Rafael Clavero

Rafael Clavero
Personal information
Full name	Rafael Clavero Prados
Date of birth	10 February 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Córdoba, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
	Séneca
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1997	Montilla
1997–1999	Córdoba
1999–2000	Mérida
2000	Real Madrid B
2000–2001	Numancia
2001–2004	Murcia
2004–2006	Osasuna
2006–2009	Tenerife
2009–2011	Cartagena
2011–2013	Huesca
2013–2014	Lucena
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rafael Clavero Prados (born 10 February 1977) is a retired Spanish professional footballer who played left-back.

Club career

Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Clavero spent the vast majority of his career in the Segunda División. His La Liga output consisted of one season with CD Numancia, one with Real Murcia and two with CA Osasuna, for a total of 62 games in the competition.^[2]^[3]

In the 2005–06 campaign, Clavero started in 21 of his 22 league appearances for the latter club, who finished in a best-ever fourth position with the subsequent qualification for the UEFA Champions League.^[4]

Murcia

^ ^a ^b ^c "Rafael CLAVERO Prados". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2009.
^ "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia]. Desde Soria (in Spanish). 29 May 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
^ Jurado, David (22 May 2014). "Se retira Rafael Clavero, que jugó en Primera con Numancia, Murcia y Osasuna" [Retirement of Rafael Clavero, who played in Primera with Numancia, Murcia and Osasuna]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
^ "Osasuna gana al Valencia y se hace de Champions" [Osasuna beat Valencia and reach the Champions]. Marca (in Spanish). 16 May 2006. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
^ "Héroes del ascenso" [Promotion heroes]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 3 June 2003. Retrieved 17 April 2023.