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Brazilian footballer (born 1985)

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Balu
Personal information
Full name Fábio Vieira Amaro
Date of birth (1985-02-22) 22 February 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2005 Corinthians-AL
2005–2012 Marítimo 7 (0)
2005–2009 → Marítimo B (loan) 99 (5)
2009–2010 → Portimonense (loan) 23 (2)
2010–2011 → Belenenses (loan) 13 (2)
2011 → Trikala (loan) 7 (0)
2011–2012 → Panthrakikos (loan) 22 (2)
2012–2013 Pafos 11 (1)
2013 → Bravos de Maquis (loan)
2014–2015 Panachaiki 26 (3)
2015 Panserraikos 9 (1)
2016 Lamia 14 (0)
2016–2017 Chalkida
2017–2018 Vilafranquense 22 (2)
2018–2019 Fátima 16 (1)
2019 FC Setúbal 4 (0)
2020 Comércio e Indústria
2020– Alta de Lisboa 44 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fábio Vieira Amaro (born 22 February 1985) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Alta de Lisboa.

Early life

Balu is the son of Levi Procino Amaro and Rosalina Vieira Amaro. He has four siblings.

Career

Balu started his career with Brazilian side Corinthians-AL. In 2005, he signed for Portuguese side Marítimo. In 2009, he was sent on loan to Portuguese side Portimonense. In 2010, he was sent on loan to Portuguese side Belenenses. In 2011, he was sent on loan to Greek side Trikala. After that, he was sent on loan to Greek side Panthrakikos. In 2012, he signed for Cypriot side Pafos. In 2013, he was sent on loan to Angolan side Bravos de Maquis. In 2014, he signed for Greek side Panachaiki. In 2015, he signed for Greek side Panserraikos. In 2016, he signed for Greek side Lamia. After that, he signed for Greek side Chalkida. He was regarded as one of the club's most important players. In 2017, he signed for Portuguese side Vilafranquense. In 2018, he signed for Portuguese side Fátima. In 2019, he signed for Portuguese side FC Setúbal. In 2020, he signed for Portuguese side Comércio e Indústria. After that, he signed for Portuguese side Alta de Lisboa.

Style of play

Balu mainly operates as a midfielder. He was described as "responsible for setting up offensive moves and with great marking technique".

References

  1. "De Timóteo para o mundo". diasriodoaco.com.br.
  2. "Balu estuda propostas de times europeus". mg.gov.br.
  3. "Natural de Timóteo, volante Balu vai disputar campeonato da UEFA". globo.com. 5 June 2013.
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