Raphael José Botti (born 23 February 1981), commonly known as Botti, is a former

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ian professional footballer. Botti started his professional football career with

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and then joined

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ( ko, 전북 현대 모터스) is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Playing at the Jeonju World Cup S ...

(2002~06). Botti had saved his best performances for the

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and scored an important goal at the 1st leg of final. However, Botti then transferred to

Vissel Kobe is a Japanese professional football club based in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The team's home stadium is Noevir Stadium Kobe, in Hyōgo-ku, though some home match ...

after the

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Club statistics

Honours

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Champions

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