Rodrigo Gral

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Rodrigo Gral (グラウ, born February 21, 1977 in Brazil) is a professional footballer playing for Al-Khor Sports Club in Qatar as a forward. Because of his lack of size (176 cm and 70 kg), Rodrigo relies more on his speed and guile in the box to score goals.

Gral has played in Japan and made his J. League debut for Jubilo Iwata against Consadole Sapporo on March 17, 2002, and marked the occasion in front of the home crowd at Yamaha Stadium by scoring a goal. He has been one of the most prolific goalscorers in the J. League since he came to Japan in 2002, having scored at a rate of more than a goal every two games.

Before joining Jubilo Iwata, Gral previously played in his native Brazil for Grêmio, Juventude, Flamengo, and Sport Recife.

Gral has represented Brazil in the 1999 FIFA Youth World Championship. He scored once in the finals, against Zambia.