Nando Rafael

Nando Rafael

Personal information
Full name	Nando Rafael
Date of birth	10 January 1984 (1984-01-10) (age 27)
Place of birth	Luanda, Angola
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Augsburg
Number	11
Youth career
1994–2001	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2002	Ajax	0	(0)
2001–2002	Ajax II	18	(2)
2002–2006	Hertha BSC	70	(16)
2006–2008	Borussia Mönchengladbach	44	(9)
2008–2010	AGF	33	(10)
2010	→ FC Augsburg (loan)	10	(4)
2010–	FC Augsburg	27	(14)
National team‡
2005–2006	Germany U-21	13	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 November 2006

Nando Rafael (born 10 January 1984 in Luanda) is an Angolan-German football striker, currently playing for FC Augsburg.

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.^[1] On 19 July 2010, Rafael signed a two-year contract with FC Augsburg.^[2]

International career

Rafael eventually received a German passport, enabling him to play for the Germany national football team.

References

1. ^ "Brian Steen: Typisk AGF" (in Danish). Ekstra Bladet. 1 July 2010. http://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/dansk_fodbold/1division/article1371266.ece. Retrieved 5 July 2010. 
2. ^ "FCA verpflichtet Nando Rafael" (in German). FC Augsburg. 19 July 2010. http://www.fcaugsburg.de/cms/website.php?sid=c5460dfa3fc98d50cfb04576b06ac3cd&id=/index/aktuell/news/data11193.htm. Retrieved 19 July 2010. 

External links

• AGF profile (Danish)
• Nando Rafael at fussballdaten.de (German)
• Official Danish league stats (Danish)

Persondata
Name	Rafael, Nando
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	10 January 1984
Place of birth	Luanda, Angola
Date of death
Place of death

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