Francisco Rufete
Spanish former footballer, and a manager (born 1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Portuguese/Spanish wine grape, see Rufete (grape).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Rufete.
Francisco Joaquín Pérez Rufete (born 20 November 1976) is a Spanish former footballer, and a manager. He played predominantly as a right winger with good dribbling ability, also being a player with a good workrate.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francisco Joaquín Pérez Rufete[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1976-11-20) 20 November 1976 (age 47)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Benejúzar, Spain[1] | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Atlético Benejúzar | |||
1992–1995 | Barcelona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995 | Barcelona C | 12 | (3) |
1995–1997 | Barcelona B | 45 | (0) |
1996 | Barcelona | 1 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Toledo | 38 | (5) |
1998–1999 | Mallorca | 0 | (0) |
1999 | → Málaga (loan) | 20 | (5) |
1999–2001 | Málaga | 65 | (9) |
2001–2006 | Valencia | 132 | (13) |
2006–2009 | Espanyol | 57 | (1) |
2009–2011 | Hércules | 46 | (0) |
Total | 416 | (36) | |
International career | |||
1992–1993 | Spain U16 | 19 | (0) |
1994–1995 | Spain U18 | 9 | (0) |
2000 | Spain | 3 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2018 | Ibiza | ||
2020 | Espanyol (interim) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He played with seven clubs during his professional career, including Barcelona (one game) and Valencia (two La Liga titles). Over 12 seasons, he amassed Spanish top-division totals of 269 matches and 23 goals.
Rufete was also an international for Spain.