Rafael Figueroa

Rafael Figueroa
Personal information
Full name	Rafael Alejandro Figueroa Gómez
Date of birth	March 14, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Santos Laguna U-23 (Assistant)
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2016	Santos Laguna
2015–2016	→ Universidad Guadalajara
Managerial career
2017	Santos Laguna (Assistant)
2017	Santos Laguna Reserves and Academy
2018–2019	Santos Laguna (Assistant)
2019–2022	Santos Laguna Reserves and Academy
2022–2023	Santos Laguna (Assistant)
2023	Mexico U23 (Assistant)
2024–	Santos Laguna Reserves and Academy
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2013

Rafael Alejandro Figueroa Gómez (born 14 March 1983) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

With more than 100 caps in First Division, one has become an unquestionable player. Without being a virtuoso he is highly effective and is a fundamental piece of the remaining of Santos Laguna in Primera División de México, as well as of the first place and second place of the Apertura 2007 and Clausura 2008 respectively. Rafa Figueroa passed a long process in the inferior divisions and the First Division, with Estudiantes de Santander in 2003 - 2004 and With Leon in 2004–2005 to make debut finally the 20 of August 2005 in Culiacán, game that Santos won 3–0. He began playing like a lateral, at a time at which Santos were perforated with little budget and many players from the institution. Nevertheless, he is the only one that remained after the reorganization of the club.

Honours

Santos Laguna

External links

Rafael Figueroa – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)

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