| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Navarro Rivas | ||
| Date of birth | (1972-01-10)10 January 1972 (age 53) | ||
| 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 | |||
Rafael "Rafa"Navarro Rivas (born 10 January 1972) is a Spanish retiredfootballer who played as awinger, and is amanager.
Born inCórdoba,Andalusia, Navarro joinedSevilla FC's youth setup at the age of 17, fromCórdoba CF.[1] In 1991, after finishing his formation, he returned to his previous club and was assigned to the main squad inSegunda División B.
For the1995–96 campaign, Navarro moved straight toLa Liga, joiningSporting de Gijón after a one-year spell atReal Jaén in the third division.[2] However, he only featured in twoCopa del Rey matches for the side before being loaned toSegunda División sideVillarreal CF.[3]
After featuring sparingly, Navarro left theRojiblancos and moved toRecreativo 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 in1999.
In December 2002, after being deemed surplus to requirements at theBlanquiverdes, Navarro joinedAD Ceuta in the third tier.[4] He went on to resume his career mainly in that division in the following years, representingCD Linares,CD Villanueva,[5]Lucena CF[6] andCD Iliturgi;[7] he retired with the latter in 2007, aged 35.
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 overCA Espeleño in the regional leagues, achieving promotion toTercera 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 theBlanquiverdes'first team, replacing sackedCurro Torres.[12] He left at the end of the season following their relegation to Segunda B but remained employed by the club.[13]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Atlético Espeleño |  | 1 July 2013 | 9 June 2018 | 178 | 91 | 44 | 43 | 306 | 190 | +116 | 051.12 | |
| Córdoba | | 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 | — | |||