Rafita

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rafita
Personal information

Full name	Rafael Ramos Lozano
Date of birth	(1982-09-18) 18 September 1982
Place of birth	Palma, Spain
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Wingback
Club information
Current club	Almería
Number	20
Youth career
	España
	Ferriolense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2001–2002	Ferriolense
2002–2005	Mallorca B	100	(14)
2005–2007	Mallorca	1	(0)
2006–2007	→ Ciudad Murcia (loan)	29	(2)
2007–2010	Castellón	86	(2)
2010–2011	Recreativo	34	(2)
2011–	Almería	66	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 January 2014. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Ramos and the second or maternal family name is Lozano.

Rafael Ramos Lozano, aka Rafita (born 18 September 1982), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UD Almería. On the right side of the pitch, he can appear as both a defender or a midfielder.

Football career

Born in Palma, Majorca, Rafita made his senior debuts with local RCD Mallorca's reserves in the third division. On 28 August 2005 he played his first and only official game with the main squad, coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute in a 0–1 La Liga home loss against Deportivo de La Coruña.^[1]

Released by the Balearic Islands club at the end of the season Rafita resumed his career in the second level, with Ciudad de Murcia,^[2] CD Castellón,^[3] Recreativo de Huelva^[4] and UD Almería,^[5] appearing in more than 200 league games in the process. He achieved promotion with the latter club in 2013, totalling nearly 2,000 minutes of action while starting in all his 22 appearances.

Rafita was challenged by new signing Nélson in the 2013–14 campaign.^[6]

References

↑ "El Deportivo se redime ganando en Son Moix" [Deportivo redeems itself winning in Son Moix] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 29 August 2005. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
↑ "El Ciudad de Murcia recupera a ‘Rafita’ y Saizar ante el Tenerife" [‘Rafita’ and Saizar return for Ciudad de Murcia against Tenerife] (in Spanish). 20 Minutos. 29 March 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
↑ "El Castellón ficha a Rafita para las tres próximas temporadas" [Castellón signs Rafita for next three seasons] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 July 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
↑ "El Recreativo ficha al defensa Rafita para las próximas tres temporadas" [Recreativo signs defender Rafita for next three seasons] (in Spanish). El Día. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
↑ "El Almería ficha a Rafita" [Almería signs Rafita] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
↑ "Rafita: "No pienso irme en invierno, soy feliz en el Almería"" [Rafita: "I do not think about leaving in winter, i am happy in Almería"] (in Spanish). La Voz de Almería. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014.

External links

v t e UD Almería – current squad

1 Esteban 2 Torsiglieri 3 Silva 4 Martínez 5 Trujillo 6 Tébar 7 Verza 8 A. Vidal 9 Óscar 10 Rodri 11 Barbosa 14 R. García 15 Corona (c) 16 Dubarbier 17 Suso 19 Jonathan 20 Rafita 21 Mané 22 Nélson 23 Soriano 25 Julián 31 Azeez Manager: Francisco

Persondata
Name	Rafita
Alternative names	Rafael Ramos Lozano
Short description	Spanish footballer
Date of birth	18 September 1982
Place of birth	Palma, Majorca, Spain
Date of death
Place of death

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.