Rafael Pires Vieira

Football player infobox


playername= Rafael
fullname = Rafael Pires Vieira
nickname = "Rafu"
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|8|1
cityofbirth = Criciúma
countryofbirth = Brazil
height = height|m=1.85
currentclub = FC Lahti
position = Centre Forward
youthyears = -1979
youthclubs =
years= 1997
1998
1999
1999
2000
2000-2002
2002-2003
2004
2005-
clubs = HJK
FC Jazz
HJK
FC Jazz
HJK
SC Heerenveen
Denizlispor
FJK
FC Lahti
caps(goals) = 021 (11)
15 (4)
011 (7)
016 (3)
021 (12)
08 (0)
03 (0)
0? (17)
096 (49)

Rafael Pires Vieira (born August 1, 1978), better known simply as Rafael, is a Brazilian football center forward. He has been one of the most prolific strikers in the Finnish Veikkausliiga.

He is the top goalscorer in the history of FC Lahti, as well one of the best scorers of all time in the Veikkausliiga.

Honours

* Veikkausliiga (1997) - champion
* Finnish League Cup (1997, 2007)
* Veikkausliiga - leading scorer 1997, 2007

External links

* [http://www.fclahti.fi/index.php?s=ff84adce1edebee1d0d0d3e753840864&navi=joukkue&alanavi=pelaajat&pelaaja_id=34& Player profile on fclahti.fi]
* [http://www.sambafoot.com.br/jogadores/2761_Rafael_Pires.html Player profile on sambafoot.com]