Portuguese footballer
Rafael Correia|
| Full name |
Rafael António Correia |
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| Date of birth |
(1915-04-05)5 April 1915 |
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| Place of birth |
Almada, Portugal |
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| Date of death |
October 1958(1958-10-00) (aged 43) |
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| Place of death |
Trafaria, Portugal |
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| Position(s) |
Forward |
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| Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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| 1934–1946 |
Belenenses |
239 |
(160) |
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| 1934–1948 |
Portugal |
6 |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Rafael António Correia (5 April 1915 – October 1958), was a Portuguese footballer, who played as forward.
International career
Correia gained 6 caps for the Portugal national team, and made his debut 6 November 1938 against Switzerland in Lausanne, in a 0-1 defeat.
Death
After his retirement from football, he ran a bar in Trafaria, Portugal. Italian newspaper La Stampa reported on 17 October 1958 that Correia, probably to avenge some slanders about him, assaulted three men with a gun, killing one of them and seriously injuring the other two, and finally shot himself.[1]
External links
References
- ^ «Un calciatore portoghese impazzito uccide una persona e si sopprime», La Stampa, 17 October 1958, p. 8.
