Rafael (footballer, born 1978)
Brazilian footballer
![]() Vieira in 2015. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rafael Pires Vieira | ||
Date of birth | (1978-08-01) 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 | Apps | (Gls) |
1997 | HJK Helsinki | 21 | (11) |
1998–1999 | FC Jazz | 31 | (7) |
1999–2000 | HJK Helsinki | 32 | (19) |
2000–2002 | SC Heerenveen | 6 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Denizlispor | 0 | (0) |
2004 | FJK | 21 | (17) |
2005–2016 | FC Lahti | 250 | (103) |
*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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Veikkausliiga top scorers
- 1990: Czakon
- 1991: Tarkkio
- 1992: Luiz Antônio
- 1993: Sumiala
- 1994: Dionísio
- 1995: Popovitch
- 1996: Luiz Antônio
- 1997: Rafael
- 1998: Hiukka
- 1999: Popovitch
- 2000: Kuqi
- 2001: Roiha
- 2002: Kottila
- 2003: Puhakainen
- 2004: Pohja
- 2005: Mäkelä
- 2006: Vuorinen
- 2007: Rafael
- 2008: Kokko & Myntti
- 2009: Vuorinen
- 2010: Mäkelä
- 2011: Furuholm
- 2012: Sirbiladze
- 2013: Väyrynen
- 2014: Emet & Solignac
- 2015: Kokko
- 2016: Riski
- 2017: Kangaskolkka
- 2018: Klauss
- 2019: Valenčič
- 2020: Riski
- 2021: Källman & Ngueukam
- 2022: Erwin
- 2023: Radulović
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