Rafael Forster

Rafael Forster
Personal information
Full name	Rafael Forster
Date of birth	23 July 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	São José, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre back, Left back
Team information
Current team	São Bernardo
Youth career
2002–2009	Internacional
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2011	Internacional
2011	→ Náutico (loan)
2011	Audax
2012–2013	Audax Rio
2014–2015	Brasil de Pelotas
2015	Goiás
2016–2017	Zorya Luhansk
2017–2020	Ludogorets Razgrad II
2017–2020	Ludogorets Razgrad
2020–2021	Botafogo
2021	Juventude
2022	Juventude
2023	Santo André
2023	CSA
2023	Avaí
2024–	São Bernardo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 December 2023

Rafael Forster (born 23 July 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for São Bernardo. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a left-back.

Club career[edit]

Born in São José, Santa Catarina, Rafael Forster was an Internacional youth graduate. On 1 March 2010 he was loaned to Náutico,^[1] making his senior debuts in that year's Campeonato Pernambucano.

After representing Audax São Paulo and Audax Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Forster signed for Brasil de Pelotas on 12 March 2013.^[2] After impressing with the latter, he joined Goiás on 20 April 2015.^[3]

Rafael Forster made his Série A debut on 10 May, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Vasco.^[4]

On 30 August 2017, Forster signed with Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad.^[5]

Honours[edit]

Ludogorets

Bulgarian First League (3): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
Bulgarian Supercup (2): 2018, 2019

References[edit]

^ Rafael Forster fala em aproveitar a oportunidade no Náutico (Rafael Forster talks about seizing his opportunity at Náutico); ZH Esportes, 1 March 2010 (in Portuguese)
^ Rafael Forster é o novo lateral-esquerdo do Brasil (Rafael Forster is the new left-back of Brasil); Futebol Daqui, 12 March 2013 (in Portuguese)
^ Goiás fecha com o lateral esquerdo Rafael Forster, do Brasil de Pelotas (Goiás signs with left back Rafael Forster, from Brasil de Pelotas); Globo Esporte, 20 April 2015 (in Portuguese)
^ Sem tempero: Vasco e Goiás ficam no empate sem gols em São Januário (Without sauce: Vasco and Goiás draw blank at São Januário); Globo Esporte, 10 May 2015 (in Portuguese)
^ "Опитен защитник подписа с Лудогорец" (in Bulgarian). ludogorets.com. 30 August 2017.

External links[edit]

Rafael Forster at Soccerway

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[1] Rafael Forster fala em aproveitar a oportunidade no Náutico (Rafael Forster talks about seizing his opportunity at Náutico); ZH Esportes, 1 March 2010 (in Portuguese)

[2] Rafael Forster é o novo lateral-esquerdo do Brasil (Rafael Forster is the new left-back of Brasil); Futebol Daqui, 12 March 2013 (in Portuguese)

[3] Goiás fecha com o lateral esquerdo Rafael Forster, do Brasil de Pelotas (Goiás signs with left back Rafael Forster, from Brasil de Pelotas); Globo Esporte, 20 April 2015 (in Portuguese)

[4] Sem tempero: Vasco e Goiás ficam no empate sem gols em São Januário (Without sauce: Vasco and Goiás draw blank at São Januário); Globo Esporte, 10 May 2015 (in Portuguese)

[5] "Опитен защитник подписа с Лудогорец" (in Bulgarian). ludogorets.com. 30 August 2017.

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