Rafael Gaúcho

Rafael Gaúcho Ledesma
Personal information
Full name	Rafael Pompeo Rodrigues Ledesma
Date of birth	December 31, 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2004	Juventude
2004	→ Flamengo (loan)
2004–2005	Académica
2005–2006	Estrela da Amadora
2006	Atlético Mineiro
2006–2008	FBK Kaunas
2009–2011	Partizan Minsk
2011	→ Dinamo Minsk (loan)
2012–2013	Sūduva Marijampolė
2013–2014	Ethnikos Achna
2014–2015	Birkirkara
2015–2016	Sliema Wanderers
2016	→ Valletta (loan)
2016	Gżira United
2017	Jelgava
2017–2018	Vitebsk
2018	San Ġwann
2019	Panevėžys
2020–2021	Oratory Youths
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2019

Rafael Pompeo Rodrigues Ledesma (born 31 December 1982), more commonly known as Gaúcho or Rafael Ledesma, is a Brazilian former footballer.

He was signed by FBK Kaunas from Atlético Mineiro in summer 2006. After two seasons in FBK Kaunas he moved to Partizan Minsk in Belarus. In winter 2012 he moved back to Lithuania and played for Suduva.^[1] In 2013 Ledesma left Lithuania and signed with Ethnikos Achna in Cyprus.

In January 2019 he returned to Lithuania and became a member of FK Panevėžys.^[2] In 2019 he played 28 matches in A Lyga and scored 6 goals. After season he left FK Panevėžys.^[3]

Honours[edit]

Lithuanian Championship champion (2):
- 2006, 2007,
Lithuanian Championship Runners-up (2):
- 2008,
Lithuanian Cup winner (2)
- 2007–08
Baltic League: Winner (1)
- 2008
Maltese Premier League: champion (1)
- 2015–16
Maltese FA Trophy: winner (1)
- 2014–15
Maltese Super Cup: winner (1)
- 2014

Individual

Best player of Lithuanian Championship 2007.
Top scorer in A Lyga: 2008 14 goals
Sūduva Marijampolė Player of the Year 2012

References[edit]

^ "Transferências Internacionais". 26 November 2007. Archived from the original on 26 November 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
^ "FK "Panevėžys" papildė A lygoje žibėjęs R. Ledesma – FK Panevėžys". fk-panevezys.lt. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
^ "R. Ledesma "Panevėžyje" kitąmet nerungtyniaus | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga". alyga.lt.

External links[edit]

(in Portuguese) Brazilian FA Database
Rafael Gaúcho at Soccerway

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[1] "Transferências Internacionais". 26 November 2007. Archived from the original on 26 November 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2019.

[2] "FK "Panevėžys" papildė A lygoje žibėjęs R. Ledesma – FK Panevėžys". fk-panevezys.lt. Retrieved 23 June 2019.

[3] "R. Ledesma "Panevėžyje" kitąmet nerungtyniaus | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga". alyga.lt.

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