José Rafael

José Rafael
Personal information
Full name	José António Silvestre Rafael
Date of birth	22 November 1958 (age 65)
Place of birth	Faro, Portugal
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1973–1977	Farense
Senior career*
Years	Team
1977–1979	Farense
1979–1981	Portimonense
1981–1983	Amora
1983–1984	Farense
1984–1987	Boavista
1987–1989	Vitória Setúbal
1989	Belenenses
Total
International career
1985	Portugal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José António Silvestre Rafael (born 22 November 1958) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

After starting his professional career with local S.C. Farense in the second division, Rafael spent the following ten seasons in the top level, first appearing rarely with Algarve neighbours Portimonense S.C. over the course of two campaigns. He then signed for Amora F.C. in the 1981 summer, scoring six goals in 25 games in his second year, which ended in relegation.

Rafael returned to Farense for 1983–84, netting a career-best 11 goals as the club eventually avoided relegation. Afterwards, he played three seasons with Boavista FC, appearing in two UEFA Cup editions: on 19 September 1985 he scored twice in a 4–3 home win against Club Brugge KV, albeit in a 5–6 aggregate loss.

Rafael retired from football in June 1989 at nearly 31, after two years with Vitória de Setúbal, amassing top flight totals of 160 matches and 47 goals.

International career

Rafael gained two caps for Portugal, both coming during the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He scored on his debut, a 3–2 home win over Malta on 12 October 1985.

**José Rafael: International goals**
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 October 1985	Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal	Malta	2–1	3–2	1986 World Cup qualification

External links

José Rafael at ForaDeJogo (archived)
José Rafael at National-Football-Teams.com
José Rafael at EU-Football.info