Spanish footballer (born 1985)
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
As of match played on 10 October 2020
^ Appearances in Relegation Play-offs
^ a b Appearances in Promotion Play-offs
^ Appearances in AFC Cup
^ a b c Appearances in Malaysia Cup
References
^ a b Pérez, Juan Antonio (28 May 2021). "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 (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2022 .
^ "Los 'chavales' del Atlético pueden con el Alavés" [Atlético 'kids' best Alavés]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 April 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2016 .
^ Llamas, Fernando (28 April 2007). "El Atlético sigue sin dar señales de vida" [Still no signs of life from Atlético]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2016 .
^ Rubio, Quique (21 February 2018). "Conoce los españoles que luchan por el Pichichi en el extranjero" [Meet the Spaniards who fight for the Pichichi abroad]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2020 .
^ "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)] (in Spanish). En Castilla La Mancha. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2016 .
^ "El Toledo sella la renovación de su goleador" [Toledo seal renewal of their goal-getter] (in Spanish). El Día Digital. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2016 .
^ "Rufino (Toledo), máximo goleador del Grupo II de Segunda B" [Rufino (Toledo), top scorer in Segunda B' s Group II]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 17 May 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2016 .
^ "ACS Poli Timişoara a transferat un atacant spaniol care a jucat pentru Atletico" [ACS Poli Timişoara signed Spanish forward who played for Atlético] (in Romanian). Digi Sport . 17 July 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022 .
^ Biholari, Cornel (24 February 2019). "„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] (in Romanian). Press Alert. Retrieved 12 January 2022 .
^ Azharie, Farah (21 December 2019). "Dad's the way to go for fit-again Segovia" . New Straits Times . Retrieved 23 December 2019 .
^ "El Marbella sorprende con el fichaje del delantero Rufino Segovia" [Marbella surprise by signing forward Rufino Segovia] (in Spanish). Marbella 24 Horas. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Rufino: Rufino Segovia del Burgo" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 28 November 2017 .
^ a b c d e f g h "Rufino Segovia" . Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2017 .
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