PLAYER DETAILS
Fabio Coentrao profile
- Club
- _Retired Soccer
- Position
- Left-Back
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Date of birth
- 1988-03-11
- Birthplace
- Vila do Conde, Portugal
- Height
- 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
- Weight
- 71 kg
PLAYER BIOGRAPHY
About Fabio Coentrao
Fábio Alexandre da Silva Coentrão (born 11 March 1988) is a Portuguese retired footballer. Mainly a left-back, he also operated as a winger and occasionally as a defensive midfielder.
After starting playing professionally with Rio Ave, he signed for Benfica at 19, going on to be loaned several times before becoming an important member of the first team, as a left-back. In 2011, he joined Real Madrid.
A Portuguese international over eight years, Coentrão represented the nation in two World Cups and one European Championship.