Raffael Caetano de Araújo

Raphael (2009)

Raffael Caetano de Araújo ( born March 28, 1985 in Fortaleza ), called Raphael, is a Brazilian footballer who currently stands at Borussia Mönchengladbach under contract.

Clubs

Brazil

Raphael played in the youth mainly Futsal. His career in football began in 1997 with Vitória Bahia. In 2001, the two-footed attacking midfielder CA Juventus São Paulo followed, where he played until 2003 and in the first team.

Europe

In 2003, Raphael in Switzerland, where he played until 2005 with FC Chiasso before he joined FC Zurich. In Zurich coach Lucien Favre put him in his first season only at home games from the beginning, since he did not fit in away Favre's defensive system. In two seasons in Zurich Raphael won the Swiss championship. Before the Super League match against FC St. Gallen 2006, the then 21 - year-old players did not seem to team meeting and stayed for ten days disappeared. FCZ believed in kidnapping and reported as missing. Later it turned out that he was cut off from player agents from Brazil by the club because they wanted to drive its market value in the height.

From the second half of the season 2007/ 08 played Raphael in the Bundesliga Hertha BSC. After the descent of the Berlin at the end of the 2009/ 10 first indicated all signs point to leave. However, Raphael remained at Hertha and went with her to the 2010/11 season again. After re- direct descent in the 2011/12 season Raphael finally left the club.

There was a brief interlude in Ukraine at Dinamo Kiev, where he was loaned despite a four- year contract as early as the winter break 2012/13 for the rest of the season to FC Schalke 04 with option to buy. His debut in the royal blue dress he gave on January 18, 2013 ( 18th Round ) during 5-4 victory in the home match against Hannover 96, as he was substituted just before the end for Lewis Holtby. On March 30, 2013, shot at the home game against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim his first of two goals for the Gelsenkirchen.

For the season 2013/2014 Raphael moved with a contract period until July 30, 2017 at Borussia Moenchengladbach. Here Lucien Favre was after the common time in Zurich and Berlin for the third time his coach. His debut for Mönchengladbach, he celebrated the first day of play in the 1-3 defeat against Bayern Munich, where he was in the starting.

Family and Private

His brother Ronny plays since the 2010/11 season for Hertha BSC, so they came a long season at the same club used. Raphael is married, has two sons and is a Jehovah's Witness.