Charles Fabian

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Figueiredo and the second or paternal family name is Santos.
Charles Fabian
Personal information
Full name Charles Fabian Figueiredo Santos
Date of birth (1968-04-12) 12 April 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Itapetinga (BA), Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 Bahia
1990 Málaga 2 (0)
1990 Bahia
1991–1992 Cruzeiro
1992–1993 Boca Juniors
1993 Grêmio
1994–1996 Bahia
1996 Flamengo
1997–1998 Matonense
1998 Desportiva Capixaba
2000 Camaçari
International career
1989–1991 Brazil 9 (3)
Managerial career
2006 Bahia
2007 Votoraty
2008 Icasa
2008 Camaçari
2014 Bahia
2015 Bahia
2017 Anápolis
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles Fabian Figueiredo Santos (born 12 April 1968) is a Brazilian football manager and former player, who played as a striker.

Playing career

Charles Fabian was chosen for the 1989 Copa América while playing for Esporte Clube Bahia in his home state of Bahia. He was cut from the final squad days before Brazil's opening game against Venezuela, in his club's city of Salvador. The game was played in a half-full stadium, the flag of Brazil was burned and the national anthem jeered at, while flares were thrown at the Brazilian bench. Charles Fabian appreciated the support given to him, but rejected the burning of the flag.[1]

Charles Fabian was the top scorer of the 1990 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, with 11 goals. He was the second player from a Northeast Brazilian club to do so after Ramón for Santa Cruz Esporte Clube in 1973, and the feat has only been repeated since by Diego Souza for Sport Club do Recife in 2016.[2]

Managerial career

Charles Fabian had two spells as interim manager of Bahia in 2006, and another in 2014, as the club changed manager a Brazilian record 63 times between 2003 and 2018.[3] On 7 October 2015, he was hired on a permanent basis in place of Sérgio Soares for the conclusion of the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.[4] Having missed out on promotion, he was replaced by Doriva.[5]

On 3 February 2017, Charles Fabian left Anápolis Futebol Clube by mutual consent after presiding over a draw and a loss in the first two games of the 2017 Campeonato Goiano.[6]

Honours

Player

Club

Bahia

Individual

References

  1. ^ Alves, Marcus (5 October 2021). "One of the darkest moments in Brazilian football - and the divide that still runs deep". Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. ^ Zirpoli, Cassio (11 December 2016). "Diego Souza, o artilheiro do Brasileirão de 2016, escreve de vez o seu nome no Sport" [Diego Souza, the 2016 Brasileirão top scorer, writes his name in Sport's history]. Diário de Pernambuco (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Bahia é o clube que mais muda de técnico no Brasil desde 2003" [Bahia is the club that has changed manager the most in Brazil since 2003] (in Portuguese). V Notícias. 13 November 2018. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Bahia decide efetivar Charles Fabian para reta final da Série B" [Bahia decide to put Charles Fabian in charge for the final stretch of Série B] (in Portuguese). Terra. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Bahia anuncia Doriva como novo técnico" (in Portuguese). GZH. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Após dois jogos, Anápolis anuncia a saída do técnico Charles Fabian" [After two games, Anápolis announce the exit of manager Charles Fabian] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2021.