CREATE TABLE table_204_968 (id NUMBER, "squad #" NUMBER, "position" CLOB, "player" CLOB, "transferred to" CLOB, "fee" CLOB, "date" CLOB)

player transferred immediately before mauro rafael da silva
SELECT "player" FROM table_204_968 WHERE id = (SELECT id FROM table_204_968 WHERE "player" = 'mauro rafael da silva') - 1
SELECT "player" FROM "table_204_968" WHERE "id" = (SELECT "id" FROM "table_204_968" WHERE "player" = 'mauro rafael da silva') - 1