{"id":16409,"date":"2013-08-06T04:29:50","date_gmt":"2013-08-06T04:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=16409"},"modified":"2013-08-06T04:29:50","modified_gmt":"2013-08-06T04:29:50","slug":"pune-fc-bring-on-striker-raul-fabiani-for-the-season-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=16409","title":{"rendered":"Pune FC bring on striker Ra\u00fal Fabiani for the season ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Pune:<\/strong> Pune Football Club confirms signing Equatorial Guinea international and former Villareal CF \u2018B\u2019 striker Ra\u00fal Iv\u00e1n Fabiani Bosio for the 2013-14 season. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-nine-year-old Ra\u00fal becomes Pune FC\u2019s fifth signing in this window and joins playmaker Douhou Pierre as the second player in the foreign quota. He also becomes the first European player to sign for Pune FC.<\/p>\n<p>Spanish-born Ra\u00fal joins Pune FC after a successful season with Valencia-based club Hurac\u00e1n CF in the Segunda Division-B (Third Division) during which he guided them to the play-offs final only to lose out promotion on away goals.<\/p>\n<p>Standing at 6 foot and 6 inches high, Ra\u00fal interestingly, is the tallest striker ever to be signed by the club since promotion to the I-League in 2009-10.<\/p>\n<p>Pune FC Head Operations, Chirag Tanna said; \u201cWe are very happy to have signed Raul. He has an excellent record in Spain (Segunda and Segunda B) and we believe he has the necessary attributes to succeed in the I-League.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Arriving in the city on Sunday, Ra\u00fal said, \u201cI\u2019m happy to be in India and be a part of Pune FC which is one of the top clubs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m willing to put in a lot of effort and want to help Pune FC win the league. I will try to score as many goals as possible,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Ra\u00fal started his career at top-division side Villareal CF (2001) coming through the ranks as a youngster. He was later promoted to their &#8216;B&#8217; team (2003) and started playing in the second division.<\/p>\n<p>Thereafter, he plied his trade for several Segunda-Division B clubs, Moralo CP, CP Cacere\u00f1o, UD Lanzarote, CD Teruel and Villajoyosa CF establishing himself as a proven goalscorer. He also had a short stint in Greece at Panachaiki FC in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>In 2010, he joined CD Alcoyano and helped them to promotion in his first season top-scoring with 12 goals throughout the campaign. A season in the Segunda Division (Second Division) was followed by a return to third division side Hurac\u00e1n Valencia for the 2012-13 season.<\/p>\n<p>Born to a Spanish father and an Equatoguinean mother, Ra\u00fal holds both Spanish and Equatoguinean nationality. In 2011, he was naturalised to play for the Equatorial Guinea national team with the 2012 African Cup of Nations (co-hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon) being his biggest moment.<\/p>\n<p>The striker made two appearances against eventual champions Zambia in the Group Stage and against Ivory Coast in the Quarters during the Cup of Nations. Overall in his career, he has made a total of six appearances for Equatorial Guinea.<\/p>\n<p>Ra\u00fal thus becomes Pune FC\u2019s fifth foreign striker to be signed in the Elite League after Edmar Figueira (Brazil; 2009-11), Mandjou Keita (Guinea; 2010-12), James Moga (South Sudan; 2012-13) and Boima Karpeh (Australia 2013).<\/p>\n<p>The deal between Pune FC and Ra\u00fal Fabiani was facilitated by Kickoff India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pune: Pune Football Club confirms signing Equatorial Guinea international and former Villareal CF \u2018B\u2019 striker Ra\u00fal Iv\u00e1n Fabiani Bosio for the 2013-14 season. &nbsp; Twenty-nine-year-old Ra\u00fal becomes Pune FC\u2019s fifth signing in this window and joins playmaker Douhou Pierre as the second player in the foreign quota. 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