Rufino Segovia Explained

Rufino
Fullname:Rufino Segovia del Burgo
Birth Date:1 March 1985
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Rayo Vallecano
Years1:2004–2005
Years2:2005
Years3:2005–2007
Years4:2006–2007
Years5:2007–2008
Years6:2008
Years7:2009
Years8:2009–2010
Years9:2010–2011
Years10:2011
Years11:2012
Years12:2012–2015
Years13:2015–2016
Years14:2016–2017
Years15:2017–2020
Years16:2021–2022
Clubs1:Rayo Vallecano B
Clubs2:Rayo Vallecano
Clubs3:Atlético Madrid B
Clubs4:Atlético Madrid
Clubs5:Valladolid B
Clubs6:Águilas
Clubs7:Melilla
Clubs8:Toledo
Clubs9:Honvéd
Clubs10:Burgos
Clubs11:Huracán
Clubs12:Toledo
Clubs13:Poli Timișoara
Clubs14:Kitchee
Clubs15:Selangor
Clubs16:Marbella
Caps1:?
Caps2:5
Caps3:66
Caps4:2
Caps5:35
Caps6:19
Caps7:14
Caps8:35
Caps9:14
Caps10:18
Caps11:14
Caps12:86
Caps13:14
Caps14:25
Caps15:45
Caps16:27
Goals1:17
Goals2:1
Goals3:7
Goals4:0
Goals5:11
Goals6:8
Goals7:3
Goals8:10
Goals9:2
Goals10:2
Goals11:2
Goals12:45
Goals13:2
Goals14:13
Goals15:29
Goals16:9
Club-Update:06:03, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Rufino Segovia del Burgo (born 1 March 1985), known simply as Rufino, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Rufino made his professional debut with hometown's Rayo Vallecano, first appearing with the first team in the 2004–05 season as they competed in the Segunda División B. He then moved to neighbours Atlético Madrid, where he would spend the vast majority of his spell with the reserves.[1]

Rufino's La Liga output would consist of two matches: on 22 April 2006, he replaced fellow youth graduate Manu del Moral for the final 20 minutes of a 1–0 win at Deportivo Alavés.[2] Almost one year later, he played roughly the same amount of time in a 0–0 home draw against Real Betis.[3]

Released in summer 2007, Rufino took his game to division three, consecutively with Real Valladolid Promesas, Águilas CF, UD Melilla and CD Toledo. In July 2011, after one year in Hungary, he returned to his country and signed for Burgos CF of the same tier.[4]

Rufino spent the vast majority of the following seasons in the third division, also helping the club he represented mostly in this timeframe, CD Toledo, promote from the fourth in 2013.[5] [6] [7] [1] In 2015 he returned to top-flight football, sharing teams with four compatriots at ACS Poli Timișoara in the Romanian Liga I.[8] [9]

While playing for Selangor F.C. in the Malaysia Super League, Rufino was crowned top scorer of the 2018 season with 19 goals, adding the Best Foreign Player award. Just five matches into the following campaign, he injured his Achilles tendon and was sidelined for nine months; during this period, he also lost his father (named Rufino as well).[10]

Rufino returned to Spain on 24 September 2021, with the 36-year-old signing with Tercera División RFEF club Marbella FC.[11]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2004–05[12] Segunda División B510051
Atlético Madrid B2005–06Segunda División B305305
2006–07Segunda División B362362
Total718718
2005–06La Liga100010
2006–07La Liga100010
Total200020
2007–08Segunda División B35113511
2008–09Segunda División B19810208
2008–09Segunda División B14300143
2009–10Segunda División B33910213610
2010–11[13] Nemzeti Bajnokság I14255197
2011–12Segunda División B18210192
2011–12Segunda División B1420020162
Toledo2013–14Segunda División B351410213815
2014–15Segunda División B3218103318
Total214691056223076
Poli Timișoara2015–16Liga I16230192
Kitchee2015–16HK Premier League6446761716
2016–17HK Premier League19962002511
Total4115138766129
Selangor2017Malaysia Super League6500651210
2018Malaysia Super League221979633531
2019Malaysia Super League63000063
2020Malaysia Super League1120010122
Total4529791386546
Career total37312130222616429159

Notes and References

  1. News: Rufino: «Me hubiera gustado jugar más tiempo y volver al CD Toledo». Rufino: "I would have loved to play for longer and return to CD Toledo". ABC. Juan Antonio. Pérez. es. 28 May 2021. 12 January 2022.
  2. News: Los 'chavales' del Atlético pueden con el Alavés. Atlético 'kids' best Alavés. Marca. es. 22 April 2006. 28 January 2016.
  3. News: El Atlético sigue sin dar señales de vida. Still no signs of life from Atlético. El Mundo. Fernando. Llamas. es. 28 April 2007. 28 January 2016.
  4. News: Conoce los españoles que luchan por el Pichichi en el extranjero. Meet the Spaniards who fight for the Pichichi abroad. Diario AS. Quique. Rubio. es. 21 February 2018. 9 January 2020.
  5. Web site: 0–0: El Toledo vuelve a Segunda División B tras eliminar, con justicia, al Extremadura (111 fotos). 0–0: Toledo return to Segunda División B after ousting, fairly, Extremadura (111 photos). En Castilla La Mancha. es. 2 June 2013. 28 January 2016.
  6. Web site: El Toledo sella la renovación de su goleador. Toledo seal renewal of their goal-getter. El Día Digital. es. 3 July 2014. 28 January 2016.
  7. News: Rufino (Toledo), máximo goleador del Grupo II de Segunda B. Rufino (Toledo), top scorer in Segunda Bs Group II. La Vanguardia. es. 17 May 2015. 28 January 2016.
  8. Web site: ACS Poli Timişoara a transferat un atacant spaniol care a jucat pentru Atletico. ACS Poli Timişoara signed Spanish forward who played for Atlético. Digi Sport. ro. 17 July 2015. 12 January 2022.
  9. Web site: „Internaţionala” ACS Poli. Clubul timişorean a rulat peste 50 de jucători străini în mai puţin de şapte ani. "International" ACS Poli. Club from Timișoara has had more than 50 foreign players in less than seven years. Press Alert. Cornel. Biholari. ro. 24 February 2019. 12 January 2022.
  10. News: Dad's the way to go for fit-again Segovia. New Straits Times. Farah. Azharie. 21 December 2019. 23 December 2019.
  11. Web site: El Marbella sorprende con el fichaje del delantero Rufino Segovia. Marbella surprise by signing forward Rufino Segovia. Marbella 24 Horas. es. 24 September 2021. 25 September 2021.
  12. Web site: Rufino: Rufino Segovia del Burgo. BDFutbol. 28 November 2017.
  13. Web site: Rufino Segovia. Soccerway. 28 November 2017.