Fabián Larry Estoyanoff Poggio (born 27 September 1982) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a winger. He is the current sporting director of Uruguayan Primera División club Fénix.
Club career Born in Montevideo, Estoyanoff started his career at Centro Atlético Fénix in 2000, and was loaned to Peñarol two years later. In 2005 he signed a five-year contract with Valencia CF in Spain,El Valencia ficha al uruguayo de 22 años Fabián Estoyanoff (Valencia sign 22-year-old Uruguayan Fabián Estoyanoff); La Vanguardia, 8 July 2005 (in Spanish) but never represented the club during his tenure, which included several loan spells.Vuelve Estoyanoff, el hombre que nunca estuvo allí (Return of Estoyanoff, the man who was never there); El Desmarque, 27 February 2017 (in Spanish)
Estoyanoff made his La Liga debut in the 2005–06 season, appearing regularly as Cádiz CFEstoyanoff se marcha cedido al Cádiz (Estoyanoff goes on loan to Cádiz); Diario AS, 11 July 2005 (in Spanish) were relegated. The following campaign, he also featured consistently for Deportivo de La Coruña (although mainly as a substitute),Estoyanoff: "La primera meta es acceder a las competiciones europeas" (Estoyanoff: "The first goal is to reach European competitions"); Marca, 15 July 2006 (in Spanish) scoring the game's only goal in a start against RCD Mallorca at home, through a penalty.El Deportivo vence con lo mínimo al Mallorca (Deportivo defeat Mallorca with the least); Marca, 3 February 2007 (in Spanish)
Valencia loaned Estoyanoff again for 2007–08, and he started out with Real Valladolid,Estoyanoff jugará cedido en Valladolid la próxima temporada (Estoyanoff will play on loan to Valladolid next season); Marca, 27 July 2007 (in Spanish) where a lack of playing time prompted another loan, with a return to Uruguay and Peñarol in January 2008.Estoyanoff regresa a Peñarol (Estoyanoff returns to Peñarol); Mundo Deportivo, 18 January 2008 (in Spanish) There, he once again teamed up with Carlos Bueno; he played in Spain as a non-foreigner, having received an Italian passport.¿Una sociedad en la que los dos ganan? (A win-win society?); ESPN Deportes, 16 July 2005 (in Spanish)
Estoyanoff was finally released by Valencia in June 2008, eventually agreeing on a move to Panionios FC, having a successful first season in the Super League Greece. In 2010, the 28-year-old re-joined former side Peñarol on loan, and the move was made permanent the following year.Fabián Estoyanoff: "a Europa no vuelvo" (Fabián Estoyanoff: "I'm not going back to Europe"); Fútbol Uruguay, 29 November 2011 (in Spanish)
In January 2015, Estoyanoff signed for Al-Nassr FC in the Saudi Professional League. On 5 May, after his team had suffered a 1–3 home loss to Lekhwiya SC in the AFC Champions League, he attacked opposing player Nam Tae-hee from behind in the tunnel, being subsequently fined in 50% of his salary.Al-Nassr’s Fabián Estoyanoff fined half of salary after attack on opponent; The Guardian, 7 May 2015
After retiring in December 2024 aged 42, Estoyanoff – who had five spells at Peñarol, winning four Primera División championships and finishing second in the 2011 Copa Libertadores – worked as director of football to his last club Fénix.Fabián Estoyanoff le puso fin a su carrera como futbolista profesional (Fabián Estoyanoff ended career as a professional professional); ESPN Deportes, 6 December 2024 (in Spanish)
International career Estoyanoff made his debut for Uruguay on 25 July 2001 in that year's Copa América, playing the final 15 minutes in a 2–1 semi-final defeat against Mexico.Copa América 2001; at RSSSF Subsequently, he appeared at the 2004 – scoring twice for the eventual third-placed nationCopa América 2004; at RSSSF– and 2007 continental tournaments.Copa America: Uruguay struggles past Bolivia 1–0, keeps hopes alive; Taiwan News, 1 July 2007
Personal life Estoyanoff's grandfather, Dimitar Stoyanov, was a Bulgarian stock breeder from the Sofia Valley who emigrated to Uruguay during the Balkan Wars (1912–13).Estoyanoff, en el nombre del abuelo (Estoyanoff, in the name of the grandfather) ; El Observador, 23 October 2012 (in Spanish)
Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsUruguay200120200200200371200452200560200671200730Total304
Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Estoyanoff goal. + List of international goals scored by Fabián EstoyanoffNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 4 February 2003 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong, Hong Kong 1–1 1–1 Friendly2 13 July 2004 Estadio Miguel Grau, Piura, Peru 2–2 4–2 2004 Copa América3 24 July 2004 Estadio Garcilaso, Cusco, Peru 1–0 2–14 21 May 2006 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States 1–0 1–0 Friendly
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