Rafael Caldeira

Rafael Caldeira
Personal information
Full name Rafael Caldeira Pires
Date of birth (1991-02-11) 11 February 1991
Place of birth Monte Alto, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
Olímpia
Youth career
2007-2009 Marília
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Marília 7 (0)
2010- Santos 6 (1)
2010Red Bull Brasil (loan) 0 (0)
2011Oeste (loan) 7 (0)
2011ABC (loan) 7 (0)
2012Bragantino (loan) 20 (2)
2013Botafogo-SP (loan) 4 (1)
2014Botafogo-SP (loan) 3 (0)
2014Mirassol (loan) 9 (0)
2015 Guarani 0 (0)
2016 Marília 3 (0)
2016– Olímpia 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2016.


Rafael Caldeira Pires, known as Rafael Caldeira (born 11 February 1991), is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Olímpia as a centre back.

Club career

Early career

Born in Monte Alto, São Paulo, He was revealed by MAC, where he stayed from 2005 to 2009. Caldera became professional in the MAC in early 2009. After the play the Copa São Paulo de Juniores for the Tiger, the defender was incorporated into the first team, who played the Paulistão. He plays some games for MAC and did not take long to transfer to Santos FC.

Santos and loans

Caldeira had one game for Santos Futebol Clube professional team, and this debut game was the Santos vs Corinthians (The Alvinegro's Duel), in 22/09/10. He started before the half-time as a substitute, because the injury of Bruno Aguiar. Santos was defeated by Corinthians by 3-2, with a Corinthians' irregular goal.

Caldeira helped Santos to reach the final of the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior 2010, but with a controversial refereeing decision that the team lost by 30 on penalties after a 11 tie in regulation time. On August 2011, he was loaned to Série B club ABC.[2]

On 16 May 2012, Caldeira was loaned again, this time to Bragantino.[3] On 8 December, he was loaned to Botafogo-SP, alongside two other players.[4]

Anti-doping rule violation

In 2015 Caldeira received a public warning after testing positive for the banned steroid medication Dexamethasone.[5]

Career statistics

As of 23 November 2016[6]
Club Season League State League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Marília 2009 Série C 007070
Santos 2010 Série A 20000020
2011 10000010
2012 00210021
2013 00000000
2014 00000000
Subtotal 3021000051
Oeste (loan) 2011 Série D 7070
ABC (loan) 2011 Série B 7070
Bragantino (loan) 2012 Série B 202202
Botafogo-SP (loan) 2013 Série D 004141
2014 Paulista 3030
Subtotal 007171
Mirassol (loan) 2014 Paulista A2 9[lower-alpha 1]090
Guarani 2015 Série C 00101101
Marília 2016 Paulista A2 3030
Olímpia 2016 Paulista A3 7[lower-alpha 1]070
Total 3023630000160825
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista

References

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