Charlie Raphael

Charles 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.

Charlie Raphael
Personal information
Full name Charles Raphael
Place of birth United States
Position(s) 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

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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