Fábio Henrique SimplÃÂcio (born 23 September 1979) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He appeared in 243 Serie A games for three clubs and scored 43 goals, having played for nearly a decade in the country.
Born in São Paulo, SimplÃÂcio started his career with hometown's São Paulo FC, going on to remain five years with the club and winning two State Leagues. In 2004, he moved to Italy and signed for Parma FC, after having been discovered by its director of football Arrigo Sacchi.
SimplÃÂcio made his Serie A debut on 22 September 2004 in a 1âÂÂ2 home loss against Bologna FC 1909, one day shy of his 25th birthday (16 minutes played), and finished his first season with four goals in 34 games, bettering that total to ten in the following campaign.
On 14 June 2006 SimplÃÂcio joined fellow top division side U.S. Cittàdi Palermo, moving alongside Parma teammate Mark Bresciano. He was priced at â¬7.1 million, with â¬4.6 million being to his previous team.
During his four-year spell with the Sicilian club, SimplÃÂcio appeared in more than 26 league matches, adding eight UEFA Cup appearances in two separate seasons combined (two goals). In January 2010, his agent Gilmar Rinaldi announced he would not extend his contract with Palermo, set to expire in June.
On 1 June 2010, SimplÃÂcio moved to AS Roma on a three-year contract worth â¬1.8m per season, effective as of 1 July. He scored four league goals from 24 appearances in his debut campaign, adding the 2âÂÂ1 winner against S.S. Lazio for the Coppa Italia as the capital side reached the semifinals.
In 2011âÂÂ12, SimplÃÂcio netted the same number of goals, including one in a Derby del Sole against SSC Napoli in a 3âÂÂ1 away triumph, but Roma could only finish seventh, thus not qualifying for any European competition.
On 27 July 2012, SimplÃÂcio joined J1 League's Cerezo Osaka. He made his official debut on 4 August against Consadole Sapporo, contributing to the 4âÂÂ0 victory.
On 17 November 2009, aged 30, SimplÃÂcio earned his first and only cap for Brazil, in a friendly match with Oman. He came on as a substitute for Felipe Melo in the second half of the 2âÂÂ0 win.
SimplÃÂcio owned American soccer team Miami Dade FC and software Ginga Scout, alongside fellow former footballers such as Emerson, Roberto Linck or Roberto Carlos.
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