Rafael Berges

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Rafael Berges
Personal information
Full name Rafael Berges Martín
Date of birth (1971-01-21) 21 January 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Córdoba, Spain
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Córdoba
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–1991 Córdoba 70 (2)
1991–1993 Tenerife 42 (1)
1993–2001 Celta 159 (7)
2001–2002 Córdoba 3 (0)
Total274(10)
International career
1991 Spain U21 1 (0)
1991–1992 Spain U23 8 (2)
Managerial career
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
2016–2017 Logroñés
2018 Mitra Kukar
2019 Mitra Kukar
2020 Badak Lampung
Medal record
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Men's Football
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rafael Berges Martín (born 21 January 1971) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a left-back, currently a manager.

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Playing career

Club

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 at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López. [1]

Signing with RC Celta de Vigo in 1993, Berges went on to make nearly 200 overall appearances and score seven league goals for the Galicians. He took part in no games in his final two seasons, however, due to recurrent injuries. [2] [3]

At the end of 2001–02, aged 31, Berges retired with his first club Córdoba, now in the Segunda División. His second spell was cut short, again due to several physical problems. [2]

International

Berges was 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 semi-final win over Ghana. [4] [5]

Coaching career

Berges took up coaching in 2005, starting with Córdoba CF B. Amongst other lowly sides, he would also manage UD Almería's reserves. [6]

On 14 June 2012, Berges was named Córdoba's main squad head coach, replacing Rayo Vallecano-bound Paco Jémez. [7] He was relieved of his duties on 7 April of the following year, with the team ranking ninth in the second division. [8]

In the 2014–15 and 2016–17 campaigns, Berges was in charge of third-tier clubs Real Jaén [9] and UD Logroñés, respectively. [10] He went on to work in the Liga 1 (Indonesia), with PS Mitra Kukar and Badak Lampung FC. [11] [12]

Honours

Spain U23

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References

  1. ↑ Vega, Álvaro (16 February 2016). "Los diez cordobeses con más partidos en Primera" [The ten native from Córdoba with more matches in Primera]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 Merino, Francisco (14 June 2012). "Los ciclos y el destino" [Cycles and fate]. El Día de Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Rafael Berges" (in Spanish). Yo Jugué en el Celta. 16 October 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  4. ↑ Morenilla, Juan (25 February 2007). "Supervivientes de oro" [Golden survivors]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ Luque, Ignacio (14 June 2012). "Rafa Berges toma el mando" [Rafa Berges takes over]. Diario Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "Esnáider, nuevo entrenador del Córdoba" [Esnáider, new manager of Córdoba]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 8 April 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "El cordobés Rafael Berges, nuevo entrenador del Real Jaén" [Córdoba-born Rafael Berges, new manager of Real Jaén]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 January 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "Rafael Berges, nuevo entrenador de la UD Logroñés" [Rafael Berges, new manager of UD Logroñés]. Marca (in Spanish). 29 November 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  11. ↑ Sarobe, Borja (28 March 2018). "Rafael Berges encuentra su hogar en Indonesia" [Rafael Berges finds his home in Indonesia]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  12. ↑ Luque, Ignacio (21 January 2020). "Rafa Berges regresa a Indonesia" [Rafa Berges returns to Indonesia]. Diario Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  13. ↑ "La Roja de 1992, nuestra medalla de oro Olímpica" [1992's La Roja, our Olympic gold medal] (in Spanish). Antena 3. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
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