Rafael Scheidt

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Personal information
Rafael Scheidt
Full name	Rafael Scheidt
Date of birth	February 10, 1976 (1976-02-10) (age 32)
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height	183cm
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Shaanxi Baorong
Youth clubs
	Grêmio
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995-1996 1997 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2002 2003-2004 2004-2006 2007-present	Grêmio Kawasaki Frontale Grêmio Celtic Corinthians Atlético Mineiro Botafogo Shaanxi Baorong	7 (0) 26 (5) 39 (2) 3 (0) 35 (1) 35 (2) 73 (1)
National team²
1999	Brazil	3 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 3, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of January 3, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Rafael Felipe Scheidt(born February 10, 1976 in Porto Alegre, Brazil) is a Brazilian footballer who most recently played for Botafogo. He was signed by the John Barnes/Kenny Dalglish management of Celtic from Grêmio for £5m and failed to make an impact. Scheidt's arrival was met with derision from opposing fans due to the amusing pronunciation of his last name. Plagued by injury and finding it hard to settle he started one game in the 1999-00 in Scottish football and was let out on loan to Corinthians by Martin O'Neill after just three appearances. The Guardian newspaper called Scheidt the second worst transfer in the history of soccer.^[1] In 2006 Scheidt was released by Botafogo.