Rafael Barber

Rafael Barber

Personal information
Full name	Rafael Barber Rodríguez
Date of birth	2 October 1980 (1980-10-02)
Place of birth	Aielo de Malferit, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Xerez
Number	5
Youth career
	Valencia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2001	Valencia B	21	(2)
2001–2002	Ontinyent
2002–2005	Conquense	100	(15)
2005–2010	Recreativo	116	(3)
2010–	Xerez	32	(0)
National team
1996	Spain U16	2	(0)
1998–1999	Spain U18	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

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

Rafael Barber Rodríguez (born 2 October 1980 in Aielo de Malferit, Valencia) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Xerez CD in the Spanish second division, as a midfielder.

Football career

After making his professional debuts with modest teams (Ontinyent CF and UB Conquense), Barber joined Andalusia's Recreativo de Huelva in 2005–06, being instrumental in the side's top flight promotion. He would be put to use in various midfielder positions in the subsequent seasons, making his first division debut on 28 October 2006, in a 0–3 loss at FC Barcelona.

Barber suffered with some physical problems in 2009–10, appearing in only 20 out of 42 second level games, as Recre failed to return to the first division. In July 2010, at nearly 30, he signed with another side in that level and region, Xerez CD.

External links

• Xerez official profile (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Transfermarkt profile