Rafael Copetti

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Copettiand the second or paternal family name is Fernandes.

Rafael Copetti

Personal information
Full name	Rafael Copetti Fernandes
Date of birth	(1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Chapecó, Brazil
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Boavista
Youth career
2011	Internacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Benfica	0	(0)
2012	→ União Leiria (loan)	1	(0)
2014–2015	Vasco da Gama	0	(0)
2015	Bragantino	3	(0)
2016	ABC	0	(0)
2017	Serrano-PB	0	(0)
2017	PSTC	6	(0)
2017	Pelotas	0	(0)
2018	Treze	0	(0)
2018	Chapecoense	0	(0)
2019	Sobradinho	0	(0)
2019	América-RN	0	(0)
2020–	Gama	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:36, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

Rafael Copetti Fernandes (born 4 April 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Gama.

Club career

Born in Chapecó in the western area of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, Rafael started his career with Internacional. In December 2011, he moved to Europe, signing a five-and-a-half-year deal with Benfica before joining several compatriots on loan at Portuguese club U.D. Leiria. ^[1] On 20 June 2014, he returned to Brazil, signing for Vasco da Gama. ^[2] In May 2015 he was loaned to Bragantino to play in 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, due to lack of opportunity at Vasco. ^[3]

In 2016 Rafael signed for ABC, but a knee injury in pre-season left him requiring surgery, and he made no appearances for the club. ^[4] He returned to action in 2017 with Serrano-PB in 2017 Campeonato Paraibano. ^[5] Upon completion of the tournament in April, he signed for PSTC to play in 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. ^[6]

On 20 November 2017, Rafael was presented as a new signing for a second Paraíba club, Treze, but was released in April after the club was knocked out of the state championship. ^{[7] [8]} In August 2018 he signed for Chapecoense until the end of the 2018, however he made no appearances for the team and was released at the end of the season. ^{[9] [10]}

In January 2019, Rafael signed for Sobradinho, but after playing just one match in Campeonato Brasiliense he moved to América-RN. ^{[11] [12]} In December 2019 he signed for Gama. ^[13]

References

1. "Copetti UD Leira" (in Portuguese). Benfica4Ever. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
2. Vasco anuncia contratação de Rafael Copetti, do Benfica
3. "Vasco empresta goleiro Rafael Copetti para o Bragantino" (in Portuguese). Vascaínos Unidos. 8 May 2015.
4. "Rafael Copetti é submetido a cirurgia no joelho" (in Portuguese). ABC Futebol Clube. 25 January 2016.
5. "Serrano-PB anuncia contratação de goleiro que estava no ABC de Natal" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 January 2017.
6. "PSTC Procopense apresenta goleiro Copetti, para disputa da série D do Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). playvision.com.br. 28 April 2017.
7. "Torcida lota o PV para ver de perto o novo time do Treze para 2018; confira as fotos" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 November 2017.
8. "Treze dispensa mais 3 atletas e faz mistério no início da preparação para a Série D" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 April 2018.
9. "Chapecoense acerta contratação de goleiro Rafael Copetti para a sequência da Série A" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 August 2018.
10. "Chape não irá renovar contrato com goleiro Rafael Copetti" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 December 2018.
11. "Guia do Candangão 2019: tudo o que você precisa saber sobre a competição" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 January 2019.
12. "América-RN acerta com goleiro Rafael Copetti, ex-Treze e ABC" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 February 2019.
13. "Candangão: Com Tadei no comando, Gama apresenta elenco em busca do bicampeonato" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 2 December 2019.

External links

• Rafael Copetti at Soccerway
• MaisFutebol (in Portuguese)