Rafael "Rafa" Ferreira de Souza, commonly known as Rafael "Rafa" Mineiro, (born June 3, 1988) is a Brazilian professional
basketball
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player. He currently plays with the
Flamengo
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team of the
Novo Basquete Brasil
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, in Brazil.
Professional career
In his pro
club
Club may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Club'' (magazine)
* Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character
* Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards
* Club music
* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea''
Brands and enterprises
...
career, Mineiro has played in both the South American
2nd-tier level
FIBA South American League
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, and the South American
1st-tier level
FIBA Americas League
The FIBA Americas League (Portuguese: ''FIBA Liga das Américas'', Spanish: ''FIBA Liga de las Américas''), officially abbreviated as the LDA, was the premier intercontinental basketball club competition played annually by clubs of the entire Am ...
.
National team career
Mineiro represented the senior men's
Brazilian national basketball team
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at the
2015 FIBA AmeriCup, in
Mexico City
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. He also played at the
2017 FIBA AmeriCup
The 2017 FIBA AmeriCup was the 18th edition of the FIBA AmeriCup, which is the main tournament for senior men's basketball national teams of the FIBA Americas. The tournament was held in Medellín, Colombia, Montevideo, Uruguay, and Bahía Blanca a ...
.
Mineiro RAFAEL (BRA).
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NBB career statistics
NBB regular season
NBB playoffs
References
External links
Latinbasket.com Profile
NBB Player Profile
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1988 births
Living people
Associação Limeirense de Basquete players
Basketball players at the 2015 Pan American Games
Brazilian men's basketball players
Centers (basketball)
Club Athletico Paulistano basketball players
Esporte Clube Pinheiros basketball players
Flamengo basketball players
Franca Basquetebol Clube players
Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
Novo Basquete Brasil players
Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
Pan American Games medalists in basketball
People from Uberaba
Power forwards (basketball)
São José Basketball players
Sportspeople from Minas Gerais