Fabricio Agosto Ramírez

Fabricio

Personal information
Full name	Fabricio Agosto Ramírez
Date of birth	31 December 1987
Place of birth	Las Palmas, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Deportivo La Coruña
Youth career
2003–2005	Vecindario
2005–2006	Deportivo La Coruña
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2006–2008	Deportivo B	54	(0)
2007–2009	Deportivo La Coruña	6	(0)
2009–2011	Valladolid	1	(0)
2010–2011	→ Recreativo (loan)	40	(0)
2011–2013	Betis	17	(0)
2013–	Deportivo La Coruña	37	(0)
National team
2007	Spain U20	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2015. † Appearances (goals)

Fabricio Agosto Ramírez (born 31 December 1987), known simply as Fabricio, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Deportivo de La Coruña as a goalkeeper.

Football career

Fabricio was born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands. After being bought at almost 18 from local UD Vecindario, he finished his football formation at Deportivo de La Coruña. After suspensions to goalkeeping teammates Dudu Aouate and Gustavo Munúa due to a post-training punching session,^[1] he was made first-choice, and made his La Liga debut on 13 January 2008 in a 3–4 away loss against Villarreal CF;^[2] in February both offenders were reinstated in the first team, and he returned to the B-squad.

In January 2008 Arsenal reportedly showed interest in signing Fabricio, considered "one of Spain's brightest talents".^[3] During the 2008–09 season he was definitely promoted to backup duties as Munúa and Aouate were both deemed surplus to requirements, and also appeared in the Copa del Rey;^[4] however, after the Israeli's move to RCD Mallorca Munúa was again reinstated as second-choice, and Fabricio returned to the reserves.

On 13 July 2009 Fabricio was released by Depor, joining Real Valladolid on a 2+2 contract.^[5] On 19 August of the following year he signed for Recreativo de Huelva in division two, on a one-year loan deal.^[6]

Fabricio returned to the top flight for the 2011–12 campaign, moving to Real Betis.^[7] He featured in 17 overall contests in his first year, keeping clean sheets against Real Zaragoza (2–0, away),^[8] Málaga CF (2–0, also away)^[9] and CA Osasuna (1–0 at the Estadio Benito Villamarín).^[10] however, following a run-in with manager Pepe Mel,^[11] he was demoted to third-choice and eventually left the club in the 2013 summer, returning to Deportivo.^[12]

Fabricio played second-fiddle to Germán Lux in his first year in his second spell in Galicia,^[13] but subsequently became the starter.^[14] He lost the vast majority of 2015–16, however, due to a tibia injury he originally contracted ten years ago (in 2011, whilst at Betis, he also suffered a potentially career-threatening shoulder ailment^[15]).^[16]

References

1. Deportivo keepers axed after fight; CNN, 11 January 2008
2. Cabeza de turco blanquiazul (White-and-blue Turkish head); Marca, 13 January 2008 (Spanish)
3. Gunners in Depor starlet link; Sky Sports, 14 January 2008
4. El Deportivo pasa y Omar Bravo se estrena como goleador (Deportivo goes through and Omar Bravo gets first goal); Diario AS, 12 November 2008 (Spanish)
5. Fabricio, apuesta de futuro en la portería (Fabricio, bet for future in goal); Valladolid's official website, 13 July 2009 (Spanish)
6. Mercado: Es oficial, el Recreativo ficha a Fabricio y descarta a Ibrahima (Market: It's official, Recreativo signs Fabricio and rules out Ibrahima); Goal.com, 19 August 2010 (Spanish)
7. Fabricio se convierte en nuevo guardameta bético (Fabricio becomes new bético goalkeeper); Marca, 22 June 2011 (Spanish)
8. El Zaragoza compra billete para el infierno (Zaragoza buys a ticket to hell); Marca, 20 February 2012 (Spanish)
9. Excesivo castigo en La Rosaleda (Excessive punishment at La Rosaleda); Marca, 31 March 2012 (Spanish)
10. Betis 1–0 Osasuna: Rubén Castro da los tres puntos (Betis 1–0 Osasuna: Rubén Castro gives three points); Goal.com, 15 April 2012 (Spanish)
11. Mel: "No encuentro sentido a lo que dijo Fabricio" (Mel: "I find no logic in what Fabricio said"); Marca, 16 September 2012 (Spanish)
12. Fabricio regresa al Deportivo (Fabricio returns to Deportivo); La Voz de Galicia, 17 August 2013 (Spanish)
13. La afición del Dépor, pendiente de la renovación de Germán Lux (Dépor's faithful, hanging on Germán Lux's renewal); Marca, 6 June 2014 (Spanish)
14. La «espina» que se sacó Fabricio en el Deportivo («Thorn» of Fabricio's side at Deportivo); La Voz de Galicia, 22 October 2014 (Spanish)
15. Fabricio supera una lesión que comprometió su carrera (Fabricio overcomes career-threatening injury); Diario de Sevilla, 6 October 2011 (Spanish)
16. Diez años con el ligamento roto (Ten years with a ruptured ligament); La Voz de Galicia, 5 December 2015 (Spanish)

External links

• Fabricio profile at BDFutbol
• Fabricio profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
• Fabricio profile at Soccerway