Rafa Santacruz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Carlos Santacruz Aragonés | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Porcuna | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valladolid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Valladolid B | ||
| 2004–2005 | Valencia B | 25 | (2) |
| 2005 | Valencia | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Real Madrid C | 30 | (9) |
| 2006–2007 | Real Madrid B | 17 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Ceuta | 29 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Linares | 32 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Conquense | 28 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Albacete | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | Hospitalet | 11 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Puertollano | 20 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Pozoblanco | 22 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Lucena | 62 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Ciudad Lucena | 22 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | Pozoblanco | 33 | (3) |
| 2017– | Atlético Porcuna | 44 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 1999 | Spain U16 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 December 2018 | |||
Rafael Carlos Santacruz Aragonés (born 27 January 1983) is a Spanish footballer who plays mainly as a central defender for Atlético Porcuna CF.
Club career
Santacruz was born in Córdoba, Andalusia. After appearing for Real Valladolid B, he joined Valencia CF's reserves. On 10 April 2005, he made his first and only La Liga appearance with the latter's first team, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–2 home draw against Málaga CF.[1]
Subsequently, Santacruz spent one season apiece for Real Madrid's C and B-sides, suffering relegation from the second division with the latter in 2007. After that, he returned to the third level and represented AD Ceuta, CD Linares and UB Conquense (one season each).[2]
In the summer of 2010, the 27-year-old Santacruz returned to division two, joining Albacete Balompié.[3] In the following transfer window, however, he left without one single official appearance and resumed his career in the third tier; he retired well into his 30s, having competed in Tercera División[4] and the Andalusian regional leagues.[5]
References
- ^ Valencia 2–2 Málaga; ESPN Soccernet, 10 April 2005
- ^ Balderas, Miguel Ángel (26 November 2013). "La última plantilla que descendió con el Castilla. ¿Qué fue de ellos?" [The last squad to be relegated with Castilla. What happened to them?] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ El Albacete confirma los fichajes del delantero Asen y del defensa Santacruz (Albacete confirm signings of forward Asen and defender Santacruz); Marca, 14 July 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ Rafa Santacruz volverá a vestir la elástica del Club Deportivo Pozoblanco (Rafa Santacruz will don Club Deportivo Pozoblanco jersey again); Hoy al Día, 10 July 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Porcuna se aprovecha del Oriente, que no arranca (Porcuna take advantage of Oriente, who do not get it started); Ideal, 24 September 2018 (in Spanish)
External links
- Rafael Santacruz at BDFutbol
- Rafael Santacruz at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Rafael Santacruz at Soccerway
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Córdoba, Spain
- Spanish footballers
- Andalusian footballers
- Association football defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
- Real Valladolid Promesas players
- Valencia CF Mestalla footballers
- Valencia CF players
- Real Madrid C footballers
- Real Madrid Castilla footballers
- AD Ceuta footballers
- CD Linares players
- UB Conquense footballers
- Albacete Balompié players
- CE L'Hospitalet players
- CD Puertollano footballers
- Spain youth international footballers