Raphael Bove (born 5 March 1977) is an Italian Australian former professional footballer who represented

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at international level.

Career

Bove was born in

Cassino Cassino () is a ''comune'' in the province of Frosinone at the southern end of the region of Lazio. It's the last city of the Valle Latina, Latin Valley. It is located at the foot of Monte Cairo near the confluence of the Gari (river), Gari and ...

, Italy, and moved to Australia at a young age. He played his early football in

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, appearing with teams including Dutch club

SC Heerenveen Sportclub Heerenveen (; West Frisian language, West Frisian: Sportklub It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch professional association football, football club from Heerenveen. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top level of football in the Netherla ...

and Scottish side Dundee United. Bove was part of the Australian squad at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, making two substitute appearances. He made his full international debut in November 1998, when his 90th-minute substitute appearance in the friendly match against the

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made him the 442nd player to represent Australia. Hayden Foxe, who started the match, also made his debut in the 0–0 draw in San Jose.

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OzFootball profile
1977 births Living people People from Cassino Australian people of Italian descent Sportspeople of Italian descent Men's association football midfielders Australian men's soccer players Australian expatriate men's soccer players Australia men's international soccer players Italian men's footballers National Soccer League (Australia) players US Livorno 1915 players Dundee United F.C. players Sydney Olympic FC players SC Heerenveen players Eredivisie players Scottish Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Australian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Australian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Footballers from Lazio Footballers from the Province of Frosinone {{Australia-footy-midfielder-stub