Rafael (footballer, born 1978)

Rafael
	Vieira in 2015.
Personal information
Full name	Rafael Pires Vieira
Date of birth	1 August 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Criciúma, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre forward
Team information
Current team	FC Lahti
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997	HJK Helsinki
1998–1999	FC Jazz
1999–2000	HJK Helsinki
2000–2002	SC Heerenveen
2002–2003	Denizlispor
2004	FJK
2005–2016	FC Lahti
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2014

Rafael Pires Vieira (born 1 August 1978), better known simply as Rafael, is a Brazilian former football centre forward. He played a large part of his career in the Veikkausliiga in Finland, winning the goal kingship twice and becoming a Veikkausliiga legend in 2019.^[1]

Honours

Individual

Veikkausliiga Top Score: 2007

References

^ "Rafaelista Veikkausliigan legenda" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2024.

External links

Rafael at Soccerway
Player profile on fclahti.fi
Rafael at Sambafoot (archived)

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[1] "Rafaelista Veikkausliigan legenda" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2024.

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