Jonathan Fabbro (born 16 January 1982) is an Argentine-born Paraguayan convicted felon and a former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Fabbro commenced his football career at Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors and remained there for 9 years, going through all of the youth divisions at the club.
[3] When he hoped to make the step to the first-team at the age of 17, Fabbro had the opportunity to trial with Spanish club Real Betis, where Carlos Griguol was the coach.
Fabbro would also participate in three continental matches, scoring one goal against Colón de Santa Fé in the 2003 Copa Sudamericana.
[3] At Boca Juniors, Fabbro's other teammates included Roberto Abbondanzieri, Rolando Schiavi, Sebastian Battaglia, Carlos Tevez, Abel Balbo, Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Hungarian Róbert Waltner and Japanese Naohiro Takahara.
[9] During the 2011 Copa Libertadores group stage, Fabbro scored an equalizer in an away game against Chilean team Colo-Colo to 2–2, after losing 2–0.
[3] Later, Fabbro spoke on 90 Minutos on Fox Sports Argentina, telling that his stint at River Plate damaged him by losing ground at Cerro Porteño and his place in the national team during the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
[13] In 2010, following his Paraguayan naturalisation, ABC Color announced that Fabbro was in the plans of Paraguay's national team coach Gerardo Martino.
[14] In August 2012, national team coached Gerardo Pelusso praised Fabbro for his wish of playing for Paraguay, debuting in the second half of a 3–3 friendly draw against Guatemala in Washington, D.C., and scoring from a free kick 8 minutes after entering the field.
[15][17] On 7 September 2012, Fabbro made his second appearance for Paraguay in a 3–1 away defeat against Argentina in a World Cup qualification game, equalising the scores for 1–1 with a penalty in the 18th minute.
[3] In 2010, Fabbro accidentally hit with his car and killed a 23-year-old woman, Mónica Beatriz Deppeller, who was taking her five-year-old son to school on her motorbike in Videla, Santa Fe, Argentina.
[3][26] Fabbro was eventually sued by the victim's family and had money docked from his wages to pay a compensation, but in 2012 he and his girlfriend Larissa Riquelme hit another motorcyclist during a car chase with Paraguayan police.