Rafita Explained

Rafita
Full Name:Rafael Ramos Lozano
Birth Date:18 September 1982
Birth Place:Palma, Spain
Height:1.77 m
Position:Wing-back
Youthclubs1:España
Youthclubs2:Ferriolense
Years1:2001–2002
Years2:2002–2005
Caps2:100
Goals2:14
Years3:2005–2007
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Years4:2006–2007
Clubs4:Ciudad Murcia (loan)
Caps4:29
Goals4:2
Years5:2007–2010
Caps5:86
Goals5:2
Years6:2010–2011
Caps6:34
Goals6:2
Years7:2011–2014
Caps7:83
Goals7:1
Years8:2014
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Years9:2014–2016
Caps9:47
Goals9:3
Years10:2016
Caps10:11
Goals10:1
Years11:2017–2019
Caps11:83
Goals11:4
Years12:2019–2020
Clubs12:Independiente Alicante
Caps12:12
Goals12:0
Years13:2021
Clubs13:Racing Benidorm
Caps13:1
Goals13:0
Years14:2021–2022
Clubs14:Calpe
Caps14:4
Goals14:0
Totalcaps:491
Totalgoals:29

Rafael Ramos Lozano (born 18 September 1982), known as Rafita, is a Spanish former professional footballer. On the right side of the pitch, he could play as both a defender or a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Rafita made his senior debut with local RCD Mallorca's reserves in the Segunda División B. On 28 August 2005 he played his only competitive 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 club at the end of the season, Rafita resumed his career in the Segunda División, with Ciudad de Murcia,[2] CD Castellón,[3] Recreativo de Huelva[4] and UD Almería,[5] appearing in 206 league games in the process. He achieved promotion with the latter side in 2013, totalling nearly 2,000 minutes of action while starting in all of his 22 appearances.[6]

Rafita was challenged by new signing Nélson in the 2013–14 campaign,[7] but again contributed solidly (26 matches) as the Andalusians retained their recently-acquired status.[8] He subsequently took his game to the lower leagues, where he represented Hércules CF, Novelda CF and Orihuela CF.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: El Deportivo se redime ganando en Son Moix. Deportivo redeem themselves winning at Son Moix. Mundo Deportivo. José Luis. López. es. 29 August 2005. 15 January 2014.
  2. News: El Ciudad de Murcia recupera a ‘Rafita’ y Saizar ante el Tenerife. 'Rafita' and Saizar return for Ciudad de Murcia against Tenerife. 20 minutos. es. 29 March 2007. 15 January 2014.
  3. News: El Castellón ficha a Rafita para las tres próximas temporadas. Castellón sign Rafita for next three seasons. Marca. Diego. García. es. 13 July 2007. 15 January 2014.
  4. News: El Recreativo ficha al defensa Rafita para las próximas tres temporadas. Recreativo sign defender Rafita for next three seasons. El Día. es. 23 July 2010. 15 January 2014.
  5. News: El Almería ficha a Rafita. Almería sign Rafita. Marca. es. 29 July 2011. 15 January 2014.
  6. News: El Almería vuelve a Primera. Almería return to Primera. El País. Rafael. Pineda. es. 22 June 2013. 26 January 2022.
  7. News: 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. Carlos. Miralles. es. 8 December 2013. 15 January 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140116070741/http://www.lavozdealmeria.es/vernoticia.asp?IdNoticia=51971. 16 January 2014.
  8. News: Rafita suena para ser el sustituto de Akapo. Rafita poised to be Akapo's replacement. Heraldo de Soria. Félix. Tello. es. 5 August 2014. 26 January 2022.
  9. News: Rafael Ramos, Rafita: "El Atlético Baleares me quería, pero De la Morena dijo que no". Rafael Ramos, Rafita: "Atlético Baleares wanted me, but De la Morena said no". Diario de Mallorca. Manuel. Fernández. Joan. Quintana Llucmajor. es. 6 January 2018. 26 January 2022.