Rafael António Correia (5 April 1915 – October 1958), was a Portuguese footballer, who played as forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael António Correia | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Almada, Portugal | ||
| Date of death | October 1958 (aged 43) | ||
| Place of death | Trafaria, Portugal | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1934–1946 | Belenenses | 239 | (160) |
| International career | |||
| 1934–1948 | Portugal | 6 | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career edit
Correia gained 6 caps for the Portugal national team, and made his debut 6 November 1938 against Switzerland in Lausanne, in a 0-1 defeat.
Death edit
After his retirement from football, he ran a bar in Trafaria, Portugal. Italian newspaper La Stampa reported on 17 October 1958 that Correia, probably to avenge some slanders about him, assaulted three men with a gun, killing one of them and seriously injuring the other two, and finally shot himself.[1]
External links edit
- Rafael Correia at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Rafael Correia at EU-Football.info
References edit
- ^ «Un calciatore portoghese impazzito uccide una persona e si sopprime», La Stampa, 17 October 1958, p. 8.
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