Rafinha pulls the final whistle: the end of the Bayern star!

Rafinha pulls the final whistle: the end of the Bayern star!

Coritiba, Brasilien - The Brazilian football player Rafinha ended his active career today. The 39-year-old announced this on his social media. Rafinha, who is considered one of the best foreign players in Germany for many football fans, spent most of his career in the Bundesliga, where he was particularly known for his time at Bayern Munich.
began his way in 2005 when he changed from Coritiba to Schalke 04 for 5 million euros. In the following five years he completed 198 games in the royal blue jersey. In 2011 Rafinha returned to Germany when he moved from CFC Genoa to Bayern.

Rafinha developed into a key player at Bayern. In a total of 266 competitive games, he won impressive trophies, including seven German championships, four DFB trophies and the prestigious Champions League victory in 2013. Together with Giovane Elber, he holds the record for most of a Brazilian's missions at Bayern. Transfermarkt reports that Rafinha in the Bundesliga has only increased a total of 332 games. Had missions.

a farewell with gratitude

Rafinha moved to his farewell: "Today the final whistle on the field is for me. It is time to officially say goodbye to football, and I do this with calm heart and gratitude." After leaving Bayern in 2019, Rafinha played for various clubs, including CR Flamengo, Olympiakos Piraeus and most recently for FC São Paulo. His degree at Coritiba FC, where he had been playing since 2025, marks the end of an impressive career.

Its greatest market value was 12 million euros during his career. The Bundesliga will remember Rafinha not only for his performance, but also for his friendly manner. In the list of the best -known Brazilians in the Bundesliga, he takes up a high place, even if you also take big names such as Ze Roberto, which also played for Bayern Munich and has a remarkable career that anchored him in the hearts of German football fans, as in an article by RP Online