If not once, twice!
To avoid the end of his career and to achieve his goal of coming back, he underwent knee surgery twice.
Unfortunately, the surgery did not help him recover, but made his condition worse.
On December 11, Beijing time, facing the camera, he helplessly announced the end of his career.
He made 45 appearances for Brazil and scored 27 goals, and he was Fabiano, who took over Ronaldo's No. 9 shirt!
The all-around shooter of that year is no longer young, and although the 41-year-old has some regrets in his career, it is more of a highlight moment.
Fabiano debuted in São Paulo, the first stop in Europe chose Porto, playing for the Portuguese overtime Fabiano has not yet shown the potential of a good goalscorer, really let more fans know About Fabiano, but also from the Seville period.
In La Liga, Fabiano's "no dead end" traits are fully revealed, the left and right foot shots are balanced, the head is strong, the body is strong and good at fighting, it seems that it is difficult to find shortcomings in Fabiano.
La Liga scored 24 goals in a single season, helping Sevilla win the Europa League, the UEFA Super Cup, the Spanish Super Cup and the Copa del Rey, when Fabiano and Canute's double stars shone.
At the national team level, Fabiano was also once the darling of the Brazilian team. When Ronaldo gradually faded out of the national team plagued by injuries, who was the new No. 9 of the Brazilian team attracted much attention.
Fabiano's national team career began in 2003 against Nigeria, scoring goals on his debut for the national team, and Fabiano had a fantastic start. In the 2004 Copa America, Fabiano, who was a substitute striker, scored two goals in the group stage.
In 2009, it was of great significance to Fabiano, he officially took over Ronaldo's Brazilian national team No. 9 shirt, scored 5 goals in the Confederations Cup, Fabiano was named the top scorer, the silver ball award at the tournament, and he was also the number one contributor to the Brazilian team's cup.
Years later, recalling the experience of wearing the Brazilian team's No. 9 shirt, Fabiano said: "It is a great honor to take over the No. 9 shirt of the Brazilian national team in Brazil, which makes me feel a huge responsibility. In that edition of the Confederations Cup, under the leadership of Dunga, we were very united and very competitive..."
Throughout his Career in the Brazilian national team, Fabiano handed over a report card of 47 appearances, scoring 25 goals, averaging more than 0.5 goals per game, even so, there are still many media and fans who attack Fabiano, believing that he is not worthy of Ronaldo's No. 9 shirt.
More Chinese fans got close to Fabiano, and in 2016, he landed in the Chinese League One, making 28 appearances and scoring 22 goals, helping the team to rush into the Chinese Super League. Even at the age of 36, Fabiano still maintains a very good competitive state.
Bidding farewell to China, Fabiano returned to Brazil and joined Vasco da Gama, playing for the team for less than a year, and Fabiano suffered a serious knee injury.
In fact, Fabiano has not appeared since November 2017. In the face of repeated rumors of retirement, Fabiano denied it again and again.
In order to continue his football career, Fabiano has undergone two major surgeries on his knee, but after each operation, the situation did not improve, but aggravated the injury.
In desperation, the Brazilian striker still bowed to injuries, and at the age of 41, he had no choice but to end his long football career.