Ralph de Souza Teles ( port. Ralf de Souza Teles ), better known simply as Ralph ; June 9, 1984 , São Paulo ) - Brazilian footballer , defensive midfielder , former player of the national team of Brazil .
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| Full name | Ralph de Souza Teles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicknames | Pitbull ( Pitbull ), Ralf Jones | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Sao paulo brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth | 182 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club |  Corinthians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Ralph was brought up in the youth schools of the Teboan da Serra, Sao Paulo and Imperatris teams. In 2005 he made his debut as the basis of the last club. Until 2009, he played for the modest Brazilian teams playing in the lower divisions of the national championship. However, in 2008, Ralph helped Gremio Barueri enter Serie A, and it was with this club that Ralph made his debut in 2009 at the highest level in the Brazil league system. For the initial phase of his career, in addition to this achievement, Ralph also had a victory in the 2005 Maranyan State Championship.
In 2010, Ralph moved to Corinthians, becoming the first “big” club in his career as a football player. Together with this team, he not only won a number of prestigious trophies - the Brazilian championship in 2011 and 2015, the Libertadores Cup 2012 (the first Corinthians victory in tournaments under the auspices of CONMEBOL ), but also began to be called up to the Brazil national team. In 2016, Ralph moved to the Chinese “Beijing Guoan”.
On August 10, 2011, Ralph first played for Brazil in a friendly match against Germany [2] .
Titles and Achievements
- Champion of Brazil (2): 2011 , 2015
- São Paulo State Champion (1): 2013
- Champion of Maranhao State (1): 2005
- Libertadores Cup Winner (1): 2012
- Club World Cup Winner (1): 2012
- Rock Cup Winner (1): 2011
- In the symbolic team of the championship of Brazil (Globo and KBF) : 2011
- In the symbolic team of the Paulista League: 2011, 2013
Notes
- ↑ Transfermarkt.com - 2000.
- ↑ Germany - Brazil - 3: 2