Simplicio, Fabio

São Paulo

Fabio Simplicio started playing football, playing on the streets of his hometown of Sao Paulo . There he was noticed by the scouts of the São Paulo club, who invited the young player to him. He played for a long time in the youth team, speaking with Kaka and Julio Baptista , who became his friends ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} . In 1999, the main team of São Paulo, having spent an unsuccessful season, was forced to get rid of most of the club's midfielders: Beto , Edmilson , Wagner and Marcelinho . The club’s coaching staff relied on the talented young players of the team, Simplicio, Kaka and Baptista ^[5] .

In his first season, Simplicio spent 25 matches and scored 5 goals, winning the Sao Paulo State Championship with the team. In the next two years, he spent 85 matches and scored 8 goals. In 2003, Kaka and Baptista left for Europe , and Simplicio decided to stay at home. In 2003 and 2004, he played 48 matches in the Brazilian Championship , and also held 11 meetings in the Copa Libertadores 2004 , where São Paulo reached the semifinals.

Parma

In 2004, Arrigo Sacchi , the head coach of the Italian Parma , watched the players in Brazil. There he noticed the game of a football player and invited him to his club. The deal cost Parma nothing, since the midfielder ended the contract with São Paulo, and with the signing of a new one he delayed ^{[5] [6]} . He made his debut in Italy on September 22, 2004 in a Serie A match with Bologna , in which Parma lost 1: 2. In his first season, he spent 46 matches and scored 4 goals, including 9 games in the UEFA Cup . The following season, Simplicio scored 11 goals, of which 10 goals in the Italian championship, which attracted the attention of the grandees of Italian football ^[7] .

Palermo

In the summer of 2006, Simplicio was bought by the Palermo club for 5.5 million euros ^[8] , signing a contract for 4 years with a salary of 700 thousand euros per year ^{[9] [10]} . In his first season at the club, Simplicio spent 41 matches and scored 7 goals, of which 5 in the Italian championship. In the next 2 seasons, Simplicio did not score less than 5 goals. But the Brazilian brought the most benefit as the architect of attacks and the handler, organizing the team’s game ^[11] .

On February 1, 2009, Simplicio held the 100th match with Palermo, but his club lost 0-1 to Genoa in this game. In the 2009/2010 season, Simpliso’s place at the base was questioned, he was replaced by a new football player, Argentine Javier Pastore . However, the head coach of the team Walter Zenga was able to find a place on the field for both players. In January 2010, Simplicio announced that he wanted to leave Palermo at the end of the season ^[12] due to unsuccessful negotiations regarding the extension of the contract ^[13] .

Roma

On June 1, 2010, Simplicio, in the status of a free agent, signed a contract for 3 years with Roma with a salary of 1.1 million euros per year ^[14] . He said: “This is the chance of a lifetime, playing in such a big club is a great opportunity for my career. Playing with champions in spirit is a great honor for all football players ” ^[15] .

Cereso Osaka

On July 27, 2012, the player signed a one-year contract with the Japanese club “ Cereso Osaka ” ^{[16] [17]} .

Brazil national team

On November 9, 2009, Simplicio was first called into the Brazilian national team for friendly matches with England and Oman due to an injury to Ramirez , a Benfica player ^[18] . He was very happy to call the national team:

I do not find words to describe the happiness that I am experiencing at the moment. It was a big surprise for me. now I intend to use this opportunity to stay in the team until the World Cup ^[19] .

In the first game, Simplicio remained on the bench. But in the second meeting, with Oman, he entered the field, replacing Felipe Melo . The game ended with the victory of Brazil 2: 0 ^[20] .

Simplicio is married. Wife - Elaine. They have two children, Luan and Jordan. Jordan was born on October 21, 2009 ^[21] .

Team

• São Paulo State Champion : 2000
• Rio Sao Paulo Tournament Winner : 2001
• São Paulo State Super Champion Winner : 2002

Personal

• Brazil Silver Ball Winner : 2002

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