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
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
	Córdoba
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1991	Córdoba
1991–1993	Tenerife	40	(0)
1993–2001	Celta	159	(7)
2001–2002	Córdoba	3	(0)
Total		202	(7)
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Berges and the second or maternal family name is Martín.

Rafael Bergés Martín (born 21 January 1971) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left back, and a current coach.

Club career

Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Berges started playing for local side Córdoba CF, in the lower leagues. In the 1991–92 campaign he joined CD Tenerife, going on to spend two seasons 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.

At the end of the 2001–02 campaign, aged 31, Berges retired with his first club Córdoba, now in the second division, but his second spell was cut short, again to recurrent physical problems. He took up coaching in 2005, starting with Córdoba CF B; amongst other lowly outfits, he would also manage UD Almería's B-team.

On 14 June 2012 Berges was named Córdoba's main squad head coach, replacing Rayo Vallecano-bound Paco. 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.

International career

For Spain Berges was the first-choice at the 1992 Summer Olympics, as the nation won the gold medal on home soil. He scored twice, including in the 2–0 semifinal win over Ghana.

Honours

Club

Celta

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2000

Country

• Summer Olympic Games: 1992

External links

• Rafael Berges profile at BDFutbol
• Celta de Vigo biography (Spanish)
• Rafael Berges – FIFA competition record