Raúl Fabiani

Raúl Fabiani

Personal information
Full name	Raúl Iván Fabiani Bosio
Date of birth	23 February 1984
Place of birth	Valencia, Spain
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Centre forward
Club information
Current team	Marbella
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)
National team^‡
2012–	Equatorial Guinea	11	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 20 December 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 11 October 2015 (UTC)

Raúl Iván Fabiani Bosio (born 23 February 1984) is an Equatoguinean footballer who plays for Spanish club Marbella FC as a centre forward.

Club career

Born in Valencia, Spain, 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,^[1] 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 its relegation.^[2]

Fabiani also represented Villarreal CF B, Moralo CP, CP Cacereño, UD Lanzarote, CD Teruel, Villajoyosa CF and Huracán Valencia CF. On 5 August 2013 the 29-year-old moved teams and countries, signing with Indian club Pune FC.^[3][4]

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 offense.^[5] 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,^[6] returning to former club Huracán.

International career

Fabiani was born to an Italian father and an Equatorial Guinean mother related to Edmundo Bossio Dioko, a politician executed during the regime of Macias. On 29 January 2011 he received his first call for Equatorial Guinea,^[7] but he did not play in the friendly match with Congo on 9 February.

The following month Fabiani 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.^[8] Thus, he rejected to appear for the pre-Olympic national team in two qualifying matches against Nigeria in April 2011.^[9]

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.^[10]

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,^[11] only being fielded by the eventual quarterfinalists in the last group stage game, a 0–1 loss to Zambia.^[12]

Statistics

As of 8 May 2014^[13][14]

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. "El Barça B reconduce su camino" [Barça B gets back on track] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
2. "El Alcoyano sonroja al Elche" [Alcoyano embarrasses Elche] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
3. Pune FC bring on striker Raúl Fabiani for the season ahead; Pune's official website, 5 August 2013
4. Pune FC confirm the signing of Raúl Fabiani; Goal.com, 5 August 2013
5. "Raul’s double sinks Md. Sp.". The Telegraph. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
6. "Pune FC release striker Fabiani; sign Mustapha Riga". Cover India Live. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
7. "El Alcoyano incorpora al delantero del Ontinyent Paco Esteban" [Alcoyano signs Ontinyent forward Paco Esteban] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
8. 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, 31 March 2011 (Spanish)
9. Fabiani renuncia a convocatoria con Guinea Ecuatorial (Fabiani renounces Equatorial Guinea callup); Noticias, 5 April 2011 (Spanish)
10. Randy, convocado para disputar la Copa de África (Randy, selected to Africa Cup of Nations); Las Palmas' official website, 30 December 2011 (Spanish)
11. Guinea se apoya en España para competir en la Copa de África (Guinea relies on Spain to compete in the Africa Cup of Nations); Logroñés' official website, 13 January 2012 (Spanish)
12. El Nzalang pierde contra Zambia el primer puesto del grupo (Nzalang loses first place in group to Zambia); Guinea Ecuatorial Press, 30 January 2012 (Spanish)
13. "Fabiani: Raúl Iván Fabiani Bosio". BDFutbol. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
14. "Raúl Fabiani". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 June 2014.

External links

• Raúl Fabiani profile at BDFutbol
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Raúl Fabiani at National-Football-Teams.com
• Official website (Spanish)