Former Real Madrid defender Fabio Coentrao has previously surprised by choosing a new profession, that of fisherman, and now he has been surprised by a ban from the Portuguese Football Federation, which came a year after his career ended. his.
The Portuguese federation decided to “suspend” and fine Coentrao 850 euros for the incident in his last game played for his team Rio Ave. It was a meeting against Boavista in April 2021.
In a statement it is written that: “from the date of the event to the final decision, 486 days have passed, as well as 8 days from the disciplinary hearing to the decision made by the Disciplinary Commission”.
“The fact that a football player has stopped playing does not release him from responsibility for disciplinary violations committed during his career,” the decision states.
Coentrao is 34, having spent five seasons at Real Madrid where he won La Liga twice, the Spanish Super Cup and Copa del Rey once, the Champions League twice, the UEFA Super Cup once and the FIFA Club World Cup twice.
After finishing his career, he devoted himself to the realization of his dream and became a fisherman in the sea, where he says he feels very good.
“It’s a job like any other. And not only that, the sea is beautiful and we need it. Life at sea is not a shame as many people think. “My father had a boat, he used it for fishing, and I always went with it when I was a child.”
“Fishing and the sea were my life. I knew that one day I would have to leave football and that I would change the direction of my life. The boat is my life”, said Coentrao.
Real Madrid paid 30 million euros to Benfica for him in 2011.
