Rafael Pires Vieira
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Rafael Pires Vieira better known simply as Rafael, is a Brazil
Brazil
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ian football
Football (soccer)
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 center forward. He has been one of the most prolific strikers in the Finnish Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga is the premier division of Finnish football, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Veikkausliiga is currently ranked as the 28th best league in Europe. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name...

.

He is the top goalscorer in the history of FC Lahti
FC Lahti
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, as well one of the best scorers of all time in the Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga is the premier division of Finnish football, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Veikkausliiga is currently ranked as the 28th best league in Europe. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name...

. He is nicknamed "Angel" in a reference to the famous Finnish song "Rafaelin enkeli" ("Rafael's Angel") by Pekka Ruuska.

Rafael is a popular sportsman in Finland and currently receives corporate sponsorship from PlanMIll, a Finnish software company based in Lahti and Espoo, Finland.

Honours

  • Veikkausliiga
    Veikkausliiga
    Veikkausliiga is the premier division of Finnish football, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Veikkausliiga is currently ranked as the 28th best league in Europe. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name...

     (1997) - champion
  • Finnish League Cup
    Finnish League Cup
    The Finnish League Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually during pre-season in winter by teams from Veikkausliiga.-Finnish League Cup finals:...

     (1997, 2007)
  • Veikkausliiga
    Veikkausliiga
    Veikkausliiga is the premier division of Finnish football, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Veikkausliiga is currently ranked as the 28th best league in Europe. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name...

     - leading scorer 1997, 2007

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