Name Fabian Canobbio Position Midfielder Years Team Weight 75 kg | Number 8 Height 1.79 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Full name Nestor Fabian Canobbio Bentaberry Date of birth (1980-03-08) 8 March 1980 (age 35) Similar People Leonardo Ramos, Jadson Viera, Ignacio Maria Gonzalez, Fabian Estoyanoff | ||
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Néstor Fabián Canobbio Bentaberry (born 8 March 1980) is a Uruguayan retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
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- Nestor fabian canobbio the new star of ael f c
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- Club career
- International career
- Personal life
- Honours
- References
A skilled midfielder with netting ability, he spent most of his professional career in Spain, having played in more than 200 competitive matches for three clubs.
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Club career
Born in Montevideo, Canobbio began his career with C.A. Progreso in 1997. In three seasons there, he was impressive enough to be signed by country giants C.A. Peñarol in 2001, where he spent two campaigns scoring more than 30 official goals while helping the capital side to the 2003 league title.
In late July 2003, Canobbio was acquired by Rafael Benítez's Valencia CF, where he was played mainly as a substitute. Having scored just once throughout the season, in a 2–2 home draw with Celta de Vigo, he nonetheless managed to appear in ten contests in the team's 2004 UEFA Cup conquest, netting once in the 3–2 success against Beşiktaş JK.
In 2004–05, Canobbio joined freshly relegated Celta on loan, with the Galician club having the option to buy at the end of the season, which was activated as he finished as the team's joint-top scorer at 12 (with Jandro) and a La Liga promotion befell.
After three additional campaigns as an important attacking player, scoring seven goals in 2007–08 as Celta failed to return to the top flight, Canobbio was released in July 2008, subsequently joining Real Valladolid. In November he netted in home wins against Sevilla FC (3–2, two goals) and Real Madrid (1–0), and appeared regularly during his two-year spell, being relegated in 2010.
On 26 July 2010, 30-year-old Canobbio moved to Greece, signing a one-year contract with AEL 1964 FC.
International career
An Uruguayan 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.
Personal life
Canobbio's younger brother, Carlos, is also a footballer. A defender, he also played in Spain but only in amateur football, and they shared teams at Progreso.