Rafael (football goalkeeper, born 1982)’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Brazilian footballer
Is Athlete 
Football player 
Association football player 
From Brazil 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 3 March 1982, São Paulo, São Paulo (microregion), São Paulo metropolitan area, São Paulo
Age: 38 years
Stats
Height: 187
Weight: 80

Rafael de Andrade Bittencourt Pinheiro (born 3 March 1982) simply known as Rafael, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cagliari. He also holds an Italian passport.

Biography

He arrived in Italy after playing 17 (of 19) matches in 2007 Campeonato Paulista, ahead of Maurício. He was an understudy of Júlio Sérgio, Fábio Costa and Doni at Santos FC. In Verona, after missing only three games (of a possible 136) in four seasons of Lega Pro, the third highest football league in Italy, Rafael played a crucial role in helping his team reach the 2010-2011 Lega Pro Division One playoffs and win them, to return to Serie B after a four year absence. Two seasons later, the Brazilian goalkeeper and his teammates of Verona reach the second place and were promoted to Serie A, with Rafael that impose itself as the best goalkeeper in the junior category (only 29 goals conceded in 40 games).

Rafael was successively confirmed as first choice keeper for the club’s Serie A comeback season in 2013, despite the signing of Bulgarian international Nikolay Mihaylov, playing 37 games out of 38 during the full championship.

Statistics

As of 15 July 2015.

Team Season Domestic
League		 Domestic
Cup		 European
Competition1 		Other
Tournaments2 		Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santos 2001 0 -0 0 -0 – – 0 -0
2002 0 -0 0 -0 – – 0 -0
2003 8 -8 0 -0 – – 8 -8
2004 0 -0 0 -0 – – 0 -0
2005 0 -0 0 -0 – – 0 -0
Total 8 -8 0 0 0 0 0 -0 8 -8
São Bento 2006 0 -0 0 -0 – – 0 -0
2007 0 -0 0 -0 – – 0 -0
Total 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 0 -0
Hellas Verona 2007–08 34 -41 1 -1 – 2 -1 37 -43
2008–09 34 -32 2 -3 – – 36 -35
2009–10 31 -18 4 -5 – 4 -3 39 -26
2010–11 34 -30 2 -2 – 4 -2 40 -34
2011–12 40 -39 3 -7 – 2 -3 45 -49
2012–13 40 -29 4 -6 – – 44 -35
2013–14 37 -63 1 -0 – – 38 -63
2014–15 20 -35 2 -6 – – 22 -41
2015–16 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Total 270 -287 19 -30 0 0 12 -9 301 -326
Career Total 278 -295 19 -30 0 0 12 -9 309 -334

1European competitions include the UEFA Champions League.
2Other tournaments include the Supercoppa Italiana and Serie B relegation play–offs.

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