Márcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza (born 7 September 1985), commonly known as Rafinha (; "Little Rafa"), is a Brazilian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
right-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
São Paulo
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. He is known as a skilled defender with good passing skills, quick pace, agility and a strong shot. He has earned four caps with the
Brazil national team.
Club career
Brazil and Schalke
Rafinha began his football career at the age of seven, playing for Gremio Londrinense, a
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team from his home town of
Londrina
Londrina (, literally "Little London") is a city located in the north of the state of Paraná, South Region, Brazil, and is away from the state capital, Curitiba. It is the second largest city in the state and fourth largest in the southern regi ...
,
Paraná. By age 12, he had begun training with PSTC, a local football club, before signing for
Londrina Esporte Clube
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in 2000 at the age of 15. At the end of his second year with Londrina, Rafinha was signed by
Coritiba
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. This meant moving hundreds of kilometers from his home town, but it also allowed Rafinha to display his talents on the national stage. For Coritiba, Rafinha made 23 appearances in the 2004 season and scored three goals in 13 appearances in the 2005 season.
At Coritiba, Rafinha eventually found his way into the
Brazil under-20 national team and played in the
2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
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Venues
Qualification
The following 24 teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA Worl ...
in the Netherlands. During the tournament, he scored two goals and played an integral part in Brazil's progress to the bronze medal. Rafinha's performance at the tournament alerted numerous European teams to his ability, with German club
Schalke 04
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ultimately signing the right-back from Coritiba for an estimated €5 million on a four-year contract. At Schalke, he made 42 appearances in
2005–06 season,
two goals in 35 appearances in the
2006–07 season,
five goals in 46 appearances in the
2007–08 season,
two goals in 40 appearances in the
2008–09 season,
and two goals in 35 appearances in the
2009–10 season.
Genoa
On 4 August 2010, it was confirmed that Rafinha moved from Schalke to Italian side
Genoa
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. The transfer had cost Genoa €8 million.
He scored two goals in 34 appearances in his
only Serie A season. After Genoa had failed to pay the transfer fee in time, however, Rafinha's former club Schalke sued Genoa through the
Court of Arbitration for Sport
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(CAS).
Bayern Munich
On 1 June 2011,
Bayern Munich
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confirmed Rafinha's transfer from Genoa on the same day that they signed his former Schalke teammate
Manuel Neuer
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. Rafinha signed a three-year contract, and reports say Bayern paid €5.75 million for him.
[ He scored his first goal for Bayern against ]Villarreal
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, as a substitute in a 2–0 UEFA Champions League
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win on 14 September 2011. He finished the 2011–12 season with a goal in 35 appearances. Entering as an 83rd-minute substitute on 20 October 2012 during an away match against Fortuna Düsseldorf
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, he scored his first Bundesliga goal for Bayern in a 5–0 win. He played a total of 13 Bundesliga games throughout the season, adding another goal on 13 April in a 4–0 win over 1. FC Nürnberg. He finished the 2012–13 season with two goals in 17 appearances.
During the 2013–14 season, after fellow right back Philipp Lahm
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was moved to defensive midfield, Rafinha found more opportunities to play regularly. He made 46 appearances across all competitions, including the entire DFB-Pokal Final in which Bayern secured a second consecutive double
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after defeating Borussia Dortmund
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.
He finished the 2014–15 season with 41 appearances.
He started the 2015–16 season by coming in as a substitute for Robert Lewandowski
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in the 72nd minute of the German Super Cup
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. He finished the 2015–16 season with 34 appearances.
He started the 2016–17 season by coming in as a substitute for Thomas Müller
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in the 87th minute of the German Super Cup
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. He finished the 2016–17 season with a goal in 28 appearances.
He started the 2017–18 season by starting in the German Super Cup
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. He finished the 2017–18 season with a goal in 39 appearances.
Rafinha was an unused substitute in the German Super Cup
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. He made his first appearance of the 2018–19 season in the German Cup
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. He started the match and played the full 90 minutes. He finished the 2018–19 season with a goal in 26 appearances.
Flamengo
On 9 June 2019, Flamengo
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confirmed Rafinha's transfer from Bayern Munich
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. Rafinha signed a two-year contract.
Olympiacos
On 23 August 2020, Rafinha joined Olympiacos
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after signing a one-plus-one-year contract. He was officially released on 2 February 2021, as he was no longer in the plans of manager Pedro Martins, especially after signing right full-back Kenny Lala
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Career
Lala began his career with local amateur club ES Parisienne before signing with semi-professional club Paris at the a ...
as a free transfer a few days earlier. Although, before the mutual termination of his contract, he won the Greek Cup
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and alongside, Olympiacos set an agreement that, after winning that season's Super League Greece
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, Rafinha will get a commemorative medal for that title.
Grêmio
On 29 March 2021, Rafinha joined Grêmio on a deal running until December.
International career
Brazil
U-23 (2008 Olympics)
In the summer of 2008, Rafinha was involved in a dispute with his club about his participation for Brazil at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Schalke 04 (to send Rafinha) along with Werder Bremen
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(Diego
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Et ...
) and Barcelona
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(Lionel Messi
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) did not want to release their players for the Olympic games so that they could help them in their domestic and European competitions. The case was taken to FIFA
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, which ruled that all clubs should release their players aged under 23 for the Games.
Schalke, Werder Bremen and Barcelona, however, took their case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) who eventually ruled in the clubs' favour, stating, "The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld the appeals filed by FC Schalke 04, SV Werder Bremen and FC Barcelona against the decision issued on 30 July 2008 by the Single Judge of the FIFA's Players' Status Committee that consequently has been set aside in its entirety."
Schalke continued its bar on Rafinha from attending the Olympics. Despite his club's wishes, however, he ultimately did compete for the Brazil squad, which won bronze.
Senior team
Rafinha made his senior debut for Brazil
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on 26 March 2008 in a friendly match against Sweden
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. He then went through a six-year absence from the national team, making his second appearance in a friendly against South Africa
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on 5 March 2014. In May 2014, he was named by Brazil head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari
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Scolari was a defender during his playing days, and notab ...
as a standby player for the 2014 FIFA World Cup
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.
On 17 September 2015, Rafinha was called up by head coach Dunga
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for two qualifying fixtures for the 2018 World Cup
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, but five days later turned it down, while also denying claims of rejecting the call-up to represent his adopted homeland Germany
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.
In June 2017, Rafinha was called up for international friendlies against Argentina and Australia.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Club
Bayern Munich
* Bundesliga
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: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
* DFB-Pokal
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: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2018–19
* DFL-Supercup: 2012
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, 2016
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, 2017
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, 2018
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* UEFA Champions League
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: 2012–13
* UEFA Super Cup
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: 2013
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* FIFA Club World Cup
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: 2013
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Flamengo
* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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: 2019
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, 2020
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*Supercopa do Brasil
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: 2020
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*Campeonato Carioca
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: 2020
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* Copa Libertadores
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: 2019
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*Recopa Sudamericana
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: 2020
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*FIFA Club World Cup
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runner-up: 2019
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Olympiacos
*Super League Greece
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: 2020–21
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* Greek Football Cup
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The Greek Cup is the second most im ...
: 2019–20
Grêmio
*Campeonato Gaúcho
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: 2021
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*Recopa Gaúcha
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: 2021
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São Paulo
*Copa Sudamericana
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runner-up: 2022
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Individual
* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2019
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* Bola de Prata: 2019
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*Campeonato Carioca
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Team of the Year: 2020
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References
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1985 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Londrina
Brazilian footballers
Association football defenders
Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
FC Schalke 04 players
Genoa C.F.C. players
FC Bayern Munich footballers
CR Flamengo footballers
Olympiacos F.C. players
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players
São Paulo FC players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Bundesliga players
Serie A players
Super League Greece players
UEFA Champions League winning players
Brazil youth international footballers
Brazil under-20 international footballers
Olympic footballers of Brazil
Brazil international footballers
Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in football
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Expatriate footballers in Greece