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Raffael Caetano de Araújo (born 28 March 1985), known as simply Raffael, is a Brazilian professional
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who plays as a
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or
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. He last played for Pohronie of the Fortuna Liga.


Career


Early career in Switzerland

left, upRaffael playing for Hertha BSC in 2009 Born in
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,
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, Raffael moved still in his teens to Switzerland, first representing lowly
FC Chiasso FC Chiasso is a Swiss football club based in Chiasso. It was founded in 1905. Chiasso also played in the Italian first league between 1914 and 1923. The team currently play in 3. Liga, the seventh tier of Swiss football. History Between 1927 ...
. At age 20, he moved to
FC Zürich Fussballclub Zürich, commonly abbreviated to FC Zürich or simply FCZ, is a professional football club based in Zurich, Switzerland. The club was founded in 1896 and has won the Swiss Super League thirteen times and the Swiss Cup ten times. ...
, being instrumental in the club's 2005–06 and 2006–07
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conquests; during both seasons, he led the competition in assists, while also adding 40 goals during his two-and-a-half-year spell.


Hertha BSC

In mid-January 2008, Raffael signed with German outfit
Hertha BSC Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC () or Hertha Berlin, is a German professional football club based in Berlin. Hertha BSC plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football league system, German footbal ...
, being reunited with former Zürich teammates
Lucien Favre Lucien Favre (; born 2 November 1957) is a Swiss professional Association football, football manager and former player who most recently managed club OGC Nice, Nice. Favre was a playmaker for various Swiss and French clubs, the longest for Serve ...
and
Steve von Bergen Steve von Bergen (born 10 June 1983) is a retired Swiss professional association football, footballer who played as defender. He played for FC Zürich for two full seasons, winning the Swiss Super League in both campaigns and then moved to Herth ...
(respectively manager and player). His first game in the Bundesliga was on 2 February, in a 0–3 home defeat against
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; the following matchday, at
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, he netted his first goal, as Hertha won it 3–1. Making 140 appearances over four and a half years, Raffael experienced both the high and low points of the Berlin-based club's recent history, including a fourth-place finish 2008–09 season, in which Hertha lead the table for some time, and relegations in 2009–10 and 2011–12. On 27 July 2012, Raffael left the club to sign for
Dynamo Kyiv The Football Club 'Dynamo Kyiv', also known as Dynamo Kyiv, or simply Dynamo, ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kyiv. Founded in 1927 as a Kyivan football team of republican branch of the bigger Soviet Dynamo Sports Society ...
.


Borussia Mönchengladbach

On 20 June 2013, he left
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to sign for
Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach, better known as Borussia Mönchengladbach () and colloquially known as just Gladbach, is a professional Association football, football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-W ...
. On 25 June 2020, the sports director of Borussia Mönchengladbach
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confirmed that the contract of Raffael would not be renewed.


FK Pohronie

On 19 October 2021, after over a year without club affiliation, Raffael signed with Pohronie of the Fortuna Liga, with the club last in the league rankings at the time of his arrival. Following his arrival in the
Žiar nad Hronom Žiar nad Hronom (slang: Žiar, , ; until 1920 ''Svätý Kríž'' and until 1955 ''Svätý Kríž nad Hronom'') is a city in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia. Name development The name of the settlement has gone through multiple developments. P ...
-based club, Raffael had highlighted his desire to continue enjoying football and entertaining the fans, as well as aiding the struggling club. In return, Favre highlighted Raffael as a great asset to the team and the entire league. Raffael was however released after just three games during the winter break.


Personal life

Raffael's younger brother,
Ronny Ronny is a given name, sometimes a short form (hypocorism) of Ronald. It may refer to: * Ronny (footballer, born 1986), Brazilian footballer Ronny Heberson Furtado de Araújo * Ronny (footballer, born 1991), Brazilian footballer Ronieri da Silva ...
, is also a professional footballer. A
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, he represented most notably
Hertha BSC Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC () or Hertha Berlin, is a German professional football club based in Berlin. Hertha BSC plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football league system, German footbal ...
, for whom he has played more than 100 games. From 2010 to 2012, the brothers played together for Hertha. As of 2015, Raffael was studying to be a member of
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.


Career statistics


Club


Honours

FC Zürich *
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: 2005–06, 2006–07 Hertha BSC * 2. Bundesliga:
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raffael Caetano De Araujo 1985 births Living people Footballers from Fortaleza Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Chiasso players FC Zürich players Hertha BSC players FC Dynamo Kyiv players FC Schalke 04 players Borussia Mönchengladbach players FK Pohronie players Swiss Challenge League players Swiss Super League players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Ukrainian Premier League players Slovak First Football League players Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen