Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Rafael Rocha Ferreira | ||
Date of birth | 3 April 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Ribeirão Preto, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | União de Rondonópolis | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2007 | Desportivo Brasil | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | Desportivo Brasil | 15 | (0) |
2009 | → São Bento (loan) | 13 | (3) |
2010 | Botafogo | 5 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Politehnica Timişoara | 19 | (1) |
2012 | Concordia Chiajna | 3 | (0) |
2016 | Rio Branco | 0 | (0) |
2016 | Oeste | 3 | (0) |
2017 | Capivariano | 0 | (0) |
2019– | União de Rondonópolis | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 June 2020 |
Carlos Rafael Rocha Ferreira, sometimes known as Rafael Rocha or Rato (born 14 March 1989 in Ribeirão Preto) is a Brazilian professional football player who plays as a left midfielder for União de Rondonópolis. [1] [2]
Rocha began his youth career at Desportivo Brasil. [3] He later played at São Bento and Botafogo. [3] [4]
In October 2010 Rafael Rocha signed with Politehnica Timişoara, being recommended there by Poli's defender, the Brazilian Hélder Maurílio. [5] [6] Rocha was presented together with Jiří Krejčí and he was handed the number 30. [7] [8] At the presentation, he said: "It's a unique opportunity for me. It's a great team and I want to meet the demands of that are here. Romanian football is very aggressive. I'll probably adjust harder, I hope the people here will have patience with me". [7] He made his debut for Poli on the Dan Păltinişanu stadium on 26 February 2011 against Gaz Metan Mediaş, replacing Ianis Zicu in the 88th minute of the game. [9] [10]
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