Omaha Vipers Sign Fabio "Fabinho" Ribiero
November 23, 2010 - Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Omaha Vipers News Release
(OMAHA) - Omaha Vipers Vice President and General Manager announced today that the team has signed defender Fabio "Fabinho" Ribeiro. Ribeiro, who is expected to train with the Vipers this week, played last season with the Baltimore Blast.
Ribeiro played in 13 games this season for the Rampage, scoring one three-point goal and recording 14 blocks before he was waived earlier this week. Prior to joining the Rampage, Ribeiro spent four seasons with the Chicago Storm and one season each with the Kansas City Comets and Dallas Sidekicks. In four seasons with the Storm he played in 76 games and earned 65 points (21 goals and 20 assists) and blocked 80 shots. He began his MISL career with the Sidekicks in 2003-04 and before that played professional outdoor soccer in Brazil and was a member of the Brazilian National Futsal Team (1996-99), helping Brazil win the International Futsal championship in 1999.
The Omaha Vipers are a franchise of the MISL and will play all home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. Home opener is Sunday, November 21st at 3:05pm against the Kansas City Comets. Season tickets and single game tickets are now on-sale at 402.932.3335, on-line at www.omahavipers.com, through TicketMaster or at any area La Mesa restaurant.
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