Fabio Coentrao: biography, career, achievements

Fabio Coentrao is a versatile football player whoable to act equally effectively on the position of both the left midfielder and flank defender. With an increase of 179 cm and a weight of 72 kg, the player has excellent speed qualities.

Fabio Coentrao - Biography

The future player was born on March 11, 1988.At that time, his parents lived in a provincial Portuguese town called Vila do Conde. Since childhood, the guy dreamed of a football career, devoting all his free time to training.

Fabio Coentrao's first professional contractsigned in 2004 with the club "Rio Ave". At that time, a talented player had reached only 16 years of age. Debut in the new team football player was lucky a year later. However, in the 2005/2006 season, the guy played for the team only 3 meetings in the top Portuguese division. The following year, Fabio Coentrão entrenched in the first team. However, during this time the team managed to fly into the league lower rank.

During the 2006/2007 season, the progress of the youngthe player was just obvious. At the same time, public interest in the games in the second league of Portugal was so low that the efforts of a talented football player simply went unnoticed.

In 2007, during the off-season, FabioCoentrao went on an internship at London's Chelsea. Following the joint training sessions, the English club mentor, Jose Mourinho, positively assessed the abilities of the young talent.

In 2007, Fabio Coentrao signed a contract withthe champion of Portugal - the Benfica team. The debut match in the new team for the midfielder was the Champions League game in the third qualifying match against the Belgian Copenhagen. However, a trusted place on the field at such a crucial moment did not give the player any guarantees of consolidation in the team's main holder. Unable to compete with more experienced players in his own position, Fabio soon found himself in the lease at the National Club.

In the 2008/2009 season, the player initially stood forZaragoza, and later returned to his first professional club - Riu Avi. Here, the midfielder took to the field in 16 meetings, having recorded at his own expense 3 goals scored in various matches.

2009/2010 season started for Koentrao in statusBenfica's main defender. Throughout the year, the footballer held 28 meetings at the Portuguese Championship for the team. At the end of the season, the team managed not only to become the champion of the country, but also to win the League Cup.

Career in the club "Real Madrid"

In 2001, Coentrao was bought from Benfica.champion of spain. The amount specified in the transaction amounted to a record 30 million euros. The debut fight for the player for the new team was a meeting against Barcelona. In general, for the first year, Fabio took to the pitch in a Real shirt in 20 matches.

In the same season the newcomer of the Spanish grandee made his debut in the Champions League. The player was invariably trusted in the place in the first team in the group stage and in fights for departure.

In the 2013/2014 season after joining the team of a new mentor - Carlo Ancelotti, Coentrao lost his place in the first team. Soon the player signed a rental agreement with the French club "Monaco".

Performances in the national team

In the summer of 2006, Fabio Coentrão was first invited to the youth national team of Portugal. Together with partners, the footballer performed at the World Youth Championship for players under the age of 20 years.

Already in 2008, Coentrao went to the worldchampionship in South Africa in the adult Portuguese team. Here, the footballer played 4 matches for the flank midfielder position, handing out assists to his teammates.

At the 2012 European Championships, Fabio took part inall fights for the national team of the country, having noted one effective Paz. Despite such seemingly mediocre results, Coentrao’s actions on the field were positively evaluated by football experts.

At the 2014 World Championships, the player entered the field inthe only meeting. In the match against the national team of Germany, an unpleasant game situation took place, in which Fabio Coentrão fell. Injury in a clash with the enemy, subsequently forced the midfielder to sit the rest of the tournament on the bench. However, the case did not end for a football player by ousting the Portuguese national team from the main clip.

How did the further career in the nationalTeam for Fabio Coentrao? Euro 2016 started for the player with a new damage. Before the start of the championship, it became known that the midfielder will not be able to participate in the tournament, as he needs immediate surgical intervention to eliminate the injury of the muscles of the right thigh.

Achievements

Fabio Coentrão holds the title “Champion of Portugal”, has in his account victories in the Portuguese League Cup, which he won with his partners in Benfica in 2009 and 2010.

Midfielder - Champion of Spain 2012. In 2013, successful performances for Real Madrid allowed him to win the National Cup.

Finally

Today, Fabio Coentrão is stillRemains one of the main flank midfielders of the Portuguese national team. Unfortunately, the tendency to receive damage and high competition for a place in the main part of Real Madrid do not allow the player to resume performances for the Spanish grand. However, the midfielder continues to successfully play in the lease for Monaco, helping the new club to achieve new achievements in the European arena.