Raphael Claus (born 6 September 1979 in

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) is a Brazilian

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. He is nominated as an official referee list of

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Professional

Raphael Claus currently represents the

Federação Paulista de Futebol Federação Paulista de Futebol (FPF) is the governing body of association football within the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It was founded on 22 April 1941, and currently organises the Campeonato Paulista, the Copa São Paulo de Juniores and ...

, and has been listed on the

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table since the beginning of 2015. He refereed in several international competitions, such as the

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and the

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1979 births Brazilian football referees Living people Sportspeople from São Paulo Copa América referees 2022 FIFA World Cup referees 21st-century Brazilian people {{Brazil-footy-bio-stub