No one knows for sure what a person's life will be like or where it will take him. Sometimes everything that everyone has planned very well and in detail can suddenly change direction, which brings him to meet a condition or situation that was never thought of before.
This article deals with the life of a famous former footballer who suddenly changed drastically. He is now in a profession that is completely unrelated to the world of football that he had been involved in for many years before. Congratulations on listening to the facts of Fabio Coentrao, a former Real Madrid defender who is now a fisherman. Hope it is useful.
- Fabio Alexandre da Silva Coentrao is the full name of the former Real Madrid and Portugal national team player who was born on March 11, 1988.
- Coentrao was born in the Vila do Conde region in northern Portugal and grew up in the fishing village of Caxias. Apart from Coentrao, Bruno Alves and Helder Postiga also grew up in the region.
- Fabio Coentrao is able to play in three different positions: left-back, winger, and defensive midfielder.
- Fabio Coentrao, who is 1.78 meters tall, started his football career by joining the Rio Ave academy in 1999-2006. At the age of 16, he signed his first professional contract with Rio Ave, but only made his appearance with the team a year later. With Rio Ave, he made 29 appearances and scored five goals between 2005-2007.
- When defending Rio Ave, Coentrao was nicknamed “Figo das Caxinas” (Figo of Caxinas).
- World Soccer Magazine in the edition of 50 World Talents in 2007 stated that Coentrao's playing style is similar to Arjen Robben.
- Benfica officially recruited Coentrao in July 2007. Coentrao was dressed as Benfica until 2011 with a record of 96 appearances, eight goals, and 16 assists.
- On 1 January 2008, Coentrao was on loan until the end of the season at club C.D. Nacional which he defended in 16 matches with four goals. On 3 May 2008, Coentrao scored two of the three goals in an away win at FC Porto which had won the title that season.
- In the summer of 2008, Coentrao was again on loan, this time to Real Zaragoza who had just been relegated to the Spanish Segunda Division (La Liga 2). Coentrao has only appeared once with Zaragoza.
- Due to the lack of playing opportunities at Zaragoza, in January 2009, Coentrao decided to return to Portugal and spent a loan period at Rio Ave.
- On 2 December 2009, Coentrao scored his first goal in a European competition as he helped Benfica to a 2-1 win over hosts FC BATE Borisov in the Europa League group stage match.
- On 5 July 2011, Coentrao officially became a Real Madrid player with a contract duration of six years. Real had to pay 30 Million Euros plus Ezequiel Garay to Benfica to get Coentrao.
- Coentrao's debut match in La Liga occurred on 28 August 2011 against his former club, Real Zaragoza. Coentrao played 90 minutes as a central midfielder in the match which ended in Real's 6-0 win.
- Coentrao's first goal for Real Madrid came in the match against Espanyol which ended in a 2-2 draw on 16 December 2012. The goal was scored thanks to an assist by Cristiano Ronaldo who briefly helped Real take the lead after falling behind to Espanyol.
- In the 2015-2016 season, Coentrao was loaned to AS Monaco by Real. With Monaco, Coentrao played 1408 minutes in 19 matches with a record of three goals and two assists.
- Ahead of the 2018-2019 season, Coentrao and Real agreed to terminate the contract. Coentrao then joined his first club, Rio Ave. Throughout that season, Coentrao appeared in 23 matches in various competitions with a record of 5 assists. On 30 June 2019, Rio Ave released Coentrao.
- On 29 January 2020, Coentrao announced his retirement from professional football after failing to find a new club for the 2019-2020 season. However, on October 6, 2020, Rio Ave re-signed Coentrao on a season-long contract. In the 2020-2021 season, with Rio Ave, Coentrao appeared in 15 matches with two goals.
- Coentrao has been featured for the Portugal national team since 29 November 2005 at the age of 17 years 8 months 18 days. Coentrao made one appearance for the Portugal U18 national team.
- At the age of 18 years 5 months 25 days, Coentrao made his debut with the Portugal U19 national team on 5 Sept
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