| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Raphael | ||
| Place of birth | United States | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988 | George Mason University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1988, 1990 | Washington Stars | ||
| National team | |||
| 1988 | United States | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Charles “Charlie” Raphael (Rafael in some sources) is a former U.S. soccer forward who earned one cap with the U.S. national team in 1988. He played professionally for nine years.
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In 1978, Raphael's U-12 youth team won the Miami Junior Orange Bowl tournament which featured 96 teams from across North America.[1] He attended Bishop Ireton High School and attended George Mason University in 1988.
Raphael played at least the 1988 American Soccer League season with the Washington Stars.[2] In 1990, he rejoined the Stars, who now played in the American Professional Soccer League. The team waived him on May 11, 1990.[3]
Raphael earned one one cap with the U.S. national team. The game was a 1-0 win over Costa Rica on June 14, 1988. He was replaced by Steve Snow.[4]
In 2001, he became the head coach to the Patuxent High School girls soccer team. Previously to that, he coached the Herndon High School girls team.[5] He also coaches youth soccer with the Calvert Soccer Association.THE BLITZ[6] He also coaches with a newer club the CSA Lightning.
More recently, he coaches the CSA Red Bulls, U-12 and U-13.