Rafael Moura
Rafael Martiniano de Miranda Moura (born 23 May 1983), or simply Rafael Moura, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Goiás.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rafael Martiniano de Miranda Moura | ||
Date of birth | 23 May 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Goiás | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Atlético Mineiro | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004 | Atlético Mineiro | 2 | (1) |
2004–2005 | Vitória | 4 | (1) |
2005 | Paysandu | 14 | (7) |
2006 | Corinthians | 44 | (15) |
2007 | Locarno | 4 | (1) |
2007-2012 | Fluminense | 4 | (1) |
2007–2008 | → Lorient (loan) | 2 | (1) |
2008–2009 | → Atlético Paranaense (loan) | 65 | (29) |
2010 | → Goiás (loan) | 56 | (29) |
2012–2015 | Internacional | 121 | (28) |
2016–2017 | Atlético Mineiro | 49 | (10) |
2016 | → Figueirense (loan) | 40 | (14) |
2018 | América Mineiro | 40 | (9) |
2019– | Goiás | 23 | (9) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2019 |
Career
Rafael Moura started his career with Atlético Mineiro, he then left for Vitória.
In July 2005, he left for Paysandu, signed a contract until the end of season.[2]
Rafael Moura signed a contract with MSI in 2006 which lasted until 2012,[3] he then left for MSI affiliated club Corinthians. In January 2007 he left for Swiss lower division club Locarno along with Jhonny Herrera but still under MSI control.[4] He signed an 8-month contract with Fluminense in January 2007.
Moura left for French Ligue 1 side FC Lorient on a 1-year loan from Fluminense (actually MSI) in August 2007. Lorient had a first option to sign him outright in June 2008.[5]
On 1 July 2008, Moura returned to Brazil for Atlético Paranaense, signed a 2-year loan contract.[3][6]
The loan terminated in January 2010, and Moura signed a 1-year loan deal with Goiás on 22 January.[7]
After an on-pitch brawl on 21 July 2010, the match that Goiás 2–2 draw with his former club Vitória,[8] Moura was provisionally banned from football for a month.[9] He finished as the runner-up with team at 2010 Copa Sudamericana.
In January 2011, he rejoined Fluminense and signed a 3-year deal.[10][11] Moves to Internacional and Atlético Mineiro followed. In 2016, not long after joining Atlético Mineiro, Moura completed a loan move to Figueirense.[12]
In December 2017, after terminating his contract with Atlético, Moura joined América Mineiro.
Honours
- Vitória
- Campeonato Baiano: 2005
- Fluminense
- Atlético Paranaense
- Campeonato Paranaense: 2009
- Internacional
- Atlético Mineiro
References
- "Player Profile". SC Internacional. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- "BID ACUMULATIVO SÉRIE A /2005". CBF. 8 November 2005. Archived from the original on 29 May 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- Canônico, Leandro (25 July 2008). "Agora no Atlético-PR, Rafael Moura segue representado por Kia Joorabchian". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- "RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2007". CBF (in Portuguese). 18 November 2007. Archived from the original on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- "Rafael Moura : "S'intégrer au mieux"". FC Lorient (in French). 17 August 2007. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- "RELAÇÃO DE RETORNOS PARA O BRASIL DO EXTERIOR EM 2008". CBF (in Portuguese). January 2009. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- "RELAÇÃO DE RETORNOS PARA O BRASIL DO EXTERIOR EM 2010". CBF (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- Homewood, Brian (22 July 2010). "Soccer-Players, coach and reporters brawl on pitch in Brazil". Reuters. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- Homewood, Brian (29 July 2010). "Soccer-Leao handed 30-day provisional ban after brawl". Reuters. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- "Rafael Moura é o novo reforço do Fluminense". Fluminense FC (in Portuguese). 27 January 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- "BOLETIM INFORMATIVO DIÁRIO ELETRÔNICO (BID-E) RELAÇÃO PELA DATA 04/02/2011". CBF (in Portuguese). 4 February 2011. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- "Rafael Moura profile". Soccerway. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
External links
- CBF at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 April 2012) (in Portuguese)
- Profile at Futpedia at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 April 2009) (in Portuguese)
- Rafael Moura at Sambafoot
- Guardian Stats Centre at the Wayback Machine (archived 31 August 2012)
- Goiás Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 September 2011) (in Portuguese)
- Rafael Moura – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)