Rafael Caetano de Araújo

Infobox Football biography
playername= Raffael
fullname = Raffael Caetano de Araújo
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|3|28
cityofbirth = Fortaleza
countryofbirth = Brazil
height = Height|m=1.74
currentclub = Hertha BSC Berlin
clubnumber = 10
position = Forward
youthyears = 2001–2003
youthclubs = CA Juventus
years = 2003–2005 2005–2007 2008–
clubs = FC Chiasso FC Zürich
Hertha BSC Berlin
caps(goals) = 61 (30)
77 (39)
10 0(3)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 19 April 2008
ntupdate = 21 July 2006

Raffael Caetano de Araújo (born 28 March 1985), known as Rafael or Italainized as Raffael, is a Brazilian footballer. He plays as forward for Hertha BSC Berlin in the Fußball-Bundesliga, but can also be deployed as a playmaker or a striker "in the hole". He was part of the 2005-06 and 2006-07 Swiss Championship winning team; during both seasons he led the Swiss Super League in assists. In January 2008 he joined Hertha Berlin, where he was reunited with Lucien Favre and Steve von Bergen, former colleagues at Zurich.

External links

* [http://www.raffa85.com/ Official personal Homepage]
* [http://www.fcz.ch/erste/mannschaft/portrait.aspx?id=182 Profile at FC Zürich's official website]
* [http://watchblog.ch/fcz/namen/de_Araujo_Raffael Raffael Watchblog]
*pt icon [http://200.159.15.35/registro/registro.aspx?s=154560 CBF]