Fabián Canobbio

Fabián Canobbio

Personal information
Full name	Néstor Fabián Canobbio Bentaberry
Date of birth	8 March 1980 (1980-03-08) (age 31)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Larissa
Number	27
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–2000	Progreso	?	(?)
2001–2003	Peñarol	73	(26)
2003–2004	Valencia	11	(1)
2004–2008	Celta	131	(28)
2008–2010	Valladolid	53	(5)
2010–2011	Larissa	18	(3)
2011-	Fénix	1	(0)
National team
1999	Uruguay U20	4	(1)
2001–	Uruguay	9	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Canobbio and the second or maternal family name is Bentaberry.

Néstor Fabián Canobbio Bentaberry (born 8 March 1980 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Larissa F.C. in the Greek first division, as an attacking midfielder.

He is a skilled midfielder with netting ability, and spent most of his professional career in Spain, having played in more than 200 official matches for three different clubs.

Club career

Canobbio began his career with C.A. Progreso in 1997. In three seasons there he was impressive enough to be signed by Uruguayan giants C.A. Peñarol in 2001, where he spent two seasons, scoring 26 goals in 73 matches, while helping the capital side to the 2003 league title.

In 2003 he was picked up by Rafael Benítez's Valencia CF, where he would spend one year, mainly as a substitute. Having scored just once throughout the season, in a 2–2 home draw with Celta de Vigo, Canobbio nonetheless managed to appear 10 times (with a goal in a 3–2 success against Beşiktaş J.K.) in the side's 2004 UEFA Cup conquest.

In 2004–05, Canobbio joined, on loan, freshly relegated Celta, with the Galician outfit having the option to buy at the end of the season, which was activated as he finished as Celta's joint-top scorer at 12 (with Jandro) and a La Liga promotion befell.

After three additional seasons as an important offensive player, scoring seven goals in 2007–08, as Celta failed to return to the first division, Canobbio was released on July 2008, subsequently joining Real Valladolid.

In November 2008, Canobbio netted in home wins against Sevilla FC (3–2, two goals) and Real Madrid (1–0), and appeared regularly during two seasons, being relegated in his second. On 26 July 2010, the 30-year old moved to Greece, signing a one-year contract with Larissa FC.

International career

An international since 7 October 2001, in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Colombia, Canobbio went on to represent the nation at the 2007 Copa América, playing two matches for the semifinalists.

Previously, he played at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.^[1]

Honours

• Uruguayan League: 2003
• Spanish League: 2003–04
• UEFA Cup: 2003–04

References

1. ^ Fabián Canobbio – FIFA competition record

External links

• Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• National team data (Spanish)
• Fabián Canobbio at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Canobbio, Fabian
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Date of birth	8 March 1980
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
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