Rafael Pompeo Rodrigues Ledesma (born 31 December 1982), more commonly known as Gaúcho or Rafael Ledesma, is a Brazilian former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

. He was signed by

FBK Kaunas Kauno futbolo ir beisbolo klubas, commonly known as FBK Kaunas, was a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kaunas. History Banga Kaunas (1960–1993) The roots of the club can be traced back to 1960 when Banga Kaunas was founded and they p ...

from

Atlético Mineiro 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 Cl ...

in summer 2006. After two seasons in FBK Kaunas he moved to Partizan Minsk in Belarus. In winter 2012 he moved back to Lithuania and played for Suduva. In 2013 Ledesma left Lithuania and signed with Ethnikos Achna in Cyprus. In January 2019 he returned to

Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...

and became a member of

FK Panevėžys Futbolo klubas Panevėžys, commonly known as Panevėžys, is a Lithuanian professional football club from the city of Panevėžys. The team currently plays in A Lyga, the top tier of Lithuanian football. History The city of Panevėžys has a ...

. In 2019 he played 28 matches in

A Lyga The A Lyga is the top division of professional football in Lithuania. It is organized by Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF) (). History The first football league was established in Lithuania in 1924, and in various forms existed until 1939. ...

and scored 6 goals. After season he left

Honours

* Lithuanian Championship champion (2): **

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

, * Lithuanian Championship Runners-up (2): **

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

, * Lithuanian Cup winner (2) **2007–08 *

Baltic League The Baltic League (officially known as the Triobet Baltic League) was a Baltic men's football club tournament held four times between the top club sides from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Launched in 2007 inspired by the now defunct Scandinavi ...

: Winner (1) **

Maltese Premier League The Maltese Premier League, known as 360Sports Malta Premier for sponsorship reasons with 360Sports (colloquialism, colloquially known as ''Il-Kampjonat Premjer''), is the highest level of professional football in Malta. Managed by the Malta Foot ...

: champion (1) ** 2015–16 *

Maltese FA Trophy The FA Trophy, currently known as the Meridianbet FA Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual football (soccer), football cup competition that takes place in Malta. The cup was founded in 1933; following a match between England national footba ...

: winner (1) ** 2014–15 * Maltese Super Cup: winner (1) **2014 Individual *Best player of Lithuanian Championship 2007. *Top scorer in

14 goals * Sūduva Marijampolė Player of the Year 2012

References

External links

Brazilian FA Database
* 1982 births Maltese Premier League players Living people Footballers from Porto Alegre Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Malta Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Cypriot First Division players Esporte Clube Juventude players CR Flamengo footballers Académica de Coimbra (football) players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players Clube Atlético Mineiro players FBK Kaunas footballers FC Partizan Minsk players FC Dinamo Minsk players FK Sūduva players Ethnikos Achna FC players Birkirkara F.C. players Sliema Wanderers F.C. players Valletta F.C. players Gżira United F.C. players FS Jelgava players FC Vitebsk players San Ġwann F.C. players FK Panevėžys players Maltese Challenge League players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-forward-1980s-stub