youthclubs years youthyears clubs caps birth_place goals height position birth_date article_title name
malutrom 2000 2012 2012 -- 2013 -- 2001 2004 2007 -- 2008 2008 -- 2000 -- 2001 malutrom birmingham city -lrb- loan -rrb- valenciennes atlético-pr → krylya sovetov samara -lrb- loan -rrb- → 99 9 15 46 blumenau , brazil 2 0 0 2 1.82 defender 17 december 1980 rafael schmitz
 rafael schmitz
rafael schmitz

rafael schmitz -lrb- born december 17 , 1980 -rrb- is a brazilian footballer .
schmitz , born in blumenau , is a commanding central defender who is good in the air but also very agile and has good passing ability .
schmitz spent six seasons with lille osc , for whom he played 99 ligue 1 games and appeared in the champions league and uefa cup .
he joined birmingham city on loan for the 2007 -- 08 season on july 6 , 2007 .
he made his birmingham debut as a very late substitute on september 15 , 2007 against bolton wanderers , and his first start on october 20 , 2007 against manchester city in place of the injured johan djourou .
he returned to lille following birmingham 's relegation at the end of the season .
on june 23 , 2008 , schmitz signed a three-year contract with valenciennes .
