Alberto Rafael da Silva (born March 24, 1984), or simply Rafael, is a Brazilian

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

Club career

In 2008 Alberto signed a contract with Vasco da Gama. After 11 appearances and one year with the club, Alberto went on to sign with

Fluminense Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, th ...

. Between 2009 and 2011, Alberto became Fluminense's number one goalkeeper making 66 appearances in the time frame. In 2012, he signed a loan contract with

Atlético Goianiense Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico * Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy * Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic ...

. On 7 July 2014, da Silva left

and signed a two-year contract with Esteghlal.

Honours

;Itumbiara *

Campeonato Goiano The Campeonato Goiano is the football league of the state of Goiás, Brazil. Format First Division First stage *Teams are divided in two groups of six teams. *Double round-robin, in which all teams home-and-away games against the team fr ...

: 2008 ;Fluminense * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2010 ; Atlético Goianiense *

: 2011 ;Boavista * Copa Rio: 2017 ;America *

Campeonato Carioca Série B1 The Campeonato Carioca Série B1 is the football third level of the First Division annual competition among clubs in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Usually, the champion of the level is promoted in the next season to the Campeonato Carioc ...

: 2018

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References

1984 births Living people People from Araraquara Brazilian footballers Association football goalkeepers Expatriate footballers in Iran Brazilian expatriates in Iran Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Esporte Clube São Bento players Clube Atlético Bragantino players Associação Atlética Internacional (Limeira) players Itumbiara Esporte Clube players CR Vasco da Gama players Fluminense FC players Atlético Clube Goianiense players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Ipatinga Futebol Clube players Grêmio Barueri Futebol players Esporte Clube Rio Verde players Bangu Atlético Clube players Esteghlal F.C. players Associação Desportiva Cabofriense players Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube players Centro Sportivo Alagoano players Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube players Boavista Sport Club players America Football Club (RJ) players Footballers from São Paulo (state) {{Brazil-footy-goalkeeper-stub