Rafita
![]() Rafita in action for Almería in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rafael Ramos Lozano | ||
Date of birth | 18 September 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Palma, Spain | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Wingback | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Independiente Alicante | ||
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) |
2011–2014 | Almería | 83 | (1) |
2014 | Murcia | 0 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Hércules | 47 | (3) |
2016 | Novelda | 11 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Orihuela | 83 | (4) |
2019– | Independiente Alicante | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2020 |
Rafael Ramos Lozano (born 18 September 1982), known as Rafita, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CF Independiente Alicante. On the right side of the pitch, he can appear as both a defender or a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Palma, Majorca, Rafita made his senior debut with local RCD Mallorca's reserves in the third division. On 28 August 2005 he played his first and only official match 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] but again contributed solidly (26 games) as the Andalusians retained their recently acquired status. He subsequently took his game to the lower leagues, where he represented Hércules CF, Novelda CF and Orihuela CF.[7]
References
- ^ "El Deportivo se redime ganando en Son Moix" [Deportivo redeem themselves winning at Son Moix]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 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]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 29 March 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ "El Castellón ficha a Rafita para las tres próximas temporadas" [Castellón sign Rafita for next three seasons]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 July 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ "El Recreativo ficha al defensa Rafita para las próximas tres temporadas" [Recreativo sign defender Rafita for next three seasons]. El Día (in Spanish). 23 July 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ "El Almería ficha a Rafita" [Almería sign Rafita]. Marca (in Spanish). 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"]. La Voz de Almería (in Spanish). 8 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ "Oficial: El Orihuela ficha a Rafita y Tato" [Official: Orihuela sign Rafita and Tato] (in Spanish). Nuevo Fútbol. January 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Palma de Mallorca
- Spanish footballers
- Balearic footballers
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
- RCD Mallorca B players
- RCD Mallorca players
- Ciudad de Murcia footballers
- CD Castellón footballers
- Recreativo de Huelva players
- UD Almería players
- Real Murcia players
- Hércules CF players
- Novelda CF players
- Orihuela CF players