Fabrício Bento

Fabrício Bento
Personal information
Full name	Fabrício Bento da Cunha
Date of birth	1 May 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Portuguesa U20 (head coach)
Youth career
1992–1997	Portuguesa
1993–1994	→ Taubaté (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2002	Portuguesa
1999	→ São José-SP (loan)
2000	→ Avaí (loan)
2001	→ Mogi Mirim (loan)
2002–2003	Beitar Jerusalem
2003	Corinthians Alagoano
2004	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth
2004	Anapolina
2004–2005	Beitar Jerusalem
2005	Anapolina
2006	Juventus-SP
2006–2007	Juventude
2007–2008	Avaí
2009	Catanduvense
2010–2011	Sendas
Managerial career
2011–2012	Biguaçu [pt]
2013	Operário Ferroviário (assistant)
2013–2014	Avaí U15
2014–2016	Avaí U17
2016–2020	Avaí U20
2020–2022	Avaí U17
2022	Avaí (interim)
2022	Avaí (interim)
2023	Avaí (assistant)
2023	Avaí (interim)
2024–	Portuguesa U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fabrício Bento da Silva (born 1 May 1975), known as Fabrício Bento or just Fabrício, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current head coach of Portuguesa's under-20 team.

Playing career

Born in São Paulo, Fabrício began his career with hometown side Portuguesa. In 2002, after loans at São José-SP, Avaí and Mogi Mirim, he moved abroad with Beitar Jerusalem in Israel.

Fabrício returned to his home country in 2003, with Corinthians Alagoano, but returned to Israel in the following year after signing for Maccabi Ahi Nazareth. He then represented Anapolina for a short period before returning to Beitar Jerusalem.

After a short period back at Anapolina, Fabrício subsequently played for Juventus-SP before joining Série A side Juventude in April 2006.^[1] Initially a starter, he lost his starting spot and moved to Avaí in June 2007.^[2]

On 5 February 2009, Fabrício was presented at Catanduvense.^[3] He signed for Sendas in the following year, and retired in 2011 at the age of 35.

Coaching career

Shortly after retiring, Fabrício was appointed head coach of Esporte Clube Biguaçu [pt],^[4] and won the third division of the Campeonato Catarinense. In 2013, after a period working as an assistant coach at Operário Ferroviário, he returned to Avaí and was named head coach of the under-15 squad.^[5]

Fabrício worked as coach of the under-17 and under-20 squads, before being named interim head coach of the main squad on 7 February 2022, after the departure of Claudinei Oliveira.^[6]

Fabrício was an interim of Avaí on two further occasions, before leaving the club at the end of the 2023 season. On 2 July 2024, he returned to his first club Portuguesa after being named head coach of the under-20 team.^[7]

Honours

Coach

Biguaçu

Campeonato Catarinense Série B: 2011

References

^ "Atacante João Paulo é apresentado no Jaconi" [Forward João Paulo is presented at the Jaconi] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 10 April 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
^ "Avaí anuncia mais um reforço para a temporada" [Avaí announce another addition for the season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NSC Total. 6 June 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
^ "A2: Catanduvense apresenta zagueiro que subiu com o Avaí" [A2: Catanduvense present stopper who achieved promotion with Avaí] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 5 February 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
^ "Ex-zagueiro do Avaí vai comandar o Biguaçu na Divisão de Acesso do Catarinense" [Former Avaí stopper will be in charge of Biguaçu in the Catarinense Divisão de Acesso] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ND+. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
^ "Fabrício Bento, trajetória de conquistas e revelações na Base Avaiana" [Fabrício Bento, path of achievements and breakthroughs in the Avaiana youth setup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Avaí FC. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
^ "Leão se reapresenta e Fabricio Bento comanda a equipe contra o Brusque" [Lion return and Fabricio Bento is in charge of the team against Brusque] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Avaí FC. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
^ "Ex-zagueiro Fabrício Bento é o novo técnico do Sub-20 da Lusa" [Former stopper Fabrício Bento is the new head coach of the under-20s of Lusa] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.