Jonathan Fabbro

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::summary Paraguayan footballer (born 1982) ::

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Field	Value
name	Jonathan Fabbro
caption	Fabbro playing for Paraguayan club Cerro Porteño
birth_name	Jonathan Fabbro
birth_date
birth_place	Santiago del Estero, Argentina
height
criminal_charge	Sexual activity with a minor
penalty	14 years in prison
embed	yes
position	Attacking midfielder
youthyears1	1990–2000
youthclubs1	Argentinos Juniors
years1	2000–2001
clubs1	Argentinos Juniors
caps1	0
goals1	0
years2	2002
clubs2	Mallorca B
caps2	5
goals2	0
years3	2002–2003
clubs3	Boca Juniors
caps3	6
goals3	1
years4	2004–2005
clubs4	Once Caldas
caps4	39
goals4	5
years5	2005–2006
clubs5	Sinaloa
caps5	35
goals5	7
years6	2006
clubs6	Atlético Mineiro
caps6	4
goals6	0
years7	2006
clubs7	Universidad Católica
caps7	20
goals7	6
years8	2007–2010
clubs8	Guaraní
caps8	101
goals8	35
years9	2011–2016
clubs9	Cerro Porteño
caps9	133
goals9	40
years10	2013–2014
clubs10	→ River Plate (loan)
caps10	11
goals10	0
years11	2016–2017
clubs11	Chiapas
caps11	27
goals11	7
years12	2017
clubs12	Lobos BUAP
caps12	14
goals12	1
totalcaps	395
totalgoals	102
nationalyears1	2012–2016
nationalteam1	Paraguay
nationalcaps1	13
nationalgoals1	4
pcupdate	23 October 2017
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Born in Argentina, he became a naturalised citizen of Paraguay and played for its national football team. He is the brother of former footballer Darío Fabbro.

Career

Early career

Fabbro commenced his football career at Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors and remained there for 9 years, going through all of the youth divisions at the club. When he hoped to make the step to the first-team at the age of 17, Fabbro had the opportunity to trial with Spanish club Real Betis, where Carlos Griguol was the coach. Fabbro awakened the interest of Mallorca who did not doubt in signing him, there he played 5 games before returning to Argentina.

Boca Juniors

In 2002, Fabbro returned from Spain's RCD Mallorca to join Boca Juniors Reserves and Academy. On 5 May 2002, Fabbro debuted for the first-team of Boca Juniors in a 2–1 home victory against Velez Sarsfield, where he was coached by Óscar Tabárez. Fabbro then went on to play for the club's first-team in a match against Independiente. In 2003, Fabbro returned to play for the Boca Juniors first-team in four more matches, where he would score one goal against Rosario Central in a match which Boca Juniors lost 7-2 having fielded the majority of the first-team with youth-team players. Fabbro would also participate in three continental matches, scoring one goal against Colón de Santa Fé in the 2003 Copa Sudamericana. Fabbro was eclipsed by players such as Juan Roman Riquelme, Walter Gaitán and the Brazilian Iarley. He did not play much in the first-team, but was a starting player in the reserve-team. With the arrival of Carlos Bianchi as coach at Boca Juniors, Fabbro lost gametime with the first-team. At Boca Juniors, Fabbro scored 2 goals in 9 games. At Boca Juniors, Fabbro's other teammates included Roberto Abbondanzieri, Rolando Schiavi, Sebastian Battaglia, Carlos Tevez, Abel Balbo, Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Hungarian Róbert Waltner and Japanese Naohiro Takahara.

Once Caldas

In 2003, Fabbro joined Colombian club Once Caldas, where he won the 2004 Copa Libertadores. In December 2004, Fabbro played against Porto in the Intercontinental Cup, finishing runners-up after losing in a penalty shoot-out (Fabbro missed the decisive penalty).

Guaraní

In 2007, Fabbro arrived at Guaraní, where he became a club icon. He was chosen as the Best Player in the 2008 Apertura. Fabbro led the team to winning the 2010 Apertura. Fabbro became a celebrity in Paraguay, and in 2010, he finished the procedure to acquire citizenship to play for the national team. In January 2011, Fabbro's representative claimed that he could continue at Guaraní but with a better contract. By this point, Fabbro was in the interest of Cerro Porteño and Olimpia Asunción. Fabbro's representative indicated that Fabbro felt good at Guaraní but wanted to earn more.

Cerro Porteño

In February 2011, Fabbro paid a buy out clause of US$228,000 to Guaraní to be able to transfer to Cerro Porteño. Fabbro agreed to give away 12% of the transfer cost to Guaraní from his transfer. Fabbro also gave Guaraní US $150,000, which was what Guaraní owed Fabbro for the sale of his economic rights. For all of this, Fabbro renounced so that he could be free and play at Cerro Porteño, even removing a labour lawsuit that he filed against Guaraní. Fabbro signed an agreement with Cerro Porteño for four years. He later confessed that Guaraní's president never wanted to sell him.

During the 2011 Copa Libertadores group stage, Fabbro scored an equalizer in an away game against Chilean team Colo-Colo to 2–2, after losing 2–0. In the last minutes, he scored with a free kick from almost 30 metres to win the game to 3–2 and to qualify to the round of 16 stage.

River Plate

In 2013, Fabbro joined River Plate on a one-year loan by a special request from its coach Ramon Diaz. Later, Fabbro spoke on 90 Minutos on Fox Sports Argentina, telling that his stint at River Plate damaged him by losing ground at Cerro Porteño and his place in the national team during the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/es-co/news/4598/sur-am%C3%A9rica/2014/11/05/5849121/jonathan-fabbro-mi-paso-por-river-me-perjudic%C3%B3|title=Jonathan Fabbro: "Mi paso por River me perjudicó" |work=goal.com|access-date=6 August 2021|language=es}}

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"I would have liked to have more minutes, been able to play more often, to see if I was at the level which River Plate represents. Equally, I am content and happy for having passed through such a big club." – Fabbro speaking about his stint at River Plate. ::

International career

In 2010, Fabbro obtained Paraguayan citizenship in order to play for the Paraguay national team. In March 2010, Fabbro completed the legal process of the Paraguayan naturalisation and awaited to be selected for the national team. In 2010, following his Paraguayan naturalisation, ABC Color announced that Fabbro was in the plans of Paraguay's national team coach Gerardo Martino.

In August 2012, national team coached Gerardo Pelusso praised Fabbro for his wish of playing for Paraguay, debuting in the second half of a 3–3 friendly draw against Guatemala in Washington, D.C., and scoring from a free kick 8 minutes after entering the field.{{Cite web |url=http://m.elnordestino.com/post.php?id=165|title = Jonathan Fabbro debuta con gol en empate albirrojo ante la Selección de Guatemala}} 10 minutes followed and Fabbro habilitated teammate Hernan Perez to score Paraguay's third goal of the game.

On 7 September 2012, Fabbro made his second appearance for Paraguay in a 3–1 away defeat against Argentina in a World Cup qualification game, equalising the scores for 1–1 with a penalty in the 18th minute.

On 6 September 2013, Fabbro scored in the 16th minute of a 4–0 home victory against Bolivia in a World Cup qualification match.

In May 2015, Fabbro was pre-selected in a list of 30 footballers by national team coach Ramon Diaz for the 2015 Copa América. In September 2015, Fabbro showed happy to return to train with the national team after not selected for the 2015 Copa América. On 5 September 2015, Fabbro scored an equalising goal in the 51st minute to be 1–1 in a 3–2 away defeat against Chile in an exhibition game.

On 17 November 2015, Fabbro had his last participation with Paraguay when he appeared on the bench in a 2–1 home victory against Bolivia in World Cup qualifier.

Personal life

By 2010, Fabbro was a celebrity in Paraguay and obtained Paraguayan citizenship in the same year. Since 2011, he has been in a relationship with Paraguayan model Larissa Riquelme. Fabbro and Riquelme formed an ideal relationship for the press, which had them in sports magazines.

Legal troubles and child sexual abuse

In 2010, Fabbro accidentally hit with his car and killed a 23-year-old woman, Mónica Beatriz Deppeller, who was taking her five-year-old son to school on her motorbike in Videla, Santa Fe, Argentina. Fabbro was eventually sued by the victim's family and had money docked from his wages to pay a compensation, but in 2012 he and his girlfriend Larissa Riquelme hit another motorcyclist during a car chase with Paraguayan police.

In 2017, Fabbro was accused of sexually abusing his 11-year-old goddaughter (daughter of his brother Darío) and another underage girl. In May 2018, the footballer was extradited from Mexico to Argentina by order of Interpol, and imprisoned.{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/8b6b210a6b664fd4b24153e79eeaa700|title=Paraguay, Lobos de Puebla player Fabbro detained in Mexico |work=Associated Press|date=21 December 2017|access-date=6 August 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/jonathan-fabbro-imprisoned-in-argentina-for-sexual-abuse-of-a-minor-20181912|title=Jonathan Fabbro imprisoned in Argentina for sexual abuse of a minor |website=onefootball.com|first=Blaise|last=Bourgeois|date=30 May 2018|access-date=6 August 2021}}

In 2019, Fabbro was found guilty of at least five counts of "severely outrageous sexual abuse" against his niece and goddaughter between 2015 and 2017. Fabbro was officially sentenced to fourteen years in jail.

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