Introduction
Antônio Fábio Francês Cavalcante (born 27 November 1983), commonly known as Fabinho Capixaba, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right back.
Club career
Born in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Fabinho Capixaba graduated from Desportiva's youth setup, but made his senior debuts for América Mineiro. After a loan stint at Club América, he went on to appear at several countryside clubs of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro (with a short stint at Polish Ekstraklasa side Pogoń Szczecin).
On 5 May 2008 Fabinho Capixaba joined Série A side Palmeiras. He appeared regularly for the club during the year, but eventually lost his space in 2009.
On 5 August 2009 Fabinho Capixaba was loaned to Avaí until December. He subsequently served another temporary deals at Coritiba, Mirassol, Criciúma and Joinville before being released by Verdão in 2013.
On 12 December 2013 Fabinho Capixaba signed for Atlético Sorocaba, newly promoted to Campeonato Paulista Série A1. He appeared regularly for the side, which was immediately relegated back.
On 28 January 2015 Fabinho Capixaba was presented at Portuguesa.