Rafael Caldeira
Rafael Caldeira Pires (born 11 February 1991), known as Rafael Caldeira, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Democrata-GV as a central defender.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Caldeira Pires | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Monte Alto, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Democrata-GV | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Marília | ||
| 2010–2011 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Marília | 7 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Santos | 5 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Red Bull Brasil (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Oeste (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → ABC (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Bragantino (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2013 | → Botafogo-SP (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Botafogo-SP (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Mirassol (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | Guarani | 10 | (1) |
| 2016 | Marília | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Olímpia | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Paulista | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | Operário–VG | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | Itumbiara | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | Jaraguá-GO | 12 | (2) |
| 2018 | Nova Iguaçu | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Ji-Paraná | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | Central | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Jaraguá-GO | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Operário-MS | 2 | (1) |
| 2020– | Democrata-GV | 5 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:05, 29 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
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 3–0 on penalties after a 1–1 tie in regulation time. On August 2011, he was loaned to Série B club ABC.[3]
On 16 May 2012, Caldeira was loaned again, this time to Bragantino.[4] On 8 December, he was loaned to Botafogo-SP, alongside two other players.[5]
Anti-doping rule violation
In 2015 Caldeira received a public warning after testing positive for the banned steroid medication Dexamethasone.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 29 November 2020[1]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Marília | 2009 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Santos | 2010 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Subtotal | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Red Bull Brasil (loan) | 2010 | Paulista A2 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Oeste (loan) | 2011 | Série D | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| ABC (loan) | 2011 | Série B | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Bragantino (loan) | 2012 | Série B | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| Botafogo-SP (loan) | 2013 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2014 | Paulista | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Subtotal | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Mirassol (loan) | 2014 | Paulista A2 | — | — | — | — | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Guarani | 2015 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Marília | 2016 | Paulista A2 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Olímpia | 2016 | Paulista A3 | — | — | — | — | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Paulista | 2017 | Paulista A3 | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Operário–VG | 2018 | Matogrossense | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Itumbiara | 2018 | Série D | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Jaraguá-GO | 2018 | Goiano 2ª Divisão | — | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||||
| Nova Iguaçu | 2019 | Carioca | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Ji-Paraná | 2019 | Rondoniense | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Central | 2019 | Série D | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Jaraguá-GO | 2019 | Goiano 2ª Divisão | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Operário-MS | 2019 | Sul-Mato-Grossense | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Democrata-GV | 2019 | Mineiro Módulo II | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 2 | 85 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 139 | 9 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
References
- "Player profile: Rafael Caldeira". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- Diego Palhinha e Rafael Caldeira são liberados do Central, globoesporte.globo.com, 25 June 2019
- ABC acerta a contratação do zagueiro Rafael Caldeira, ex-Santos (in Portuguese)
- Bragantino anuncia Rafael Caldeira, do Santos, Malaquias, do Mirassol, e mais três (Bragantino announces Rafael Caldeira from Santos, Malaquias from Mirassol and three more); UOL Esporte, 16 May 2012 (in Portuguese)
- Santos confirma empréstimo de três jogadores ao Botafogo-SP (Santos confirms three players' loan to Botafogo-SP); Globoesporte.com, 8 December 2012 (in Portuguese)
- TJD da Federação Paulista de Futebol absolve Rafael Caldeira acusação de doping, Minoto Campinas, 12 August 2015
External links
- Archived 2013-08-02 at Archive.today[Positional parameters ignored]
- Rafael Caldeira at Soccerway