Fábio Alexandre da Silva Coentrão (born 11 March 1988) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Real Madrid in Spain, and the Portuguese national team.
Mainly a left back, he can also operate as a left winger, and occasionally as a central midfielder.
Club Career
Rio Ave
Coentrão joined hometown Rio Ave F.C.
in 2004 at the age of 16, playing three first division games in the
following season for a northern side that would be relegated from the
top division. In 2006–07, he established himself as first-choice, as Rio
Ave barely missed promotion back and had a good run in the Cup of
Portugal, ended by Sporting Clube de Portugal with a 2–1 win in Lisbon,
with Coentrão scoring Rio Ave's goal, from 30 metres out; whilst playing
for the Vila do Conde team, he earned the nickname "Figo das Caxinas."
After that season, where he was voted the divisions' Breakthrough Player of the Year, many clubs showed interest in Coentrão, most notably Sporting Clube de Portugal and S.L. Benfica, with Coentrão choosing the Encarnados (reds) on July 2007. His playing style was likened to that of Arjen Robben by World Soccer Magazine in their 50 World Talents 2007 issue.
Benfica
On
1 January 2008, having received insignificant playing opportunities at
Benfica, Coentrão joined Madeira's C.D. Nacional, loaned until the
season's end. On 3 May, he scored twice in a 3–0 away success against
already crowned league champions F.C. Porto.
Coentrão
came close to signing with Eredivisie's Feyenoord during the 2008
off-season, with reports of a one-year loan deal being announced on the
Internet. Two days later, however, he joined Real Zaragoza, freshly relegated into Spain's second level.
After almost no appearances during the campaign, however, Coentrão
returned to Portugal and Rio Ave in January 2009, still owned by
Benfica. On 15 February, he scored after an individual effort, albeit
in a 1–3 loss at Porto.
In the 2009 summer, Coentrão extended his contract with Benfica until 2015, with a release clause of €30 million.
On 2 December, having played some matches for Benfica as a left
defender, he scored his first goal in European competition, against FC
BATE Borisov of Belarus in a 2–1 away win for the UEFA Europa League
group stage.
On
10 February 2010, Benfica sold 20% of Coentrão's economic rights on any
future transfer to a third party owner, Benfica Stars Fund, along with
other teammates. He was tagged at €15 million, with the fund paying
€3 million;
During that season, he had a breakthrough year, appearing in a total of
43 official games (2,851 minutes), as the club won the league and the
Portuguese League Cup; he ended the season in style, as he was voted
Portuguese League Breakthrough Player of the Year.
On 27 September 2010, fully established with both his club and the
national team, 22-year old Coentrão extended his contract with Benfica
until 2016.
On 2 November, he scored his first career brace, helping to a 4–3 home
win against Olympique Lyonnais, for the season's UEFA Champions League
group stage. In a 67-minute fast break, he combined with Carlos Martins
to make it 4–0 for the hosts.
Real Madrid
On 5 July 2011, after extensive negotiations, Benfica and Real Madrid reached an agreement in principle over the transfer of Coentrão, who signed a six-year contract the same day, for €30m. Central defender Ezequiel Garay went in the other direction as part of the deal. Coentrão made his Real Madrid debut in a pre-season friendly against L.A. Galaxy on 16 July 2011, creating an assist for Karim Benzema and also receiving Man of the match honors. His first two official games were against FC Barcelona for the season's Spanish Supercup: in the first leg, he replaced Sami Khedira in the second half of a 2–2 home draw and played as a central midfielder, and he started as left-back in the second match, a 2–3 loss at the Camp Nou.
Coentrão made his La Liga debut on 28 August 2011 against former club
Zaragoza, appearing as a central midfielder in a 6–0 away win (90
minutes played).
International Career
An international for Portugal at youth level, Coentrão was voted MVP in the 2007 Madeira Cup for the U-20s, also being crowned the competition's topscorer. Subsequently, he represented the nation in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup and, also during that year, made his U-21 debuts.Coentrão was chosen for Carlos Queiroz's squad of 23 for the final stages in South Africa, starting as left back ahead of another adapted player, Duda. He played in all the matches in Portugal's eventual round of 16 exit.
On 10 August 2011, Coentrão scored his first international goal, netting through a rare header in a 5–0 win with Luxembourg.
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