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Fabián Carini
	Carini with Peñarol in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Héctor Fabián Carini Hernández
Date of birth	26 December 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–2000	Danubio
2001–2004	Juventus
2002–2004	→ Standard Liège (loan)
2004–2007	Internazionale
2005–2006	→ Cagliari (loan)
2007–2009	Murcia
2009–2010	Atlético Mineiro
2011–2012	Peñarol
2013	Deportivo Quito
2014–2017	Juventud
Total
International career
1999–2009	Uruguay
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Héctor Fabián Carini Hernández (born 26 December 1979 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.^[1]

He played three seasons at Uruguayan club Danubio F.C before signing for Italian club Juventus in 2001. During his three seasons at Juventus, he was a backup goalkeeper to Gianluigi Buffon and spent two years on loan at Standard Liège. He signed with Inter in 2004 where was a backup keeper. After two seasons with La Liga club Murcia, he returned to South America and would play for Atlético Mineiro, Peñarol, Deportivo Quito, and Juventud.

He earned 74 caps for the Uruguay national team and represented the team at the 1999 and 2007 editions of the Copa América, as well as the 2002 World Cup.

Club career

Carini played for Uruguayan club Danubio F.C. for three seasons, before signing with Italian club Juventus in January 2001,^[2] where he spent two seasons and was used mainly as a substitute goalkeeper. In March 2002 he was handed a start against Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League due to Juventus rotating their squad having already qualified for the next round of the competition. He played well and saved a Thierry Henry penalty as Juventus won 1–0.^[3] Although Juventus finished the 2001–02 season as Serie A champions, Carini did not play in the league, as he served as the team's back-up goalkeeper behind Gianluigi Buffon;^[4]^[5] however, he was the team's starting goalkeeper in the Coppa Italia, ahead of Michelangelo Rampulla, where the team reached the final, only to lose out to Parma.^[6] Shortly afterwards during the summer of 2002, he nearly completed a loan move to Arsenal, but at the last minute, the move fell through due to the player's wage demands.^[7] He moved instead to Standard Liège, where he spent two years on loan.

In 2004, Carini left Juventus for Internazionale, when he was exchanged for Fabio Cannavaro in a transfer which was worth €10 million.^[8] Despite being the first choice goalkeeper for his country, Carini was the third choice goalkeeper for Inter. After spending the 2005–06 season on loan at Cagliari, he went back to Inter, where he became the fourth goalkeeper behind Francesco Toldo, Júlio César and Paolo Orlandoni. Carini did not see a single minute of action over the next two years, a period during which Inter won the Serie A title in 2007.^[5] Before the 2007–08 season, he moved to newly promoted Spanish club Murcia to compete with incumbent first-choice goalkeeper Antonio Notario. He signed a three-year deal with the Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro in 2008, arriving on a free transfer.^[9] Atlético Mineiro rescinded Fabián Carini's contract in 2010; as a result, they had to a penalty to him, as his contract with the club ran until 2011.

After his experience at Atletico Mineiro, the 31-year-old goalkeeper Fabian Carini signed a one-season deal with Peñarol in December of that year.^[10]

He later played for Deportivo Quito in 2013, and signed with Juventud de Las Piedras in 2014. When his contract with the latter club expired at the end of 2016, Carini decided to retire from professional football, due to cronic lumbar pain, despite having an offer to play in the Copa Libertadores with Montevideo Wanderers.^[11]

International career

Carini played for the Uruguay national football team, which he represented at the 1999 and 2007 editions of the Copa América – earning second and fourth–place finishes respectively – as well as the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where his nation suffered a first–round elimination. Carini made his debut for the national squad on 17 June 1999 in a friendly match (2–3 win) in Ciudad del Este against Paraguay. In total he obtained 74 caps between 1999 and 2009.^[12]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 11 February 2009^[13]^[14]

Uruguay
Year	Apps	Goals
1999	10	0
2000	10	0
2001	10	0
2002	8	0
2003	1	0
2005	6	0
2006	10	0
2007	13	0
2008	5	0
2009	1	0
Total	74	0

Honours

Club

Juventus^[15]

Serie A: 2001–02

Inter^[15]^[16]

International

Uruguay

Copa América: 1999 (runners-up)

References

^ Fabián Carini cuelga los guantes‚ ovaciondigital.com.uy, 9 January 2017
^ Juventus Turyn 2000/01 skladyfutbol.pl
^ "Arsenal's Euro dream ends". BBC. 20 March 2002. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
^ "Eredi mancati: da Nista a Gigio, tutti i secondi portieri di Buffon" [Heirs who missed out: from Nista to Gigio, all of Buffon's second goalkeepers] (in Italian). sport.sky.it. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Juve, tutti i giocatori che non ricordavi avessero giocato con i bianconeri. LE FOTO" [Juve, all of the players that you had did not remember who had played with the bianconeri. The Photos] (in Italian). sport.sky.it. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
^ "La Juventus non fa il bis la Coppa Italia al Parma" [Juveneuts does not make it two the Coppa Italia goes to Parma]. La Repubblica (in Italian). 10 May 2002. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
^ Carini move falls through News.Bbc.co.uk (British Broadcasting Corporation)
^ Reports and Financial Statements p. 61 Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Juventus.com 30 June 2004
^ Carini set for Murcia medical Sky Sports
^ Peñarol sign Carini^[usurped] Football Press
^ Fabián Carini explicó su decisión de dejar de jugar Ovación Digital
^ Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. Uruguay 2000 International Matches Rsssf.com
^ "Fabián Carini". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
^ "Fabian Carini - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Fabián Carini" (in Italian). Eurosport. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
^ "Carini" (in Italian). Inter. Retrieved 21 April 2020.