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Álvaro Rodríguez Brachi (born 6 January 1986) is a Spanish former professional
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played as a
right-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
.


Club career


Spain

Born in
Seville Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Guadalquivir, ...
,
Andalusia Andalusia ( , ; , ) is the southernmost autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain, located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomou ...
, Brachi only played lower league football in his country, representing the
reserve team In sports, a reserve team is a team composed of players who are under contract to a club but who do not regularly play in matches for the club's primary team. Reserve teams usually include players who are part of the larger first-team squad but ...
s of both
Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It plays in La Liga, the Spanish football league system, top flight of Spanish football. It plays home ...
and
RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as RCD Espanyol, is a Spanish professional sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spa ...
. He spent two seasons in the
Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...
, being relegated in 2007–08 and 2009–10 with Espanyol B.


Anorthosis and Videoton

In the summer of 2010, Brachi joined
Anorthosis Famagusta FC Anorthosis Famagusta (), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Famagusta multi-sport club founded in 1911 in Varosha, Famagusta.
on loan. His debut in professional football took place on 29 August, as he came on as a late substitute in a 3–2 away win against
Alki Larnaca FC Alki Larnaca (, ''ALKI Larnakas'') was a Cypriot football club based in the town of Larnaca. The club was founded in 1948 and it was dissolved on the 6th of May 2014 due to financial issues. The club's colours were blue and red. They reached th ...
in the
Cypriot First Division The Cypriot First Division (), also known as the Cyprus League by Stoiximan for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Cyprus and the highest level of the Cypriot football league system. Operated by the Cyprus Fo ...
. Subsequently, Brachi spent four years in Hungary at the service of
Videoton FC Videoton may refer to: *Videoton (company) Videoton, officially VIDEOTON HOLDING Ltd., is a privately owned company group based out of Székesfehérvár, Hungary, and specializing in contract manufacturing, mainly electronics manufacturing servic ...
, signing at the same time as compatriot Héctor Sánchez. He was regularly played by
Paulo Sousa Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa (; born 30 August 1970) is a Portuguese football manager and former professional player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current manager of UAE Pro League club Shabab Al Ahli. Starting his career ...
– a total of 39 matches in his first two years in the
Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system. Twelve ...
– but, after his replacement with fellow Portuguese coach José Gomes, became a fringe player. Brachi left Videoton on 30 June 2015.


Domžale

Brachi signed for
NK Domžale Nogometni klub Domžale (), commonly referred to as NK Domžale or simply Domžale, is a Slovenian professional Association football, football club based in the town of Domžale that competes in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, the top tier of Slovenian ...
in January 2016, after responding to an advertisement from the Slovenian club posted on
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.


Personal life

Brachi's father, Gabino Rodríguez, was also a footballer. He too played for Betis.


Career statistics


References


External links

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Beticopedia profile




{{DEFAULTSORT:Brachi, Alvaro 1986 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Seville Men's association football fullbacks Segunda División B players Tercera División players Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers RCD Espanyol B footballers CD Utrera players Cypriot First Division players Anorthosis Famagusta FC players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Fehérvár FC players Slovenian PrvaLiga players NK Domžale players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia 21st-century Spanish sportsmen