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'''Raí Souza Vieira de Oliveira''' (born 15 May 1965), simply '''Raí''', is a retired ]ian ] who played as an ]. '''Raí Souza Vieira de Oliveira''' (born 15 May 1965), known as simply '''Raí''' ({{IPA-pt|ʁaˈi}}), is a retired ]ian ] who played as an ].


He spent the better part of his 15-year career with ]<ref>; Globo Esporte, 28 March 2011 {{pt icon}}</ref> and ], winning 15 major titles with the two teams combined, and nearing the 100-goal mark. He spent the better part of his 15-year career with ]<ref>; Globo Esporte, 28 March 2011 {{pt icon}}</ref> and ], winning 15 major titles with the two teams combined, and nearing the 100-goal mark.

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Raí
Raí
Personal information
Full name Raí Souza Vieira de Oliveira
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1985 Botafogo-SP ? (?)
1986 Ponte Preta 10 (1)
1987–1993 São Paulo 110 (25)
1993–1998 Paris SG 145 (51)
1998–1999 São Paulo 19 (1)
International career
1987–1998 Brazil 51 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raí Souza Vieira de Oliveira (born 15 May 1965), known as simply Raí (Template:IPA-pt), is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

He spent the better part of his 15-year career with São Paulo and Paris Saint-Germain, winning 15 major titles with the two teams combined, and nearing the 100-goal mark.

Raí played with Brazil for more than one decade, helping the country win the 1994 World Cup.

Club career

Early years / São Paulo

Born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo Raí started his career with local Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP), signing in 1986 with Associação Atlética Ponte Preta, with which he made his Série A debuts.

Raí joined São Paulo FC for the 1987 season, only making his league debut on 18 October due to injury. He only scored once in his first year but, following the arrival of Telê Santana as coach, blossomed into a prolific scorer, scoring 28 overall in the 1991 campaign (20 in the São Paulo League); he was also instrumental in the defeat of FC Barcelona in the 1992 Intercontinental Cup, netting both goals in a 2–1 win in Tokyo.

Paris Saint-Germain

In June 1993, Raí was acquired by Paris Saint-Germain F.C. of France for $4.6 million, remaining with São Paulo until the end of the year. He still managed to contribute with six goals in 28 Ligue 1 games as his new club won the national championship for the second time in its history; he helped PSG to the following season's French Cup, and was on target in the League Cup final against SC Bastia (2–0).

Raí once again proved essential as the capital outfit won the 1996 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, scoring twice in a 3–1 home win against Parma AC, after a 0–1 away loss. He also appeared in the final against SK Rapid Wien, and went on to score three seasons in double digits during his five-season spell.

São Paulo return

Aged 33, Raí returned to São Paulo. He retired at the end of the 1999 season, after having appeared in only 15 games.

International career

Raí gained the first of his 51 caps for Brazil in 1987, whilst at São Paulo, being selected to that year's Copa América in Argentina, playing twice - including in the 0–4 group stage loss against Chile - in an eventual group stage exit. His debut occurred on 19 May at the Rous Cup, playing 15 minutes in a 1–1 draw against England.

Raí was picked by coach Carlos Alberto Parreira for his 1994 FIFA World Cup squad, as captain. He scored through a penalty in the first match, a 2–0 win against Russia, after Romário was brought down in the box: a starter in the first three games, he was used as a substitute against Holland (quarterfinals, ten minutes) and Sweden (semifinal, 45 minutes) as the national team went on to win the tournament.

Statistics

Club

Template:Football player club statistics 1 Template:Football player club statistics 2 |- |1984||rowspan="3"|Botafogo-SP||||13||1 |- |1985||||25||1 |- |1986||||0||0 |- |1986||Ponte Preta||Série A||10||1 |- |1987||rowspan="7"|São Paulo||rowspan="7"|Série A||8||1 |- |1988||19||4 |- |1989||15||3 |- |1990||23||5 |- |1991||22||7 |- |1992||23||5 |- |1993||0||0 Template:Football player club statistics 2 |- |1993/94||rowspan="5"|Paris Saint-Germain||rowspan="5"|Ligue 1||28||6 |- |1994/95||26||12 |- |1995/96||27||14 |- |1996/97||35||9 |- |1997/98||29||10 Template:Football player club statistics 2 |- |1998||rowspan="2"|São Paulo||rowspan="2"|Série A||4||0 |- |1999||15||1 Template:Football player club statistics 3177||29 Template:Football player club statistics 4145||51 Template:Football player club statistics 5322||80 |}

International

Template:Football player national team statistics |- |1987||11||2 |- |1988||0||0 |- |1989||0||0 |- |1990||0||0 |- |1991||5||2 |- |1992||7||6 |- |1993||16||2 |- |1994||9||3 |- |1995||0||0 |- |1996||0||0 |- |1997||0||0 |- |1998||1||0 |- !Total||49||15 |}

Honours

Club

Country

Personal

Raí's older brother, Sócrates, was also a footballer and an attacking midfielder. He too represented Botafogo de São Paulo in his career, and was also a longtime Brazilian international.

After retiring, Raí became a social activist and justice campaigner, being involved in two separate philanthropic organisations.

References

  1. Após 100º de Ceni, Raí eleva goleiro ao posto de ídolo máximo do Tricolor (After Ceni's 100th goal, Raí raises goalkeeper to biggest idol position at the Tricolor); Globo Esporte, 28 March 2011 Template:Pt icon
  2. A match made in heaven; FIFA.com, 19 May 2010
  3. Copa América 1987; at RSSSF
  4. Raí – FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. Raí at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. Europe's surprising challenge to the latin game; The New York Times, 9 July 1994
  7. ^ Where are they now? Rai; The Guardian, 22 June 2008

External links

  • Raí – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  • Raí at National-Football-Teams.com
South American Footballer of the Year
Men's winners (Rey de América)
El Mundo award
El Gráfico award
El País award
Women's winners (Reina de América)
El País award
Brazil squad – 1987 Copa América
Brazil
Brazil squad – 1991 Copa América runners-up
Brazil
Brazil squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup winners (4th title)
Brazil
Preceded byVladimir Jugović Intercontinental Cup
Man of the Match
1992 		Succeeded byToninho Cerezo
Preceded byOscar Ruggeri South American Footballer of the Year
1992 		Succeeded byCarlos Valderrama

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