinas, Brazil
Height	1.83 m
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Sevilla FC
Number	10
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995 1996 1997–1998 1999 1999 2000–2001 2001–2004 2004–2005 2005–	Guarani FC Ituano FC Ponte Preta São Paulo FC Ponte Preta Stade Rennais FC São Paulo FC F.C. Porto Sevilla FC	- (-) - (-) 8 (2) 1 (0) 5 (1) 11 (0) 63 (53) 22 (5) 43 (16)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 december 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 22 december 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Luís Fabiano Clemente (born November 8, 1980 in Campinas, São Paulo), better known by his first name of Luís Fabiano, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward. He enjoyed great success at Brazilian side São Paulo FC, with a disappointing spell in French football sandwiched in between. His strength on the ball, accurate finishing and pace made him a vital part of the side that fell in the Semi-Finals of the 2004 Copa Libertadores de América. After a troublesome season with Portuguese football club FC Porto, he joined La Liga side Sevilla FC.

He has played for the Brazilian national team, winning the Copa América 2004 tournament with them.

In 2005, his mother was kidnapped by gunmen in Campinas ^[1]. She was rescued by police 61 days later. [2]

On 10 May 2006, Fabiano scored a brilliant goal using his head during FC Sevilla's 4-1 victory over Middlesbrough in the 2005/06 UEFA Cup Final.

Luís Fabiano is one of the best friends of Grafite.

In January 6, 2007, he had a fight with Carlos Diogo from the Real Zaragoza while they were in a match. After squaring up to each other, Fabiano aimed a push to Diogo's throat, before Diogo punched Fabiano's head, which made him fall and stagger.[3]

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1995-1997: Guarani FC, São Paulo
1997: Ituano FC, São Paulo
1997-1999: AA Ponte Preta, São Paulo
2000: Stade Rennais FC
2001: São Paulo FC (loan)
2002: Stade Rennais FC
2003-2004: São Paulo FC
2004-2005: FC Porto
2005-Present: Sevilla FC

Fabiano is also a huge fan of Zinedine Zidane, which he describes as the magician of the field.

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Sevilla FC - Current Squad
1 Palop \| 2 Javi Navarro \| 3 David \| 4 Daniel Alves \| 5 Duda \| 6 Adriano \| 7 Chevantón \| 8 Poulsen \| 9 Kerzhakov \| 10 Luís Fabiano \| 11 Renato \| 12 Kanouté \| 13 Cobeño \| 14 Escudé \| 15 Navas \| 16 Puerta \| 18 Martí \| 19 Dragutinović \| 20 Aitor Ocio \| 22 Fernando Sales \| 24 Hinkel \| 25 Maresca \| 27 Alfaro \| 32 Fazio \| Coach: Juande Ramos