Raúl Fabiani

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fabiani and the second or maternal family name is Bosio.
Raúl Fabiani
Personal information
Full name Raúl Iván Fabiani Bosio
Date of birth (1984-02-23) 23 February 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Youth career
Paterna
Burjassot
2001–2003 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Villarreal B
2004–2005 Moralo
2005–2006 Cacereño
2006–2007 Lanzarote 19 (7)
2007–2008 Teruel 34 (12)
2008–2010 Villajoyosa 71 (22)
2010–2012 Alcoyano 39 (15)
2012–2013 Huracán 29 (7)
2013 Pune 2 (2)
2014 Huracán 11 (0)
2014–2015 Olímpic Xàtiva 11 (1)
2015 Marbella 12 (2)
2016 Castellón 5 (3)
2016 Hong Kong Sapling 5 (1)
2017 Hospitalet 12 (0)
2017 Buñol 5 (1)
2017–2018 La Nucía 2 (0)
2018 Águilas 11 (3)
2018–2019 Acero 28 (4)
2019–2020 Soneja 19 (11)
2020–2021 Vall de Uxó 15 (2)
2022 Mare Nostrum 4 (1)
International career
2012–2015 Equatorial Guinea 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 February 2022

Raúl Iván Fabiani Bosio (born 23 February 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre forward.

Fabiani spent most of his extensive career in Spain, representing Alcoyano in Segunda División. He also played professionally in India and Hong Kong.

Born and raised in Spain to an Italian father and an Equatorial Guinean mother, Fabiani capped for the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Early life

Fabiani was born in Valencia, Spain to an Italian father and an Equatorial Guinean mother related to Edmundo Bossio Dioko, a politician executed during the regime of Francisco Macías Nguema.[1]

Club career

Fabiani spent most of his senior career in the lower levels of Spanish football, mainly competing in the Valencian Community. He made his Segunda División debut in the 2011–12 season at the age of already 27, with CD Alcoyano, after having scored 12 Segunda División B goals the previous campaign to help the team return to the second level after an absence of 42 years; his first game in the second level of Spanish football occurred on 22 October 2011 as he came on as a late substitute in a 1–4 home loss against FC Barcelona B,[2] and he netted his first and second goals in the competition on 27 May of the following year to contribute decisively to a 4–0 home win over Elche CF, but his team had already sealed their relegation.[3]

Fabiani also represented Villarreal CF B, Moralo CP, CP Cacereño, UD Lanzarote, CD Teruel, Villajoyosa CF and Huracán Valencia CF.[4] On 5 August 2013 the 29-year-old moved teams and countries, signing with Pune F.C. in India.[5][6]

On 21 September 2013, Fabiani made his debut in the I-League, which was an eventful affair as he scored two goals, provided one assist and was also sent off after 77 minutes of play for a second bookable offence.[7] He later sustained an injury while playing against Mohun Bagan AC which ruled him out for four months, so on 26 October he was released and replaced by Riga Mustapha,[8] returning to former club Huracán.[9]

In the following years, safe for a very brief spell in the Hong Kong First Division League, Fabiani continued to compete in Spanish lower league and amateur football.[10][11] On 19 June 2019, he signed with CD Soneja of the Valencian regional leagues.[12]

International career

Fabiani received his first call for Equatorial Guinea, on 29 January 2011,[1] but he did not play in the friendly match with Congo on 9 February. The following month he was called for another exhibition game, this time against Gambia, but again he stayed on the verge of his international debut. These factors led to discomfort at Alcoyano because the club had lost him for four league matches (two for each international match), which led to the organization asking the player to reject international calls for the remainder of the season;[13] thus, he rejected to appear for the pre-Olympic national team in two qualifying matches against Nigeria in April 2011.[14]

Subsequently, Fabiani ceased to be called until Henri Michel, who at the same time gave little importance to the Spanish-born players, resigned from his position as national team coach. After the departure of the Frenchman and before the Brazilian's Gílson Paulo arrival at Malabo as his replacement, the player was included in the preliminary list for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.[15]

Fabiani did not play in the goalless friendly match with South Africa on 6 January 2012, appearing shortly after in a non-FIFA recognized match against Cameroonian club Coton Sport FC de Garoua. He was confirmed in the roster of 23 players for the CAN tournament, played on home soil,[16] only being fielded by the eventual quarter-finalists in the last group stage game, a 0–1 loss to Zambia.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 May 2014[18][19]
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lanzarote 2006–07 Segunda División B 19 7 0 0 0 0 19 7
Teruel 2007–08 Tercera División 34 19 0 0 0 0 34 19
Villajoyosa 2008–09 Tercera División 37 11 0 0 0 0 37 11
2009–10 Segunda División B 34 12 2 0 0 0 36 12
Total 71 23 2 0 0 0 73 13
Alcoyano 2010–11 Segunda División B 28 12 0 0 4 1 32 13
2011–12 Segunda División 7 2 0 0 0 0 7 2
Total 35 14 0 0 4 1 39 15
Huracán 2012–13 Segunda División B 24 5 1 0 5 2 30 7
Pune 2013–14 I-League 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2
Huracán 2013–14 Segunda División B 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Career total 196 70 3 0 9 3 208 73

References

  1. ^ a b "El Alcoyano incorpora al delantero del Ontinyent Paco Esteban" [Alcoyano add Ontinyent forward Paco Esteban]. Diario Información (in Spanish). 29 January 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  2. ^ "El Barça B reconduce su camino" [Barça B get back on track]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 October 2011. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. ^ "El Alcoyano sonroja al Elche" [Alcoyano embarrass Elche]. Marca (in Spanish). Madrid. 27 May 2012. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  4. ^ "El Huracán incorpora al ariete Raúl Iván Fabiani" [Huracán add centre-forward Raúl Iván Fabiani]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). 22 August 2012. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Pune FC bring on striker Raúl Fabiani for the season ahead". FC Pune. 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  6. ^ Srivastava, Ayush (5 August 2013). "Pune FC confirm the signing of Raúl Fabiani". Goal. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Raul's double sinks Md. Sp". The Telegraph. 22 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Pune FC release striker Fabiani, sign Mustapha Riga". The Times of India. 26 October 2013. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  9. ^ Díaz, José M. (23 January 2014). "OFICIAL: Huracán Valencia, regresa Fabiani" [OFFICIAL: Huracán Valencia, Fabiani returns] (in Spanish). Todo Mercado Web. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Raúl Fabiani, nuevo delantero del Castellón" [Raúl Fabiani, new Castellón forward] (in Spanish). Castellón Información. 12 May 2016. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  11. ^ "El CD Acero ya tiene a su fichaje estrella: Raúl Fabiani" [CD Acero already have their star signing: Raúl Fabiani] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  12. ^ "El Soneja se refuerza con un jugador internacional y un experimentado en Tercera" (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 19 June 2019. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Toni Torres le pedirá a Fabiani que se olvide de Guinea Ecuatorial hasta final de liga" [Toni Torres will ask Fabiani to forget about Equatorial Guinea until league is over]. Diario Información (in Spanish). 31 March 2011. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  14. ^ "Fabiani renuncia a convocatoria con Guinea Ecuatorial" [Fabiani renounces Equatorial Guinea callup] (in Spanish). Noticias. 5 April 2011. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  15. ^ Marrero, Javier (30 December 2011). "Randy, convocado para disputar la Copa de África" [Randy, selected to take part in the Africa Cup of Nations] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  16. ^ "Guinea se apoya en España para competir en la Copa de África" [Guinea rely on Spain to compete in the Africa Cup of Nations] (in Spanish). La Rioja. 13 January 2012. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  17. ^ "El Nzalang pierde contra Zambia el primer puesto del grupo" [Nzalang lose first place in group to Zambia]. Guinea Ecuatorial Press (in Spanish). 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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  19. ^ "Raúl Fabiani". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.