Charlie Raphael

Charlie Raphael
Personal information
Full name Charles Raphael
Place of birth United States
Playing position Forward
Youth career
1988 George Mason University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988, 1990 Washington Stars
National team
1988 United States 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Charles "Charlie" Raphael (Rafael in some sources) is a former U.S. soccer forward who earned one cap with the U.S. national team in 1988. He played professionally for nine years.

Player

Youth

In 1978, Raphael's U-12 youth team won the Miami Junior Orange Bowl tournament which featured 96 teams from across North America.[1] He attended Bishop Ireton High School and attended George Mason University in 1988.

Professional

Raphael played at least the 1988 American Soccer League season with the Washington Stars.[2] In 1990, he rejoined the Stars, who now played in the American Professional Soccer League. The team waived him on May 11, 1990.[3]

National team

Raphael earned one cap with the U.S. national team. The game was a 1-0 win over Costa Rica on June 14, 1988. He was replaced by Steve Snow.[4]

Coaching

In 2001, he became the head coach to the Patuxent High School girls soccer team. Previously to that, he coached the Herndon High School girls team.[5] He also coaches youth soccer with the Calvert Soccer Association.THE BLITZ[6]

References

  1. ↑ Reston Soccer Teams Win Championships Washington Post, The (DC) - Thursday, January 5, 1978
  2. ↑ ASL 1988 Season
  3. ↑ FOR THE RECORD Washington Post - Friday, May 11, 1990
  4. ↑ USA - Details of International Matches 1980-1989
  5. ↑ Stames Makes Return to Herndon Soccer - Sports - Herndon Connection - Connection Newspapers Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ CSA Select Teams Archived January 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.


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