| Intro | Brazilian footballer |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | Brazil |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 17 July 1986, Rio de Janeiro |
| Age: | 34 years |
Not to be confused with Rafael de Souza Pereira, also known as Rafael Carioca.
Rafael Felipe Barreto, usually called Rafael Carioca (born 17 July 1986 in Rio de Janeiro) is a professional Brazilian football midfielder.
Career
Rafael Carioca started playing with Joinville in 2005 and stayed until 2008, but, he had stints on loan with Caxias Futebol Clube, Figueirense (2007), Desportiva Ferroviária (2008) and CR Vasco da Gama (2008).
In January 2009 he was contracted by the Serbian SuperLiga club FK Banat Zrenjanin, where he played until summer 2010. When he came the club was struggling in the 2008–09 Serbian SuperLiga and after the end of the second half of the season the club ended up relegated with Rafael playing 7 matches and scoring once. In the next season, 2009-10 Banat was competing at second national tier, the Serbian First League with Rafael playing further 11 matches.
In January 2011 he was back in Brazil and he signed with América Futebol Clube (RN). In summer 2011 he moved to Mesquita Futebol Clube.
Honour
-
Figueirense
- 1 time Copa do Brasil runner-up: 2007
External sources
- Rafael Carioca at SambaFoot
- Rafael Carioca video and presentation at Vermelho de paixão