Fabio Da Silva / Nantes / Emiliano Sala / Peter Whittingham
Tue Dec 22, 2020 10:50 am
' Fabio Da Silva / Nantes / Emiliano Sala / Peter Whittingham '
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Fabio Da Silva has had two too many brushes with tragedy in recent years. Both of which have been felt strongly in this corner of the world.
Tuesday 22nd December 2020
Cardiff City Football Club was brought to its knees by the losses of Emiliano Sala and Peter Whittingham over the space of 18 months and their deaths still sting just as harshly to this day.
One was a player in the prime of his career, who had just agreed the biggest move of his life to start a new chapter in the Welsh capital. Another was a bona fide Cardiff City legend.
The one thing they had in common? A friend in Fabio.
Fabio, by nature, is a bubbly, effervescent character, never short of a smile or a laugh, but even his voice strikes a sobering tone when our conversation turns to the losses of these two people bound so closely to those associated with Cardiff City.
"I was in shock with this news," Fabio says of Whittingham's passing in March. "First here with Sala and then, when I heard of Peter Whittingham, it was shocking.
"I couldn't believe it. Straight away, when someone told me, the first thing I did was text Matthew Connolly.
"Connolly said, 'No, he is still in hospital' and told me the story. But afterwards, he text me to say he had passed away. I was devastated. I couldn't believe it.
"He was such a nice guy, a fantastic pro."
Often being at arm's length to such horrendous stories, we can sometimes forget the impact a death like this has on those who knew them best.
For Fabio, the impact of Sala's death in January 2019 profoundly changed him as a person.
The Argentine sought counsel in Fabio, the former Manchester United left-back having intimate knowledge of the Bluebirds following his two-and-a-half seasons with the club, and picked his brains as excitement grew over his imminent move.
Fabio says he spoke to Sala on the afternoon before his ill-fated flight across the Channel and awaited his text when he touched down the other side. That text never came.
"In the afternoon he was going to take the plane, he asked me so many things about Cardiff, because he knew I had played there," Fabio explains.
"I told him that anything he needed or wanted from me, he could text me. And then, in the morning, when I heard the news, it was shocking.
"Before he signed he asked me and I told him how the fans were, how everyone is in the stadium, how the club works.
"He was such a professional and to be honest, I was happy for him, because I knew Cardiff fans would have loved him. He was a fantastic character."
Enduring such a personal tragedy had a real affect on the Brazilian. He admits that for a few months he really wasn't right.
But Sala's passing has taught him the most valuable lesson he could ever wish to learn; to cherish every moment. He smiles more now than he ever did before.
"I'll be honest, the first two months were hard," he admits. "You play games together and train every day, every week.
"So, you can imagine it being any one of us there. Life is so short, man, you need to give every moment in your life everything.
"Even now I think about it. Before, I smiled and I laughed, everyone knows me for that, but now even more, after everything that has happened.
"Because life is short.
"I'm sure it was one of the best moments in his life, he had signed for Cardiff for £15m. He was having the best month of his career and in one minute, everything is gone. His life is over."
Fabio, now 30, is a family man and that comes through clearly in everything he says.
He admits that, in 2014, it was difficult to move away from his brother Rafael for the first time, permanently, anyway, but his wife was pregnant with his first daughter and, even at 24, realised it was time for him to grow up and take care of his family, as well as his own future.
Former Cardiff City, Manchester United and current Nantes player Fabio Da Siva has opened up on the loss of Emiliano Sala and Peter Whittingham.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=204226
Fabio Da Silva has had two too many brushes with tragedy in recent years. Both of which have been felt strongly in this corner of the world.
Tuesday 22nd December 2020
Cardiff City Football Club was brought to its knees by the losses of Emiliano Sala and Peter Whittingham over the space of 18 months and their deaths still sting just as harshly to this day.
One was a player in the prime of his career, who had just agreed the biggest move of his life to start a new chapter in the Welsh capital. Another was a bona fide Cardiff City legend.
The one thing they had in common? A friend in Fabio.
Fabio, by nature, is a bubbly, effervescent character, never short of a smile or a laugh, but even his voice strikes a sobering tone when our conversation turns to the losses of these two people bound so closely to those associated with Cardiff City.
"I was in shock with this news," Fabio says of Whittingham's passing in March. "First here with Sala and then, when I heard of Peter Whittingham, it was shocking.
"I couldn't believe it. Straight away, when someone told me, the first thing I did was text Matthew Connolly.
"Connolly said, 'No, he is still in hospital' and told me the story. But afterwards, he text me to say he had passed away. I was devastated. I couldn't believe it.
"He was such a nice guy, a fantastic pro."
Often being at arm's length to such horrendous stories, we can sometimes forget the impact a death like this has on those who knew them best.
For Fabio, the impact of Sala's death in January 2019 profoundly changed him as a person.
The Argentine sought counsel in Fabio, the former Manchester United left-back having intimate knowledge of the Bluebirds following his two-and-a-half seasons with the club, and picked his brains as excitement grew over his imminent move.
Fabio says he spoke to Sala on the afternoon before his ill-fated flight across the Channel and awaited his text when he touched down the other side. That text never came.
"In the afternoon he was going to take the plane, he asked me so many things about Cardiff, because he knew I had played there," Fabio explains.
"I told him that anything he needed or wanted from me, he could text me. And then, in the morning, when I heard the news, it was shocking.
"Before he signed he asked me and I told him how the fans were, how everyone is in the stadium, how the club works.
"He was such a professional and to be honest, I was happy for him, because I knew Cardiff fans would have loved him. He was a fantastic character."
Enduring such a personal tragedy had a real affect on the Brazilian. He admits that for a few months he really wasn't right.
But Sala's passing has taught him the most valuable lesson he could ever wish to learn; to cherish every moment. He smiles more now than he ever did before.
"I'll be honest, the first two months were hard," he admits. "You play games together and train every day, every week.
"So, you can imagine it being any one of us there. Life is so short, man, you need to give every moment in your life everything.
"Even now I think about it. Before, I smiled and I laughed, everyone knows me for that, but now even more, after everything that has happened.
"Because life is short.
"I'm sure it was one of the best moments in his life, he had signed for Cardiff for £15m. He was having the best month of his career and in one minute, everything is gone. His life is over."
Fabio, now 30, is a family man and that comes through clearly in everything he says.
He admits that, in 2014, it was difficult to move away from his brother Rafael for the first time, permanently, anyway, but his wife was pregnant with his first daughter and, even at 24, realised it was time for him to grow up and take care of his family, as well as his own future.
Former Cardiff City, Manchester United and current Nantes player Fabio Da Siva has opened up on the loss of Emiliano Sala and Peter Whittingham.
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Re: Fabio Da Silva / Nantes / Emiliano Sala / Peter Whitting
Wed Dec 23, 2020 12:13 am
Always liked fabio,came across as a humble young man 
and what he says is even more relevant in these trying times 
Make every minute count people,because he is absolutely spot on,the death of a close one,makes you re evaluate your life,and make changes,and more time with loved ones.and such tragic circumstances in both cases
and what he says is even more relevant in these trying times Make every minute count people,because he is absolutely spot on,the death of a close one,makes you re evaluate your life,and make changes,and more time with loved ones.and such tragic circumstances in both cases