Rafael Berges
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Berges Martín | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Córdoba | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1991 | Córdoba | 37 | (2) |
| 1991–1993 | Tenerife | 40 | (0) |
| 1993–2001 | Celta | 159 | (7) |
| 2001–2002 | Córdoba | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 239 | (9) | |
| National team | |||
| 1991 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Spain U23 | 8 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005–2006 | Córdoba B | ||
| 2006 | Lucena | ||
| 2007 | Almería B | ||
| 2008 | Séneca (youth) | ||
| 2008 | Linares | ||
| 2010–2011 | Pozoblanco | ||
| 2012 | Córdoba B | ||
| 2012–2013 | Córdoba | ||
| 2015 | Jaén | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Rafael Bergés Martín (born 21 January 1971) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left back, and a current coach.
Club career
Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Berges started playing for local Córdoba CF, in the lower leagues. In the 1991–92 campaign he joined CD Tenerife, going on to spend two years in La Liga with the club.
Moving to Celta de Vigo in 1993, Berges went on to amass nearly 200 overall appearances and score seven league goals for the Galicians. He played in no games in his final two seasons, however, due to recurrent injuries.[1]
At the end of 2001–02, aged 31, Berges retired with his first club Córdoba, now in the second division, but his second spell was cut short, again due to recurrent physical problems. He took up coaching in 2005, starting with Córdoba CF B; amongst other lowly sides, he would also manage UD Almería's reserves.[2]
On 14 June 2012, Berges was named Córdoba's main squad head coach, replacing Rayo Vallecano-bound Paco Jémez.[3] He was relieved of his duties on 7 April of the following year, with the club ranking in ranking in ninth position in the second level.[4]
International career
Berges was the first-choice For Spain at the 1992 Summer Olympics, as the nation won the gold medal on home soil. He scored twice, including in the 2–0 semifinal win over Ghana.[5]
Honours
Club
- Celta
Country
References
- ↑ "Los ciclos y el destino" [Cycles and fate] (in Spanish). El Día de Córdoba. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ↑ "Rafa Berges, oro en Barcelona'92, busca equipo como entrenador" [Rafa Berges, gold in Barcelona'92, looking for team to manage] (in Spanish). Soitu. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ↑ Luque, Ignacio (14 June 2012). "Rafa Berges toma el mando" [Rafa Berges takes over] (in Spanish). Diario Córdoba. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ↑ "Esnáider, nuevo entrenador del Córdoba" [Esnáider, new manager of Córdoba] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ↑ "El triunfo en el fútbol, broche de oro para España en Barcelona 92" [Football win, icing on the cake for Spain in Barcelona 92] (in Spanish). Dame Un Silbidito. April 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
External links
- Rafael Berges profile at BDFutbol
- Rafael Berges manager profile at BDFutbol
- Celta de Vigo biography (Spanish)
- Rafael Berges – FIFA competition record
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