Laura Ràfols

Laura Ràfols
Personal information
Full name Laura Ràfols Parellada
Date of birth (1990-06-23) 23 June 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1995–2004 Atlètic Vilafranca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Barcelona B
2007–2018 Barcelona 158+ (0)
International career
2007–2008 Spain U-19 8 (0)
2014–201? Catalonia 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ràfols and the second or maternal family name is Parellada.

Laura Ràfols Parellada (born 23 June 1990) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1] She served as the captain for Barcelona,[2][3] and also represented the club in the UEFA Women's Champions League.[4]

Career

Club

Ràfols started playing football for Atlètic Vilafranca's boys' team at the age of five, since at the time there was no female exclusive team for her age range. After three years she joined their girls team and remained a member of the club until joining Barcelona at the age of 14.[5][6] After a temporary relegation to the second division during 2007–08, Barcelona achieved many trophies with Ràfols as their number one goalkeeper including four consecutive league titles from 2012 until 2015; in each of those years she conceded the fewest goals among the league's goalkeepers.[7]

International

Ràfols was one of the goalkeepers for the Spain under-19 team that participated in 2008 UEFA Championship.[8] She was also captain of the Catalonia's national team.[9]

Education

She has a degree in sports physiotherapy and a master's degree in physical activity, health and training.[10]

Honours

Club

FC Barcelona

References

  1. ^ 2011–12 squad Archived 2012-05-15 at the Wayback Machine in FC Barcelona's website
  2. ^ "Las guardianas del brazalete". FC Barcelona Official. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  3. ^ Ràfols, BDFutbol
  4. ^ Noguer, Ignasi (16 November 2012). "Portera per convicció" (in Catalan). El 9 esportiu. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Laura Ràfols: 'No daban un duro por nosotras'". Futuros Cracks. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  6. ^ "A (Brief) Introduction to FC Barcelona Femenino A, 2011-12". Futfem English Wordpress. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Laura Ráfols, las manos que dirigen el timón del Barcelona". Marca. David Menayo. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Laura Rafols". UEFA. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  9. ^ "CATALUNYA DEMOSTRA SOLVÈNCIA I MOLTA QUALITAT EN LA VICTÒRIA DAVANT NAVARRA". Federació Catalana de Futbol. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  10. ^ "OXD Care". Lindekin. Retrieved 31 January 2018.


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