Rafael Sóbis
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| Rafael Sóbis | ||
Sóbis scoring for Inter | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Augusto Sóbis do Nascimento | |
| Date of birth | 17 June 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Erechim, Brazil | |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 71⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Forward or Winger | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004–2006 2006–2008 2008–2009 | Internacional Real Betis Al-Jazira | 80 (31) 57 (15) 21 (7) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2008 2006– | Brazil U-23 Brazil | 6 (2) 8 (0) |
Competitor for  Brazil | ||
| Men's Football | ||
| Bronze | 2008 Beijing | Team Competition |
| 1 Senior club appearances and goals | ||
Rafael Augusto Sóbis do Nascimento or simply Rafael Sóbis (born 17 June 1985 in Erechim, Brazil) is a Brazilian striker or winger.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Internacional
He started in the youth categories of Internacional, known only as Rafael. Inter's president at the time, Fernando Carvalho, suggested the change to only Sobis, the surname of his Ukrainian origins, because it could be more attractive for the European leagues, where the boy could get dual citizenship.[1].
He went to the main team in 2004 and quickly won a place in it, being known by his name along the surname (with acute accent), Rafael Sóbis. Sóbis scored 19 goals in 35 matches in the 2005 season at the age of 19. In the following year, he was one of the main players in the Internacional squad that finished the Brazilian League in second place, and was selected by the CBF to play in the all star team at the end of the season. The 2006 season started slowly for him, as he fought against a series of injuries. He eventually recovered his place in the first team and helped Internacional secure the Libertadores title; scoring twice in the first-leg of the final match against São Paulo.
[edit] Real Betis
Following interest from A.C. Milan and Racing de Santander, Rafael Sóbis signed for Real Betis in August 2006 for €9 million, putting pen to paper on a 8 year contract, a length reminiscent to that of fellow Brazilian international Denílson. He was officially unveiled to the press on 8 September 2006 and made his Real Betis and La Liga debut against Athletic Bilbao two days later on 10 September at the Manuel Ruiz de Lopera stadium, a game that Betis won 3-0.
Sóbis scored his first goals against city rivals Sevilla on 17 September, a match that Betis eventually lost 3-2. Sóbis also managed to score important goals against Celta de Vigo, a debut game for then newly appointed coach Luis Fernández. Ligament damage sustained in a game against RCD Mallorca meant Sóbis missed a month of La Liga action. Sóbis major contribution to the 2006-2007 season was his dramatic late equaliser against Barcelona at the Camp Nou, assisted by fellow Brazilian Marcos Assunção.
Sóbis began his second season with Betis strongly, scoring three goals in his first six games, including goals against La Liga giants Valencia CF, RCD Mallorca and 2007 UEFA Cup finalists RCD Espanyol but once again the Brazilian's form dipped. Betis received an offer of €10.0 million from English premiership club Newcastle united for Rafael in July 2008. [2] On September 2, 2008 Real Betis confirmed that Sobis had joined UAE side Al-Jazira for €10M.[3]
[edit] International career
Sóbis made his debut for Brazil on September 3, 2006 against Argentina in London. Brazil won the match 3-0 with Sóbis making his appearance as a late substitute. He scored his first Brazil's goal in an unofficial friendly match against Kuwaiti club Al Kuwait on October 7, 2006.
In 2008, he was included in Brazil U-23 team for the 2008 Summer Olympics, which Brazil went on to finish third and achieve bronze medal.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "A estrela Sobis", Leandro Behs, Placar nº. 1289, December 2005, Editora Abril, pg. 78
- ^ "Offer for Betis duo". Report on /www.realbetisbalompie.es. July 16, 2008. http://www.realbetisbalompie.es/noticias/ultimahora.html?id=4740. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- ^ "Sobis troca Bétis pelo Al-Jazira". September 2, 2008. http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Futebol/espanhol/0,,MUL743920-9845,00-SOBIS+TROCA+BETIS+PELO+ALJAZIRA.html. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
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