Rafael Berges

Rafael Berges
Personal information
Full name Rafael Berges Martín
Date of birth (1971-01-21) 21 January 1971
Place of birth Córdoba, Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 Córdoba (Sporting Director)
Youth career
Córdoba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Córdoba 70 (2)
1991–1993 Tenerife 40 (0)
1993–2001 Celta 159 (7)
2001–2002 Córdoba 3 (0)
Total 272 (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
2016–2017 Logroñés
2018 Mitra Kukar
2018– Córdoba
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Rafael Berges Martín (born 21 January 1971) is a Spanish football manager. He is the Sporting Director of Córdoba club in Segunda Division.

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 semi-final win over Ghana.[5][6]

Honours

International

Spain U23

References

  1. ↑ "Los ciclos y el destino" [Cycles and fate]. El Día de Córdoba (in Spanish). 14 June 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ Luque, Ignacio (14 June 2012). "Rafa Berges toma el mando" [Rafa Berges takes over]. Diario Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "Esnáider, nuevo entrenador del Córdoba" [Esnáider, new manager of Córdoba]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 8 April 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Supervivientes de oro" [Golden survivors]. El País (in Spanish). 25 February 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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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