Rafael 'Rafa' Gómez Llorens (born 23 May 1983) is a Spanish
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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.
Club career
Gómez was born in
Alicante
Alicante ( ca-valencia, Alacant) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 , the second-largest in t ...
,
Valencian Community
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. After five years at local
Elche CF
Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Elx Club de Futbol, S.A.D.) is a professional football based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, the club competes in La Liga, holding home matches at ''Estadi ...
where he did not receive one single first-team opportunity, he played in the following years mostly in the
fourth division
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, but also spent some months in the fifth with
Torrellano Illice CF, also in his native region.
In the summer of 2009, after helping
CD Alcoyano
Club Deportivo Alcoyano, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcoy, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1928 it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games in ''Estadio El Collao'', with a 4,850-seat ...
to the
(unsuccessful) promotion playoffs to the
second level, Gómez signed a two-year deal with first club Elche, with the side in that same tier. Two years later, he returned to his previous team.
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1983 births
Living people
Footballers from Alicante (city)
Spanish footballers
Association football forwards
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
Elche CF Ilicitano footballers
Yeclano CF players
Caudal Deportivo footballers
CD Alcoyano footballers
Elche CF players
CP Cacereño players
CD Badajoz players
CD Torrevieja players