Rafinha facts for kids

Rafinha is a popular nickname, especially in Brazil, for people named Rafael. It's like a shorter, friendlier version of the name. Many famous people, especially football players, are known by this nickname.

What is a Nickname?

A nickname is a shorter or more informal name for someone. It's often used by friends and family. "Rafinha" is a diminutive, which means it's a form of a name that shows affection or smallness. It's very common in Portuguese-speaking countries like Brazil.

Famous Football Players Called Rafinha

Many talented football players from Brazil are known as Rafinha. This can sometimes be a bit confusing because so many players share the same nickname! Here are some of them:

• Rafinha (born 1982), whose full name is Rafael Scapini de Almeida, plays as a midfielder or defender.
• Rafinha (born 1983), Rafael da Silva Francisco, is another midfielder.
• Rafinha (born 1985), Márcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza, is a well-known right-back who has played for big clubs.
• Rafinha (born 1987), Rafael dos Santos de Oliveira, is a striker.
• Rafinha (born April 1988), Rafael Chagas Machado, plays as a left-back.
• Rafinha (born 11 August 1988), Rafael Viana de Melo, is also a left-back.
• Rafinha (born 18 August 1988), Rafaela de Miranda Travalão, is a female midfielder.
• Rafinha (born 1989), Rafael Junior dos Santos Freire, plays in midfield.
• Rafinha (born 1990), Rafael Gomes de Oliveira, is another midfielder.
• Rafinha (born March 1992), Rafael de Sá Rodrigues, plays as a forward.
• Rafinha (born June 1992), Rafael Diniz Alves e Silva, is an attacking midfielder.
• Rafinha (born February 1993), Rafael Alcântara do Nascimento, is a famous midfielder who has played for top teams.
• Rafinha (born April 1993), Rafael Lima Pereira, plays as a winger.
• Rafinha (born July 1993), Rafael Gimenes da Silva, is a defensive midfielder.
• Raphinha (born 1996), Raphael Dias Belloli, is a winger who plays for a major club.
• Raphinha (born 1993), Raphael David Thomaz, plays as a defender.

Other People Named Rafinha

While most people known as Rafinha are football players, the nickname is also used by others:

• Rafinha Cunha (born 1992), whose full name is Sandro Rafael Veiga Cunha, is a Portuguese winger.
• Rafael Rebello (born 1980), is a Brazilian mixed martial artist.

This page lists people with the nickname Rafinha. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link to directly target the intended article.

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