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{{short description|Spanish footballer and manager}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Rafael Berges
| image =
| image_size = 250px
| fullname = Rafael Berges Martín
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|1|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Córdoba, Spain]]
| height = {{height|m=1.82}}
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|Left-back]]
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Córdoba CF|Córdoba]]
| years1 = 1989–1991 | clubs1 = [[Córdoba CF|Córdoba]] | caps1 = 70 | goals1 = 2
| years2 = 1991–1993 | clubs2 = [[CD Tenerife|Tenerife]] | caps2 = 42 | goals2 = 1
| years3 = 1993–2001 | clubs3 = [[RC Celta de Vigo|Celta]] | caps3 = 159 | goals3 = 7
| years4 = 2001–2002 | clubs4 = [[Córdoba CF|Córdoba]] | caps4 = 3 | goals4 = 0
| totalcaps = 274 | totalgoals = 10
| nationalyears1 = 1991 | nationalteam1 = [[Spain national under-21 football team|Spain U21]] | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1991–1992 | nationalteam2 = [[Spain national under-23 football team|Spain U23]] | nationalcaps2 = 8 | nationalgoals2 = 2
| manageryears1 = 2005–2006 | managerclubs1 = [[Córdoba CF B|Córdoba B]]
| manageryears2 = 2006 | managerclubs2 = [[Lucena CF|Lucena]]
| manageryears3 = 2007 | managerclubs3 = [[UD Almería B|Almería B]]
| manageryears4 = 2008 | managerclubs4 = [[Séneca CF|Séneca]] (youth)
| manageryears5 = 2008 | managerclubs5 = [[CD Linares|Linares]]
| manageryears6 = 2010–2011 | managerclubs6 = [[CD Pozoblanco|Pozoblanco]]
| manageryears7 = 2012 | managerclubs7 = [[Córdoba CF B|Córdoba B]]
| manageryears8 = 2012–2013 | managerclubs8 = [[Córdoba CF|Córdoba]]
| manageryears9 = 2015 | managerclubs9 = [[Real Jaén|Jaén]]
| manageryears10 = 2016–2017 | managerclubs10 = [[UD Logroñés|Logroñés]]
| manageryears11 = 2018 | managerclubs11 = [[PS Mitra Kukar|Mitra Kukar]]
| manageryears12 = 2019 | managerclubs12 = [[PS Mitra Kukar|Mitra Kukar]]
| manageryears13 = 2020 | managerclubs13 = [[Badak Lampung F.C.|Badak Lampung]]
| medaltemplates= {{MedalCountry|{{ESP}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Football]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]]|[[Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Team Competition]]}}
}}
'''Rafael Berges Martín''' (born 21 January 1971) is a Spanish former [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|left-back]], currently a [[Manager (association football)|manager]].

==Playing career==
===Club===
Born in [[Córdoba, Spain|Córdoba]], Andalusia, Berges started playing for local [[Córdoba CF]] in the lower leagues. In the [[1991–92 La Liga|1991–92 campaign]] he joined [[CD Tenerife]], going on to spend two years in [[La Liga]] at the [[Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/cordoba/sevi-diez-cordobeses-mas-partidos-primera-201602160806_noticia.html|title=Los diez cordobeses con más partidos en Primera|trans-title=The ten native from Córdoba with more matches in ''Primera''|newspaper=[[ABC (newspaper)|ABC]]|first=Álvaro|last=Vega|language=es|date=16 February 2016|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref>

Signing with [[RC Celta de Vigo]] in 1993, Berges went on to make nearly 200 overall appearances and score seven league goals for the [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicians]]. He took part in no games in his final two seasons, however, due to recurrent injuries.<ref name=Fate>{{cite news|url=http://www.eldiadecordoba.es/article/deportes/1282551/los/ciclos/y/destino.html|title=Los ciclos y el destino|trans-title=Cycles and fate|newspaper=El Día de Córdoba|first=Francisco|last=Merino|language=es|date=14 June 2012|access-date=28 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yojugueenelcelta.com/2008/10/rafael-berges.html|title=Rafael Berges|publisher=Yo Jugué en el Celta|language=es|date=16 October 2008|access-date=18 June 2012}}</ref>

At the end of [[2001–02 Segunda División|2001–02]], aged 31, Berges retired with his first club Córdoba, now in the [[Segunda División]]. His second spell was cut short, again due to several physical problems.<ref name=Fate/>

===International===
Berges was the first-choice for [[Spain national under-23 football team|Spain]] at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]], as the nation [[Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics|won the gold medal]] on home soil. He scored twice, including in the 2–0 semi-final win over [[Ghana national under-23 football team|Ghana]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elpais.com/articulo/deportes/Supervivientes/oro/elpepidep/20070225elpepidep_5/Tes/|title=Supervivientes de oro|trans-title=Golden survivors|newspaper=[[El País]]|first=Juan|last=Morenilla|language=es|date=25 February 2007|access-date=24 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dameunsilbidito.enlaweb.eu/2010/04/el-triunfo-en-el-futbol-broche-de-oro-para-espana-en-barcelona-92/|title=El triunfo en el fútbol, broche de oro para España en Barcelona 92|trans-title=Football win, icing on the cake for Spain in Barcelona 92|publisher=Dame Un Silbidito|language=es|date=April 2010|access-date=21 April 2016}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
Berges took up coaching in 2005, starting with [[Córdoba CF B]]. Among other lowly sides, he would also manage [[UD Almería]]'s [[UD Almería B|reserves]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soitu.es/soitu/2008/03/24/info/1206391319_387030.html|title=Rafa Berges, oro en Barcelona'92, busca equipo como entrenador|trans-title=Rafa Berges, gold in Barcelona'92, looking for team to manage|publisher=Soitu|language=es|date=24 March 2008|access-date=28 April 2013}}</ref>

On 14 June 2012, Berges was named Córdoba's main squad head coach, replacing [[Rayo Vallecano]]-bound [[Paco Jémez]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.diariocordoba.com/noticias/deportes/rafa-berges-toma-mando_722045.html|title=Rafa Berges toma el mando|trans-title=Rafa Berges takes over|newspaper=Diario Córdoba|first=Ignacio|last=Luque|language=es|date=14 June 2012|access-date=28 April 2013}}</ref> He was relieved of his duties on 7 April of the following year, with the team [[2012–13 Segunda División|ranking ninth in the second division]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldo.es/noticias/deportes/futbol/2013/04/08/esnaider_nuevo_entrenador_del_cordoba_229546_1101028.html|title=Esnáider, nuevo entrenador del Córdoba|trans-title=Esnáider, new manager of Córdoba|newspaper=[[Heraldo de Aragón]]|language=es|date=8 April 2013|access-date=21 April 2016}}</ref>

In the [[2014–15 Segunda División B|2014–15]] and [[2016–17 Segunda División B|2016–17 campaigns]], Berges was in charge of third-tier clubs [[Real Jaén]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/20150112/futbol/el-cordobes-rafael-berges-nuevo-entrenador-del-real-jaen_54422566624.html|title=El cordobés Rafael Berges, nuevo entrenador del Real Jaén|trans-title=Córdoba-born Rafael Berges, new manager of Real Jaén|newspaper=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|language=es|date=12 January 2015|access-date=31 March 2020}}</ref> and [[UD Logroñés]], respectively.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/mas-futbol/2016/11/29/583df980468aebff0b8b45ba.html|title=Rafael Berges, nuevo entrenador de la UD Logroñés|trans-title=Rafael Berges, new manager of UD Logroñés|newspaper=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]|language=es|date=29 November 2016|access-date=31 March 2020}}</ref> He went on to work in [[Liga 1 (Indonesia)]], with [[PS Mitra Kukar]] and [[Badak Lampung F.C.|Badak Lampung FC]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/espanoles-mundo/2018/03/28/5abba01ee2704ef22e8b46f9.html|title=Rafael Berges encuentra su hogar en Indonesia|trans-title=Rafael Berges finds his home in Indonesia|newspaper=Marca|location=Spain|first=Borja|last=Sarobe|language=es|date=28 March 2018|access-date=31 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.diariocordoba.com/noticias/deportes/rafa-berges-regresa-indonesia_1349202.html|title=Rafa Berges regresa a Indonesia|trans-title=Rafa Berges returns to Indonesia|newspaper=Diario Córdoba|first=Ignacio|last=Luque|language=es|date=21 January 2020|access-date=31 March 2020}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Spain U23'''
*[[Summer Olympic Games]]: [[Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.antena3.com/el-blog-de-miss-forty/roja-1992-nuestra-medalla-oro-olimpica_2012070300083.html|title=La Roja de 1992, nuestra medalla de oro Olímpica|trans-title=1992's ''La Roja'', our Olympic gold medal|publisher=[[Antena 3 (Spain)|Antena 3]]|language=es|date=3 July 2012|access-date=13 July 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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