rafael sobis club career

Rafael Augusto Sóbis do Nascimento born 17 June 1985 in Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, commonly known as Rafael Sóbis, is a Brazilian footballer of Ukrainian descent, who plays for Fluminense.
Contents
* 1 Club career
o 1.1 Internacional
o 1.2 Real Betis
o 1.3 Al-Jazira
o 1.4 Return to Internacional
* 2 International career
* 3 References
* 4 External links
Club career
Internacion
He started in the youth categories of Internacional, known only as Rafael. Inter's president at the time, Fernando Carvalho, suggested the change to only Sobis, the surname of his Ukrainian origins, because it could be more attractive for the European leagues, where the boy could get dual citizenship.
He went to the main team in 2004 and quickly won a place in it, being known by his name along the surname (with acute accent), Rafael Sóbis. Sóbis scored 19 goals in 35 matches in the 2005 season at the age of 19. In the following year, he was one of the main players in the Internacional squad that finished the Brazilian League in second place, and was selected by the CBF to play in the all star team at the end of the season. The 2006 season started slowly for him, as he fought against a series of injuries. He eventually recovered his place in the first team and helped Internacional secure the Libertadores title; scoring twice in the first-leg of the final match against São Paulo.
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