Rafael Caldeira

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Rafael Caldeira
Personal information
Full name Rafael Caldeira Pires
Date of birth (1991-02-11) 11 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Monte Alto, São Paulo, Brazil
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Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Guarani
Youth career
2007-2009 Marília
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Marília 7 (0)
2010- Santos 6 (1)
2010 Red Bull Brasil (loan) 0 (0)
2011 Oeste (loan) 7 (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) 9 (0)
2015– Guarani 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2014

Rafael Caldeira Pires, known as Rafael Caldeira (born 11 February 1991), is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Guarani as a centre back.

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.[2]

On 16 May 2012, Caldeira was loaned again, this time to Bragantino.[3] On 8 December, he was loaned to Botafogo-SP, alongside two other players.[4]

Anti-doping rule violation

In 2015 Caldeira received a public warning after testing positive for the banned steroid medication Dexamethasone.[5]

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