Rafael Pires

Rafael
Personnel
Surname	Rafael Pires Monteiro
birthday	June 22, 1989
place of birth	Coronel Fabriciano ,  Brazil
size	191 cm
position	goalkeeper
Juniors
Years	station
2002-2008	Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
2008–	Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	76 (0)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
	Brazil U20
1 Only league games are given. Status: end of season 2018

Rafael Pires Monteiro , called Rafael , (born June 22, 1989 in Coronel Fabriciano , Minas Gerais) is a Brazilian football player .

Career

General

Rafael is one of the best goalkeepers in Brazil. In his youth he played for Brazil's U-20 national team.

society

At his current club, he went through all youth teams and was appointed to the youth national teams at an early age. Since the 2013 season he has occasionally replaced the goalkeeper Fábio . After his injury in the 2016 season , he replaced him until the end of the season. In the 2017 season, Rafael made his first appearance at an internal club level. In the Copa Sudamericana 2017 . On April 5, 2017, Cruzeiro met the Club Nacional from Uruguay .

National team

With the U-20 national team , he won the South American Championship in 2009 . An appointment to the senior national team has not yet been made.

title

Cruzeiro

• Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior 2007
• Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 2007
• Minas Gerais State Championship : 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2019
• Campeonato Brasileiro : 2013 , 2014
• Copa do Brasil : 2017 , 2018

National team

• 2009 U-20 South American Football Championship

Web links

• Profile on cruzeiro.com.br
• Rafael Pires in the database of transfermarkt.de
• Profile on fussballzz.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ First international game, game report on soccerway.com