Raphael Bove (born 5 March 1977) is an

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former professional

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player who represented

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at international level.

Career

Bove was born in

Cassino Cassino () is a ''comune'' in the province of Frosinone, Southern Italy, at the southern end of the region of Lazio, the last city of the Latin Valley. Cassino is located at the foot of Monte Cairo near the confluence of the Gari and Liri rive ...

, Italy, and moved to Australia at a young age. He played his early football in

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, appearing with teams including Dutch club

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and Scottish side

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. Bove was part of the Australian squad at the

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, making two substitute appearances. He made his full international debut in November 1998, when his 90th-minute substitute appearance in the friendly match against the

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made him the 442nd player to represent Australia.

Hayden Foxe Hayden Vernon Foxe (born 23 June 1977) is an Australian former professional soccer player who works as assistant coach with Western United. He played football as a centre-back at the top level in Germany, Japan, Belgium, England and Australia ...

, who started the match, also made his debut in the 0–0 draw in San Jose.

References

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OzFootball profile
1977 births Living people People from Cassino Australian people of Italian descent Association football midfielders Australian soccer players Australian expatriate soccer players Australia international soccer players Italian footballers National Soccer League (Australia) players U.S. Livorno 1915 players Dundee United F.C. players Sydney Olympic FC players SC Heerenveen players Eredivisie players Scottish Premier League players Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Scotland Australian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Footballers from Lazio Sportspeople from the Province of Frosinone {{Australia-footy-midfielder-stub