Ralf de Souza Teles (born June 9, 1984), known simply as Ralf, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a defensive midfielder for Vila Nova.

Club career

Ralf led Barueri to its first ever season in the

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and

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. His consistent and quality play with Barueri led Corithians to make him one of several midfielders signed by the club in the 2010 pre-season. On July 13, 2012, he renewed his contract with

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for another three years, despite transfer offers coming from European clubs.

Career statistics

FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

Club

;Imperatriz *

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: 2005 ;Corinthians *

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International

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Individual

* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year:

References

External links

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Profile at Globo Esporte's Futpédia

Corinthians website Statistics

Ralf's Noroeste statistics
1984 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Footballers from São Paulo Brazil men's international footballers São Paulo FC players Sociedade Imperatriz de Desportos players Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Jaú) players Sociedade Esportiva do Gama players Esporte Clube Noroeste players Grêmio Barueri Futebol players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players São Paulo state football team players Beijing Guoan F.C. players Avaí FC players Cianorte Futebol Clube players Vila Nova Futebol Clube players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Chinese Super League players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in China Copa Libertadores-winning players {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub