Rafael Martiniano de Miranda Moura (born 23 May 1983), or simply Rafael Moura, is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a striker.
.jpg) Rafael playing for Internacional in 2014. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Martiniano de Miranda Moura | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlético Mineiro | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Atlético Mineiro | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Vitória | 4 | (1) |
| 2005 | Paysandu | 14 | (7) |
| 2006 | Corinthians | 43 | (15) |
| 2007 | Locarno | 4 | (1) |
| 2007–2012 | Fluminense | 57 | (22) |
| 2007–2008 | → Lorient (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Atlético Paranaense (loan) | 28 | (9) |
| 2010 | → Goiás (loan) | 25 | (9) |
| 2012–2015 | Internacional | 92 | (24) |
| 2016–2017 | Atlético Mineiro | 35 | (9) |
| 2016 | → Figueirense (loan) | 33 | (10) |
| 2018 | América Mineiro | 38 | (9) |
| 2019–2021 | Goiás | 58 | (21) |
| 2021 | Botafogo | 31 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:31, 6 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
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 edit
- Vitória
- Campeonato Baiano: 2005
- Fluminense
- Atlético Paranaense
- Campeonato Paranaense: 2009
- Internacional
- Atlético Mineiro
- Botafogo
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b 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 edit
- 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 (archived)
- 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 (archived)