Rafael Schmitz

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Rafael Schmitz
Personal information
Date of birth	December 17, 1980 (1980-12-17) (age 27)
Place of birth	Blumenau, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Lille
Youth clubs
2000–2001	Malutrom
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001– 2004 2007–2008	Lille → Krylia Sovetov (loan) → Birmingham City (loan)	99 (2) 09 (0) 15 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:09, 12 May 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Rafael Schmitz (born December 17, 1980 in Blumenau) is a Brazilian footballer who is currently playing for Lille. Schmitz is a commanding central defender who is good in the air but also very agile and has good passing ability. Schmitz stands six feet tall and weighs 12.4 stones.

Schmitz joined Birmingham City on a season-long loan for 2007–08 on 6 July 2007.^[1] He made his Birmingham debut as a very late substitute on 15 September 2007 against Bolton Wanderers, and his full debut on 20 October 2007 against Manchester City in place of the injured Johan Djourou. He returned to Lille after the end of the 2007–08 season.

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[edit] External links

• Rafael Schmitz career stats at Soccerbase
• Rafael Schmitz profile - L'Equipe.fr

Persondata
NAME	Schmitz, Rafael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1980-12-17
PLACE OF BIRTH	Blumenau, Brazil
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH