What is Rafinha?
'''Márcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza''' (born 7 September 1985<ref name=espn/>) more commonly known as '''Rafinha''' is [[Brazil]]ian [[footballer]]. He plays for [[Clube de Regatàs do Flamengo|Flamengo]] in the [[Fußball-Bundesliga|Bundesliga]]. ==Career== Rafinha was born in [[Londrina]], Brazil on 7 September, 1985. At the age of 7, he joined his local [[futsal]] team, Gremio Londrinense. In 2001, when he was 16, he moved to [[Coritiba]]. He also joined the Brazilian under-20 national football team. He was then signed by [[FC Schalke ]]04 on a four-year contact for what is widely believed to be a transfer fee of €5 million In August of 2010, Rafinha signed with [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]]. One year later, he signed with [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] on a three-year contract for €5.5 million. He has made 31 appearances for Bayern Munich up-to-date. ==International career== Rafinha has been called up to the senior Brazil squad once and has made a combined total of 16 appearances in the Under-20 and Under-23 sides. ==References== {{reflist|refs= <ref name=espn>{{cite web|url=http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/69155/marcio-rafael-ferreira-de-souza?cc=5901|title=Rafinha Bio, Stats, News|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=13 February 2013}}</ref> }} ==Other websites== * {{Official website|http://rafinha-18.com/}} {{sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rafinha}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1985 births]] [[Category:Footballers from Paraná State]]