Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rafael Wihby Bracalli | ||
Date of birth | 5 May 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Santos, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Arouca | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2006 | Paulista | ||
2005 | → Juventude (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2006–2011 | Nacional | 104 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Porto | 1 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Olhanense (loan) | 25 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Panetolikos | 57 | (0) |
2015– | Arouca | 50 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 February 2017. |
Rafael Wihby Bracalli (born 5 May 1981) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club F.C. Arouca as a goalkeeper. He also holds Italian citizenship.
Born in Santos, São Paulo, Bracali started playing professionally for local Paulista Futebol Clube. In 2006, he moved to Portugal and signed with C.D. Nacional in Madeira: after backing up Diego Benaglio in his first season and appearing in 14 Primeira Liga games in his second, he became the club's first-choice after the Swiss moved to VfL Wolfsburg.
From 2008 to 2011, Bracalli did not miss one single league match for Nacional. He was set to sign for fellow league side S.C. Braga in June 2011, but the deal eventually fell through. The following month he replaced departed Beto as understudy at FC Porto, behind compatriot Helton.
On 13 July 2015, after two years in the Superleague Greece with Panetolikos FC, Bracalli agreed a two-year deal with F.C. Arouca.