Rafa Navarro (footballer, born 1972)

Rafael "Rafa" Navarro Rivas (born 10 January 1972) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a winger, and is a manager.

For other people named Rafael Navarro, see Rafael Navarro (disambiguation).
Rafa Navarro
Personal information
Full name Rafael Navarro Rivas
Date of birth (1972-01-10) 10 January 1972
Place of birth Córdoba, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Córdoba
1989–1991 Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1994 Córdoba 46 (7)
1994–1995 Jaén 24 (2)
1995–1997 Sporting Gijón 0 (0)
1996–1997 → Villarreal (loan) 8 (0)
1997–1998 Recreativo 32 (0)
1998–2003 Córdoba 91 (5)
2003–2004 Ceuta 42 (5)
2004–2005 Linares 10 (0)
2005–2006 Villanueva 26 (0)
2006 Lucena ? (0)
2006–2007 Iliturgi ? (5)
Total 279 (24)
Managerial career
2008 Córdoba B (assistant)
2008–2009 Córdoba (assistant)
2010–2012 Córdoba (youth)
2012–2013 Séneca (youth)
2013–2018 Atlético Espeleño
2019 Córdoba
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Navarro and the second or maternal family name is Rivas.

Playing career

Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Navarro joined Sevilla FC's youth setup at the age of 17, from Córdoba CF.[1] In 1991, after finishing his formation, he returned to his previous club and was assigned to the main squad in Segunda División B.

For the 1995–96 campaign, Navarro moved straight to La Liga, joining Sporting de Gijón after a one-year spell at Real Jaén in the third division.[2] However, he only featured in two Copa del Rey matches for the side before being loaned to Segunda División side Villarreal CF.[3]

After featuring sparingly, Navarro left the Rojiblancos and moved to Recreativo de Huelva in the third division, in 1997. The following year, he rejoined his first club Córdoba, featuring regularly and helping in the club's promotion to the second level in 1999.

In December 2002, after being deemed surplus to requirements at the Blanquiverdes, Navarro joined AD Ceuta in the third tier.[4] He went on to resume his career mainly in that division in the following years, representing CD Linares, CD Villanueva,[5] Lucena CF[6] and CD Iliturgi;[7] he retired with the latter in 2007, aged 35.

Managerial career

In 2008, shortly after his retirement, Navarro worked as an assistant coach of Córdoba's B and first teams.[8][9] He left in 2009, but returned in the following year as manager of the youth categories.[10]

In 2013, Navarro took over CA Espeleño in the regional leagues, achieving promotion to Tercera División with the club in 2016. He left the club in June 2018, subsequently returning to Córdoba on 28 September of that year as a director of the youth setup.[11]

On 25 February 2019, Navarro was appointed at the helm of the Blanquiverdes' first team, replacing sacked Curro Torres.[12] He left at the end of the season following their relegation to Segunda B, but remained employed by the club.[13]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 8 June 2019
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Atlético Espeleño Spain 1 July 2013 9 June 2018 178 91 44 43 306 190 +116 051.12
Córdoba Spain 25 February 2019 12 June 2019 15 3 4 8 16 29 −13 020.00 [14]
Total 193 94 48 51 322 219 +103 048.70 —

References
  1. "Diez datos que debes conocer sobre Rafa Navarro" [Ten facts you must know about Rafa Navarro] (in Spanish). Cordópolis. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. "Cuando Rafa Navarro fue de Primera" [When Rafa Navarro was from Primera] (in Spanish). Cordópolis. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  3. "Rafa Navarro, del Sporting al Atlético Espeleño" [Rafa Navarro, from Sporting to Atlético Espeleño] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  4. "El Córdoba CF no pone trabas al fichaje de Rafa Navarro por el Ceuta" [Córdoba CF do not put obstacles to the signing of Rafa Navarro for Ceuta] (in Spanish). Diario de Córdoba. 11 December 2002. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  5. "El Villanueva hablará con Rafa Navarro mañana para ficharle" [Villanueva will talk with Rafa Navarro tomorrow to sign him] (in Spanish). Diario de Córdoba. 25 January 2005. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  6. "El Lucena indemnizará a Espejo, Rafa Navarro y Javier Pineda" [Lucena will compensate Espejo, Rafa Navarro and Javier Pineda] (in Spanish). Diario de Córdoba. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  7. "Rafa Navarro firma por el Iliturgi tras su marcha del Lucena" [Rafa Navarro signs for Iliturgi after his departure from Lucena] (in Spanish). Diario de Córdoba. 11 November 2006. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  8. "Y ahora, ¿cuál es el objetivo?" [And now, what is the goal?] (in Spanish). El Día de Córdoba. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  9. "Rafa Navarro no podrá sentarse como segundo de Luna Eslava" [Rafa Navarro will not be able to act as Luna Eslava's second] (in Spanish). Diario de Córdoba. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  10. "'Zinedine' Navarro, el ambidiestro de oro" ['Zinedine' Navarro, the golden ambidextrous] (in Spanish). Córdoba Deporte. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  11. "Rafa Navarro, nuevo director de fútbol base" [Rafa Navarro, new director of youth football] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  12. "Rafa Navarro, nuevo entrenador del Córdoba CF tras la destitución de Curro Torres" [Rafa Navarro, new manager of Córdoba CF after the sacking of Curro Torres] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  13. "Rafa Navarro, reincorporado al Córdoba CF" [Rafa Navarro, rehired at Córdoba CF] (in Spanish). Córdoba Deporte. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  14. "Rafa Navarro: Rafael Navarro Rivas: Matches 2018–19". BDFutbol. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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