 Carini withPeñarol in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Héctor Fabián Carini Hernández | ||
| Date of birth | (1979-12-26)26 December 1979 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Danubio | 39 | (1) |
| 2001–2004 | Juventus | 8 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | →Standard Liège (loan) | 61 | (1) |
| 2004–2007 | Internazionale | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | →Cagliari (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Murcia | 13 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Atlético Mineiro | 18 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Peñarol | 24 | (0) |
| 2013 | Deportivo Quito | 39 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Juventud | 69 | (2) |
| Total | 257 | (4) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2009 | Uruguay | 74 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Héctor Fabián Carini Hernández (born 26 December 1979 inMontevideo) is a Uruguayan former professionalfootballer who played as agoalkeeper.[1]
He played three seasons at Uruguayan clubDanubio F.C before signing for Italian clubJuventus in 2001. During his three seasons at Juventus, he was a backup goalkeeper toGianluigi Buffon and spent two years on loan atStandard Liège. He signed with Inter in 2004, where he was a backup keeper. After two seasons with La Liga club Murcia, he returned to South America and would play forAtlético Mineiro,Peñarol, Deportivo Quito, and Juventud.
He earned 74 caps for the Uruguay national team and represented the team at the1999 and2007 editions of theCopa América, as well as the2002 World Cup.
Carini played for Uruguayan clubDanubio F.C. for three seasons, before signing with Italian clubJuventus in January 2001,[2] where he spent two seasons and was used mainly as a substitute goalkeeper. In March 2002, he was handed a start againstArsenal in theUEFA Champions League due to Juventus rotating their squad, having already qualified for the next round of thecompetition. He played well and saved aThierry Henry penalty as Juventus won 1–0.[3] Although Juventus finished the2001–02 season asSerie A champions, Carini did not play in theleague, as he served as the team's back-up goalkeeper behindGianluigi Buffon;[4][5] however, he was the team's starting goalkeeper in theCoppa Italia, ahead ofMichelangelo Rampulla, where the team reached thefinal, only to lose out toParma.[6] Shortly afterwards during the summer of 2002, he nearly completed a loan move to Arsenal, but at the last minute, the move fell through due to the player's wage demands.[7] He moved instead toStandard Liège, where he spent two years on loan.
In 2004, Carini leftJuventus forInternazionale, when he was exchanged forFabio Cannavaro in a transfer which was worth €10 million.[8] Despite being the first choice goalkeeper for his country, Carini was the third choice goalkeeper for Inter. After spending the 2005–06 season on loan atCagliari, he went back to Inter, where he became the fourth goalkeeper behindFrancesco Toldo,Júlio César andPaolo Orlandoni. Carini did not see a single minute of action over the next two years, a period during which Inter won theSerie A title in 2007.[5] Before the 2007–08 season, he moved to newly promoted Spanish club Murcia to compete with incumbent first-choice goalkeeperAntonio Notario. He signed a three-year deal with theBrazilian clubAtlético Mineiro in 2008, arriving on a free transfer.[9]Atlético Mineiro rescinded Fabián Carini's contract in 2010; as a result, they had to a penalty to him, as his contract with the club ran until 2011.
After his experience at Atletico Mineiro, the 31-year-old goalkeeper Fabian Carini signed a one-season deal withPeñarol in December of that year.[10]
He later played forDeportivo Quito in 2013, and signed withJuventud de Las Piedras in 2014. When his contract with the latter club expired at the end of 2016, Carini decided to retire from professional football, due to chronic lumbar pain, despite having an offer to play in theCopa Libertadores withMontevideo Wanderers.[11]
Carini played for theUruguay national football team, which he represented at the1999 and2007 editions of theCopa América – earning second and fourth–place finishes respectively – as well as the2002 FIFA World Cup, where his nation suffered a first–round elimination. Carini made his debut for the national squad on 17 June 1999 in afriendly match (2–3 win) inCiudad del Este againstParaguay. In total, he obtained 74 caps between 1999 and 2009.[12]
| Uruguay | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 |
| 2007 | 13 | 0 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 74 | 0 |
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