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Rafael Copetti

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Rafael Copetti
Personal information
Full name Rafael Copetti Fernandes
Date of birth (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Chapecó, Brazil
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Boavista
Youth career
2011 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Benfica 0 (0)
2012União Leiria (loan) 1 (0)
2014–2015 Vasco da Gama 0 (0)
2015 Bragantino 3 (0)
2016 ABC 0 (0)
2017 Serrano-PB 0 (0)
2017 PSTC 6 (0)
2017 Pelotas 0 (0)
2018 Treze 0 (0)
2018 Chapecoense 0 (0)
2019 Sobradinho 0 (0)
2019 América-RN 0 (0)
2020– Gama 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:36, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

Rafael Copetti Fernandes (born 4 April 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Gama.

Club career

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Born in Chapecó in the western area of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, Rafael started his career with Internacional. In December 2011, he moved to Europe, signing a five-and-a-half-year deal with Benfica before joining several compatriots on loan at Portuguese club U.D. Leiria.[1] On 20 June 2014, he returned to Brazil, signing for Vasco da Gama.[2] In May 2015 he was loaned to Bragantino to play in 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, due to lack of opportunity at Vasco.[3]

In 2016 Rafael signed for ABC, but a knee injury in pre-season left him requiring surgery, and he made no appearances for the club.[4] He returned to action in 2017 with Serrano-PB in 2017 Campeonato Paraibano.[5] Upon completion of the tournament in April, he signed for PSTC to play in 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.[6]

On 20 November 2017, Rafael was presented as a new signing for a second Paraíba club, Treze, but was released in April after the club was knocked out of the state championship.[7][8] In August 2018 he signed for Chapecoense until the end of the 2018, however he made no appearances for the team and was released at the end of the season.[9][10]

In January 2019, Rafael signed for Sobradinho, but after playing just one match in Campeonato Brasiliense he moved to América-RN.[11][12] In December 2019 he signed for Gama.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Copetti UD Leira" (in Portuguese). Benfica4Ever. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  2. ^ Vasco anuncia contratação de Rafael Copetti, do Benfica
  3. ^ "Vasco empresta goleiro Rafael Copetti para o Bragantino" (in Portuguese). Vascaínos Unidos. 8 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Rafael Copetti é submetido a cirurgia no joelho" (in Portuguese). ABC Futebol Clube. 25 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Serrano-PB anuncia contratação de goleiro que estava no ABC de Natal" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 January 2017.
  6. ^ "PSTC Procopense apresenta goleiro Copetti, para disputa da série D do Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). playvision.com.br. 28 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Torcida lota o PV para ver de perto o novo time do Treze para 2018; confira as fotos" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Treze dispensa mais 3 atletas e faz mistério no início da preparação para a Série D" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Chapecoense acerta contratação de goleiro Rafael Copetti para a sequência da Série A" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Chape não irá renovar contrato com goleiro Rafael Copetti" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Guia do Candangão 2019: tudo o que você precisa saber sobre a competição" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 January 2019.
  12. ^ "América-RN acerta com goleiro Rafael Copetti, ex-Treze e ABC" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Candangão: Com Tadei no comando, Gama apresenta elenco em busca do bicampeonato" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 2 December 2019.
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