Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rafael dos Santos | ||
Date of birth | 25 September 1990 | ||
Place of birth | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | ElPozo Murcia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011 | São Paulo/Marília | ||
2012 | Wimpro Guarulhos | ||
2013 | São José-SP | ||
2014 | Iberia Tblisi | ||
2014 | Brasil Kirin | ||
2015–2017 | Carlos Barbosa | ||
2017–2020 | Nagoya Oceans | 36 | (30) |
2020– | ElPozo Murcia | 107 | (60) |
International career | |||
2017– | Brazil | 39 | (14) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 September 2024 |
Rafael dos Santos (born 25 September 1990) is a Brazilian professional futsal player who plays as a forward for the Spanish club ElPozo Murcia.
Futsal player during his childhood, Santos gave up his career to work at a cargo terminal. He played professionally for São José Futsal, Ibero Stars of Georgia, Brasil Kirin, until arriving at Carlos Barbosa, the team for which he established himself. Represents the Brazil futsal team since 2017. [1] In 2020 he signed a three-year contract with ElPozo Murcia, and in March 2023, renewed for three more seasons. [2]
Champion of the 2017 and 2024 editions of the Copa América de Futsal with the Brazil, Santos was called up to play in the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup. [3]
The Brazil national futsal team represents Brazil in international futsal competitions. It is under the direction of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). The team is considered to be the strongest in the world earning a record three straight championships in the FIFA Futsal World Cup. Brazil also holds a record eleven championship wins in the South American Futsal Championship also known as the Copa América de Futsal and five wins in the Taça América de Futsal. As of Semptember 2024, Brazil is ranked first in the Futsal World Rankings. Brazil has played in all 10 FIFA Futsal World Cups and has finished in the top three nine times, reaching the finals seven times and winning six titles, which includes the recent Futsal World Cup in 2024. The team has the best overall performance in the World Cup competition both in proportional and absolute terms. As of 2024, Brazil has a winning record against every nation they have faced in their history, winning over 89% of the matches and losing 5% of them.
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