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] Currently he works as the Technical Director of Timor Leste national football team. Previously he has worked as head coach for Kuala Lumpur FA.[5][6] Coach Fábio Maciel also had a successful career as a player, playing at one of the greatest teams of Brazil, Flamengo, and at United Arab Emirates.

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
Teams managed
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– Timor-Leste
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Fábio replaced his compatriot Wanderley Junior as Kuala Lumpur 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 position 8th to 1st, winning the title of Premier League and 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]

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