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994:"Emídio Rafael encerra carreira aos 31 anos"
812:"Emídio Rafael volta quase dois anos depois"
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758:"F.C. Porto eliminado da Taça da Liga"
972:"Académica 2015/2016 – Emídio Rafael"
648:"Emídio Rafael assinou por dois anos"
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840:"F. C Porto bateu Beira-Mar por 3–0"
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704:"Académica vence Leixões por 2–0"
420:(born 24 January 1986), known as
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866:"FC Porto despede-se com empate"
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16:Portuguese footballer
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594:free agent
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571:S.C. Braga
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906:8 January
562:with the
485:Real S.C.
445:Académica
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