Nando Rafael
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Rafael in 2007.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nando Rafael | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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VfL Bochum | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2001 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Ajax II | 18 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Ajax | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2006 | Hertha BSC II | 26 | (18) |
| 2002–2006 | Hertha BSC | 70 | (16) |
| 2006–2008 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 45 | (9) |
| 2006–2008 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | AGF | 33 | (10) |
| 2010 | → FC Augsburg (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 2010–2012 | FC Augsburg | 33 | (16) |
| 2012–2013 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 11 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Henan Jianye | 35 | (10) |
| 2015– | VfL Bochum | 8 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Germany U21 | 13 | (5) |
| 2012 | Angola | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:12, 18 May 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2012 |
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Nando Rafael (born 10 January 1984 in Luanda) is an Angolan football striker.[1]
Early life
He fled from the Angolan Civil War at the age of eight after both of his parents had been killed, and resided at first illegally in the Netherlands. There he did not receive a work permit and was therefore unable to play football professionally, forcing him to move elsewhere.
Career
In 2002 he signed for Hertha BSC in Germany. In 2006 he was signed by Borussia Mönchengladbach. His first season at AGF was partly spoiled by injuries, making his impact on the team less significant than expected. His physically strong appearance makes him a solid target player, but he also has good technical skills and is a competent goal scorer. He joined from AGF on 10 January 2010 on loan to FC Augsburg for one season.[2] On 19 July 2010, Rafael signed a two-year contract with FC Augsburg.[3]
On 27 June 2013, Rafael joined China League One club Henan Jianye, replacing Joël Tshibamba who was released by the club.[4]
Statistics
As of 1 January 2016[update][1]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2001–02 | Ajax II | Beloften Eredivisie | 18 | 2 | — | — | ||||||
| 2001–02 | Ajax | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Ligapokal | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2002–03 | Hertha BSC II | NOFV-Oberliga Nord | 16 | 13 | — | — | — | 16 | 13 | |||
| 2003–04 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | |||||
| 2002–03 | Hertha BSC | Bundesliga | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2003–04 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 6 | ||||
| 2005–06 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||
| 2006–07 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 3 | ||||
| 2007–08 | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 3 | |||
| 2006–07 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | Regionalliga Nord | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | Oberliga Nordrhein | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Denmark | League | Danish Cup | Danish League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2008–09 | AGF | Superliga | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 5 | ||||
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Ligapokal | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2009–10 | FC Augsburg | 2. Bundesliga | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 5 | ||
| 2010–11 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 30 | 18 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | |||
| 2012–13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||
| China | League | Chinese Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2013 | Henan Jianye | League One | 14 | 7 | — | — | ||||||
| 2014 | Super League | 21 | 3 | — | — | |||||||
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Ligapokal | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2015–16 | VfL Bochum | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | Netherlands | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Germany | 205 | 65 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 230 | 73 | ||
| Denmark | 33 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| China | 35 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career total | 291 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
International career
Rafael was born in Angola, raised in the Netherlands, and moved to Germany as a teenager to further his footballing career.Rafael eventually received a German passport and was a German international at U21 level. He switched to the [Angola national football team|Angola]] in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. He already played for Palancas Negras in a rated-B friendly match against Portuguese side Sporting CP on 10 November 2011.[5]
References
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External links
- AGF profile (Danish)
- Nando Rafael profile at Fussballdaten
- Official Danish league stats (Danish)
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Angolan footballers
- Angola international footballers
- German footballers
- Germany under-21 international footballers
- Naturalized citizens of Germany
- AFC Ajax players
- Hertha BSC players
- Hertha BSC II players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach players
- Aarhus Gymnastikforening players
- FC Augsburg players
- Fortuna Düsseldorf players
- Danish Superliga players
- German expatriate footballers
- Angolan expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
- Association football forwards
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Angolan emigrants to Germany
- Henan Construction F.C. players
- VfL Bochum players
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Chinese Super League players
- China League One players
