Rafael Santos (footballer, born 1989)
Brazilian footballer
 Rafael Santos in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael de Carvalho Santos | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-03-14) 14 March 1989 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Barretos, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Operário Ferroviário | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Corinthians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2013 | Corinthians | 8 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Avaí (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Bragantino (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Botafogo-SP (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | São Caetano | 42 | (0) |
| 2014 | Icasa | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Portuguesa | 42 | (0) |
| 2015 | Guarani | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Madureira | 27 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Tupi (loan) | 31 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Bahia | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Vila Nova | 68 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Confiança | 108 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Tombense | 14 | (0) |
| 2023– | Operário Ferroviário | 35 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023 | |||
Rafael de Carvalho Santos (born 14 March 1989), known as Rafael Santos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Operário Ferroviário as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Born in Barretos, Rafael Santos joined Corinthians' youth setup in 2004, aged 15. In 2008, he was promoted to the main squad, in Série B, and made his debut on 29 November, starting in a 0–2 loss at América-RN,[1] as Timão were already champions and both Felipe and Júlio César (first and second choices, respectively) were already in vacations.
In June 2011, after being sparingly used by Corinthians, Rafael Santos moved to Avaí on loan until the end of the year.[2] However, his maiden appearance for the Leão da Ilha was on 7 September, in a 1–2 home loss against Santos.[3] He then joined Bragantino[4] and Botafogo-SP, both in temporary deals.
On 10 May 2013 Rafael Santos signed with São Caetano.[5] He was a starter during his debut campaign, which ended in relegation. On 27 June of the following year Rafael Santos moved to Icasa, also in the second division;[6] ten days later, however, he signed a short-term deal with fellow league side Portuguesa.[7]
On 6 May 2015, after being released by Lusa, Rafael Santos signed for Guarani.[8]
References
- ^ América-RN se salva e mancha despedida do Corinthians (América-RN saves themselves and bitters Corinthians' goodbye); ESPN Brasil, 29 November 2008 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Rafael Santos, goleiro, a caminho da Ressacada (Rafael Santos, heading to Ressacada); InfoEsporte, 3 June 2011 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Avaí cede a virada para o Santos e se afunda no Z4 (Avaí suffers comeback from Santos and gets deeper in Z4) Archived 2014-07-14 at archive.today; Futebol SC, 7 September 2011 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Bragantino contrata goleiro do Corinthians e aguarda por meia da Bolívia (Bragantino signs goalkeeper from Corinthians and waits for midfielder from Bolivia); Futebol Interior, 5 January 2012 (in Portuguese)
- ^ São Caetano apresenta goleiro Rafael Santos e meia Renato Ribeiro (São Caetano presents goalkeeper Rafael Santos and midfielder Renato Ribeiro); Terra, 10 May 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Série B: Icasa contrata Rafael Santos, Thiago Miracema e Zé Augusto (Série B: Icasa signs Rafael Santos, Thiago Miracema and Zé Augusto); Futebol Interior, 27 June 2014 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Goleiro Rafael Santos chega à Portuguesa (Goalkeeper Rafael Santos arrives at Portuguesa) Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine; Portuguesa's official website, 7 July 2014 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Série C: Guarani apresenta Rafael Santos e Lenon para brigar pelo acesso (Série C: Guarani presents Rafael Santos and Lenon to fight for promotion); Futebol Interior, 6 May 2015 (in Portuguese)
External links
- Rafael Santos at Soccerway
