Place of birth Erechim, Brazil Name Rafael Sobis Salary 650,000 BRL (2011) Years Team Spouse Michelli Sobis (m. 2007) | Number 9 Height 1.72 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Full name Rafael Augusto Sobis do Nascimento Date of birth (1985-06-17) 17 June 1985 (age 30) Current team Tigres UANL (#9 / Forward) Children Nicholas Sobis, Rafael Sobis Similar People Andre‑Pierre Gignac, Joffre Guerron, Jurgen Damm, Nahuel Guzman, Damian Ariel Alvarez | ||
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Rafael Augusto Sóbis do Nascimento (born 17 June 1985) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cruzeiro.
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- Top 5 amazing goals in brazil seedorf rafael sobis
- Campeonato mundial de imita o do pb rafael sobis vs pedro smaniotto
- Internacional
- Real Betis
- Al Jazira
- Fluminense
- Tigres UANL
- Cruzeiro
- International career
- Style of play
- Career statistics
- Honours
- References
Before joining Cruzeiro, Sóbis played for Internacional, Real Betis, Al-Jazira, Fluminense and Tigres UANL. He is a two-time Copa Libertadores champion with Internacional, and runner-up with Tigres in 2015.
Sóbis also represented the Brazil national team, winning a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics.
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Internacional
Born in Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, he started in the youth categories of Internacional, known only as Rafael. Inter's president at the time, Fernando Carvalho, suggested the change to only Sobis, his maternal surname of Ukrainian origins, because it could be more attractive for the European leagues, where the boy could get dual citizenship.
He went to the main team in 2004 and quickly won a place in it, being known by his name along the surname (with acute accent), Rafael Sóbis. Sóbis scored 19 goals in 35 matches in the 2005 season at the age of 19. In the following year, he was one of the main players in the Internacional squad that finished the Brazilian League in second place, and was selected by the CBF to play in the all star team at the end of the season. The 2006 season started slowly for him, as he fought against a series of injuries. He eventually recovered his place in the first team and helped Internacional secure the Copa Libertadores title; scoring twice in the first-leg of the final match against São Paulo.
Real Betis
Sóbis signed for Real Betis in August 2006 for €9 million, (R$21.8 million) putting pen to paper on an 8-year contract, a length reminiscent to that of fellow Brazilian international Denílson. Internacional only received 25% of the fee and the rest belong to other parties. Among 25% of Inter, R$272,500 was further deducted as agent fee. He was officially unveiled to the press on 8 September and made his Real Betis and La Liga debut against Athletic Bilbao two days later at the Manuel Ruiz de Lopera stadium, a game his team won 3–0.
Sóbis scored his first goals against city rivals Sevilla on 17 September, a match that Betis eventually lost 3–2. He also managed to score important goals against Celta de Vigo, a debut game for then newly appointed coach Luis Fernández. Ligament damage sustained in a game against RCD Mallorca meant that he missed a month of action. Sóbis' major contribution to the 2006–07 season was his late equaliser against Barcelona at the Camp Nou, assisted by fellow Brazilian Marcos Assunção.
He began his second season with Betis strongly, scoring three goals in his first six games, against Valencia CF, RCD Mallorca and 2007 UEFA Cup finalists RCD Espanyol but once again the Brazilian's form dipped. Betis received an offer of €10 million from English Premier League club Newcastle United for Sóbis in July 2008.
Al-Jazira
On 2 September 2008, Sóbis joined UAE side Al-Jazira for €10 million.
In July 2010, Sóbis returned to Internacional on loan for one year to play the Copa Libertadores. On 18 August, they defeated Chivas Guadalajara in the 2010 Copa Libertadores final with Sóbis scoring their first goal in their 3–2 win. He hurt his arm while scoring the goal by falling over it, and had to be replaced later on by Leandro Damião, who also ended up scoring a goal during the match. After the loan ended, Internacional did not use the buy option, due to his injuries and high price, and he returned to the Middle East.
Fluminense
After one year playing on loan from Al-Jazira, on 19 July 2012 Fluminense bought Sóbis' economic rights for R$8.75 million, on a three-year contract.
On 24 December 2014, he left Fluminense by mutual consent.
Tigres UANL
Four days after leaving Fluminense, Sóbis joined Mexican side Tigres UANL for the Clausura 2015 season. He became champion of the Apertura 2015 season of Liga MX and runner-up of the Copa Libertadores 2015.
Cruzeiro
On 23 June 2016, Sóbis signed for Cruzeiro until 2019, joining a day after Argentine striker Ramón Ábila.
International career
Sóbis made his debut for Brazil on 3 September 2006 against Argentina at the Emirates Stadium in London; Brazil won the match 3–0 with Sóbis making his appearance as last-minute substitute for Robinho. He scored his first Brazil's goal in an unofficial friendly match against Kuwaiti club Al Kuwait on 7 October 2006.
He won a bronze medal with the Brazil U-23 team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in China. As a substitute in the group stage against New Zealand, he concluded a 5–0 win from Lucas Leiva's pass.
Style of play
A dynamic forward, Sóbis often plays a creative role due his intelligence on the pitch, mobility, vision and passing, features that make him effective at creating chances to provide assists for team-mates. Although his favored position is that of a supporting striker, he is capable to play as a winger and striker. At Tigres under Ricardo Ferretti, Sóbis played a versatile role as he was deployed as a striker in the team's 4–4–2 formation, a second striker in the 4–4–1–1 and as a central attacking midfielder in the 4–2–3–1. A right-footed accurate set-piece taker, he is also capable to pass, cross and finish with the left.