Alex Rafael da Silva Antônio (born January 1, 1988), also known as Alex Rafael, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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Early life

Alex Rafael was born in

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. He began his career in 2008 playing for the domestic team Red Bull Brazil. After a short period of a month he became one of the first players to play for the

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club in Austria. He signed a year contract within a week. Shortly after he returned to Brazil to play for Commercial, which later loaned him to

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in Japan. Finally he was loaned back to Brazil to play for Ferroviaria in 2013. In a January 2017 he signed a contract with

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Honour

; Ubon UMT United * Regional League Division 2: **Winners : 2015 *

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** Runner-up : 2015

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Alex Rafael Alex Rafael da Silva Antônio (born January 1, 1988), also known as Alex Rafael, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward. Early life Alex Rafael was born in São Paulo. He began his career in 2008 playing for the domestic team Red Bul ...

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