Raphael Botti

Raphael Botti is the kind of player I think of as a quietly pivotal import. He came up through Vasco da Gama, but it was his move to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in 2002 that really gave him a stage. What stays with me is that he saved his best for the 2006 AFC Champions League, scoring an important goal in the first leg of the final. That's the mark of a big-game player. Brazilian footballers in Asian leagues sometimes get filed away as journeymen, but a decisive Champions League goal is the kind of thing supporters never forget.

Name (English)

Raphael Botti

Name (Japanese)

ラファエル・ジョゼ・ボッティ・ザカリアス・セナ

Reading

らふぁえる・じょぜ・ぼってぃ・ざかりあす・せな

Born

February 23, 1981 (age 45)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rooster

Origin

Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Height

174 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9C%E3%83%83%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B6%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BB%E3%83%8A

Tags

• Minas Gerais
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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