Rafael António Correia (5 April 1915 – October 1958), was a Portuguese footballer, who played as forward.

Rafael Correia
Personal information
Full name Rafael António Correia
Date of birth (1915-04-05)5 April 1915
Place of birth Almada, Portugal
Date of death October 1958(1958-10-00) (aged 43)
Place of death Trafaria, Portugal
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934–1946 Belenenses 239 (160)
International career
1934–1948 Portugal 6
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

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Correia gained 6 caps for the Portugal national team, and made his debut 6 November 1938 against Switzerland in Lausanne, in a 0-1 defeat.

Death

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After his retirement from football, he ran a bar in Trafaria, Portugal. Italian newspaper La Stampa reported on 17 October 1958 that Correia, probably to avenge some slanders about him, assaulted three men with a gun, killing one of them and seriously injuring the other two, and finally shot himself.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ «Un calciatore portoghese impazzito uccide una persona e si sopprime», La Stampa, 17 October 1958, p. 8.