Rafael Carioca: career, facts of life, photos

Perhaps not everyone is a fan of the Moscow "Spartak" will remember the days when the colors of his favorite team on the field defended Brazilian footballer Rafael Carioca, where he plays opornik now - and all will be able to tell one.

It so happened that it was the South American midfielder "red-white" was one of those to whom the "hang" the first half of the decade the team failures. A certain logic in this. Carioca - one of those players who have spent more than a hundred games, and as a captain, perhaps he should have been more convincing on the field for his teammates. Yet to be responsible - the lot, not only capital, but also the players who play with him side by side, and at least the head coach. Well, it happened as it happened, but it seems that the football player from this state of affairs was only to gain. At least, for the first time in many years of his career he "got on the pencil," head coach selesao.

Rafael Carioca: career, facts of life, photos

The formation of

There is a comic view that love the ball from Brazilian children come with their mothers' milk. Since this is difficult to argue, as the story of Rafael Carioca - more proof of the fact that this joke only a joke share.

Rafael Carioca was born in 1989 in Rio de Janeiro. Not much time has passed since the boy learned to walk, and he was running with the ball with his same age and dreamed of fame Pele. Rafael performed well at youth level, playing for the team, "Sendas", "Pau de Açúcar", "Profuti", and later - in the youth team, "Gremio".

The debut in the adult football

Transfer from Rio de Janeiro to Porto Alegre is not the best way affected the psychological readiness to play football, but he gradually adapted to the new location, and in 2008 he made his debut in the main team, "Musketeers". The club understands that talented opornika unlikely to be able to keep the team for a long time, however, the player offered to issue long-term contract (until 2013), thereby increasing the amount of compensation for the potential transfer.

Rafael Carioca: career, facts of life, photos

Moving to Russia

In late 2008, it became clear that among those who leave in the offseason, "Gremio", will Rafael Carioca. Photo midfield now and then flashed in the English and Spanish press, but the player himself, paradoxically, chose Russian and particularly Moscow "Spartak". This decision caused a lot of speculation, especially taking into account the difficulties the Brazilian adaptation. And then there's a completely different mentality, a totally different climate, all completely different.

Less than three months, as a footballer zasobiralsya home. The official reason for his wife's pregnancy is called the midfielder and the desire to be the last in sight of the coach of Brazil, but everyone understood that Rafael Carioca difficult to tolerate radical changes. Football player went on loan to the "Vasco da Gama" and quite successfully spent the 2010 season. It seems that he himself midfielder expected to continue to continue playing in the Brazilian Serie A, but in "Spartacus" had a different view of their own shortage of staff, so as early as February 2011, Rafael Carioca came on a red and white shirt in a match of the Europa League against Basel . In the spring of that year opornik "meat" I have received quite a serious injury, but was able to recover for the start of next season.

Rafael Carioca: career, facts of life, photos

Captain

Only a year later the midfielder scored his first goal in the Russian Premier League and for "Spartacus" as a whole. That goal brought the "red-white" an important victory over the principal rival of the capital team - St. Petersburg "Zenith". The paradox lies in the fact that it was one of the two goals scored by the Brazilian player for Muscovites. The second came in the Champions League match in 2012 against "Benfica" and also was victorious.

In the summer of 2013th the new captain of "Spartacus" was appointed Rafael Carioca. Footballer still rarely enjoyed success with fans of "red and white", it is perhaps more than the others fans blamed the failures, writing off all of the alleged softness player.

In the Russian championship Carioca really was not one of those who will be able to have a partner to the final assault, or to give a decisive diagonal across the field, as it has repeatedly done Defensive midfielder European top clubs. But what exactly can not blame the Brazilian, so it is in self-giving and, as they like to speak Russian coaches of the old school, no shine in his eyes.

Rafael Carioca: career, facts of life, photos

Returning to Brazil

Rafael Carioca left Moscow in 2015. Football player accepted the offer, "Atletico Mineiro", and this move proved to be tactically. Firstly, the midfielder came as close to that, to fulfill his dream and finally get into selesao. Here he is, as they say, in the sight of the coach of the national team, which recently began to actively recruit players from the local championship. Secondly, the fans, "Atletico Mineiro" clearly loved nimble and swift player midfield. They are ready to chant his name whenever the Brazilian out on the field to announce at the stadium, and it looks like a football player is ready to pay for it triple the price.