Mauro Rafael da Silva (born 20 May 1984) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a

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Career

Born in Sapucaia do Sul,

Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fifth-most-populous state and the List of Brazilian st ...

, Mauro started his career with

RS Futebol Clube Pedrabranca Futebol Clube, also known as Pedrabranca, was a Brazilian football club based in Alvorada, Rio Grande do Sul state. The club was formerly known as RS Futebol Clube. They competed in the Série C once. Thiago Silva began his career the ...

. He signed a 5-year contract in September 2001. Mauro played in

2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2003, the third level of Brazilian National League, was played from September 17 to December 7, 2003. The competition had 95 clubsthe withdrawal of Guaxupé and Parnahyba reduced this number to ...

and scored 4 goals in 2004 Campeonato Gaúcho Segunda Divisão. In mid-2004 he was signed by Fluminense and played 10 times in

2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The 2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 48th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The competition was won by Santos, coached by Vanderlei Luxemburgo. Runners-up were Atlético Paranaense, which led the competition for 11 weeks ...

. In August 2005, he extended his contract with club until November 2007. He then transferred to

Lausanne-Sport FC Lausanne–Sport (also referred to as LS) is a Swiss football club based in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud. Founded in 1896, Lausanne Sport played in the Swiss Super League in their most recent 2021-22 season, the highest tier of football i ...

along with team-mate

Marco Balthazar Marco António Burigo Balthazar (born 14 May 1983) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Esporte Clube Cruzeiro. He also holds an Italian passport. Career Born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Balthazar signed ...

in February 2006. He failed to play any matches in

Swiss Super League The Swiss Super League (known as the Credit Suisse Super League for sponsorship reasons) is a Swiss professional league in the top tier of the Swiss football league system and has been played in its current format since the 2003–04 season ...

. In September 2009, he was signed by Novo Hamburgo for

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. In December 2009 he signed a 1-year contract with Caxias along with former RS team-mate Marcos Rogério. He played for the team at

2010 Campeonato Gaúcho The 2010 Campeonato de Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF (2010 FGF First Division Professional Football Championship), better known as the 2010 Campeonato Gaúcho or Gaúcho, was the 90th edition of the Glossary of association foot ...

and played once in

2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C In 2010, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third level of the Brazilian League, was contested by 20 clubs divided in four groups, followed by a playoff round, from July 18 to November 21, 2010. The top four clubs, the ones which qualified t ...

South China

On 27 September 2012,

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chairman Steven Lo announced that Mauro joined the club for an undisclosed fee and is given shirt number 33. Mauro made his debut as a second half sub against Tai Po on 7 October 2012. On 1 February 2013, Mauro was released by the club.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mauro Brazilian men's footballers Esporte Clube Pelotas players Fluminense FC players FC Lausanne-Sport players Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo players Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul players Men's association football forwards Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul South China AA players 1984 births Living people People from Sapucaia do Sul