Personal
Date of Birth: 10/02/1976
Birthplace: Porto Alegre, Brazil
Nationality: Brazilian
International Caps 5
International Goals 0

Playing Career
Celtic Career 1999-2000
Transfer fee in: £5.6m from Gremio
Transfer fee out:
Position: Defender

Review
The signing of Rafael Sheidt for almost 5 million pounds, on the basis of a video cobbled together by his agent, was one of the worst signings in Celtic's history. Arguably the worst. It was certainly a factor in manager John Barnes getting sacked.

Not only was he a bad player - slow, unskillful, and lazy - but he seemed cursed from the moment he arrived in Glasgow. He was unfit, and was taken to hospital with appendicitis on the eve of his debut. He caused himself a serious injury after colliding with a teammate in training. And then he got mixed up with a scandal about the Brazilian national coach taking bribes to let unknown players get a couple of matches for the Brazilian team, in order to boost their value.As one teammate said, "the guy couldnae trap a bag of cement,"

After only 3 appearances in the hoops, he was loaned out to Corinthians, where he played somewhat better, though made Celtic firms nervous by promising to come back and "make the next year a Scheidt year", not a thought they especially fancied. He eventually went back to Brazil, and is now playing in Shaanxi province, in China.

In short, a humiliating disaster with a very appropriate surname.



Quotessambafoot.com: You were one of rare Brazilians to have played in Scotland. What can you say to us about your experience?
Raphael Scheidt: "This experience unfortunately was not good for me because I almost did not play. I was quickly injured and I was far away from the pitch for nearly 9 months. Nevertheless, the stay in Scotland was enriching for me and my family. Professionally it was really difficult.... I could not show my real value and my potential which had me selected in national team in 1999." (Interview with www.sambafoot.com, source)

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