Rafael Sobreira da Costa
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Rafael Sobreira da Costa, nickname is Paty (born March 15, 1981, in Paty do Alferes
Paty do Alferes
Paty do Alferes is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro....

) is a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 who plays as a forward for Tupi Football Club
Tupi Football Club
Tupi Football Club, usually known simply as Tupi, is a traditional Brazilian football club from Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state. They won the Série D once.-History:On May 16, 1912, Antônio Maria Júnior and four other people founded Tupi Football Club....

.

His previous clubs include U.D. Leiria in Portugal
Portugal
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, Ituano (SP)
Ituano Futebol Clube
Ituano Futebol Clube, also known as Ituano Sociedade Civil de Futebol Ltda, or Ituano as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Itu in São Paulo, founded on May 24, 1947.-History:...

, Caxias do Sul (RS)
Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul
Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul, also known as Caxias, is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul.Together with Juventude, it is one of the biggest teams of Rio Grande do Sul state, losing only the Internacional and Grêmio.-History:Caxias was founded on April...

, Noroeste (SP)
Esporte Clube Noroeste
Esporte Clube Noroeste, usually known simply as Noroeste, is a Brazilian football club based in Bauru. Named after a now-defunct railway, Noroeste is a very traditional team within São Paulo state...

 and Atlético Ibirama (SC)
Clube Atlético Hermann Aichinger
Clube Atlético Hermann Aichinger, or Atlético Ibirama as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Ibirama in Santa Catarina, founded on September 20, 1951...

, Lages (SC), América (RJ) and Olaria (RJ)
Olaria Atlético Clube
Olaria Atlético Clube, or Olaria as it is usually called, is a traditional Brazilian football team from Olaria neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, in Rio de Janeiro state, founded on July 1, 1915...

. He also played in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

 for Jeju United.
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