Rufino Segovia

Rufino Segovia del Burgo (born 1 March 1985), known simply as Rufino, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Malaysian club Selangor FA as a forward.

Rufino

Rufino training with Kitchee
Personal information
Full name	Rufino Segovia del Burgo
Date of birth	(1985-03-01) 1 March 1985
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Selangor
Number	10
Youth career
	Rayo Vallecano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	Rayo Vallecano B	?	(17)
2005	Rayo Vallecano	5	(1)
2005–2007	Atlético Madrid B	66	(7)
2006–2007	Atlético Madrid	2	(0)
2006	→ Albacete (loan)	0	(0)
2007–2008	Valladolid B	35	(11)
2008	Águilas	19	(8)
2009	Melilla	14	(3)
2009–2010	Toledo	35	(10)
2010–2011	Honvéd	14	(2)
2011	Burgos	18	(2)
2012	Huracán	14	(2)
2012–2015	Toledo	86	(45)
2015–2016	Poli Timișoara	14	(2)
2016–2017	Kitchee	25	(13)
2017–	Selangor	34	(27)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 March 2019

Club career

Born in Madrid, Rufino made his professional debut with hometown's Rayo Vallecano, first appearing with the first team in the 2004–05 season as they competed in the third division. He then moved to neighbours Atlético Madrid, where he would spend the vast majority of his spell with the reserves; this also included a short loan at Albacete Balompié (second level, no appearances).

Rufino's La Liga output would consist of two matches: on 22 April 2006, he replaced fellow youth graduate Manu del Moral for the final 20 minutes of a 1–0 win at Deportivo Alavés.[1] Almost one year later, he played roughly the same amount of time in a 0–0 home draw against Real Betis.[2]

Released in summer 2007, Rufino took his game to division three, consecutively with Real Valladolid B, Águilas CF, UD Melilla and CD Toledo. In July 2011, after one year in Hungary, he returned to his country and signed for Burgos CF of the same tier.[3]

Rufino spent the vast majority of the following seasons in the third division, also helping the club he represented mostly during this timeframe, CD Toledo, promote from the fourth in 2013.[4][5][6] In 2015 he returned to top-flight football, sharing teams with two compatriots at ACS Poli Timișoara in the Romanian Liga I.

While playing for Selangor FA in the Malaysia Super League, Rufino was crowned top scorer of the 2018 season with 19 goals, adding the Best Foreign Player award. Just five matches into the following campaign, he injured his Achilles tendon and was sidelined for nine months; during this timeframe, he also lost his father (named Rufino as well).[7]

Statistics

As of match played on 29 July 2018

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rayo Vallecano	2004–05[8]	Segunda División B	5	1	0	0	—		5	1
Atlético Madrid B	2005–06[8]	Segunda División B	30	5	—		—		30	5
	2006–07[8]	Segunda División B	36	2	—		—		36	2
	Total		71	8	—		—		71	8
Atlético Madrid	2005–06[8]	La Liga	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2006–07[8]	La Liga	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	—		2	0
Valladolid B	2007–08[8]	Segunda División B	35	11	—		—		35	11
Águilas	2008–09[8]	Segunda División B	19	8	1	0	—		20	8
Melilla	2008–09[8]	Segunda División B	14	3	0	0	—		14	3
Toledo	2009–10[8]	Segunda División B	33	9	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	1	36	10
Honvéd	2010–11[9]	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	14	2	5	5	—		19	7
Burgos	2011–12[8]	Segunda División B	18	2	1	0	—		19	2
Huracán	2011–12[8]	Segunda División B	14	2	0	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	16	2
Toledo	2013–14[8]	Segunda División B	35	14	1	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	1	38	15
	2014–15[8]	Segunda División B	32	18	1	0	—		33	18
	Total		214	69	10	5	6	2	230	76
Poli Timișoara	2015–16[9]	Liga I	16	2	3	0	—		19	2
Kitchee	2015–16[9]	HK Premier League	6	4	4	6	7[lower-alpha 3]	6	17	16
	2016–17[9]	HK Premier League	19	9	6	2	0	0	25	11
	Total		41	15	13	8	7	6	61	29
Selangor	2017[9]	Malaysia Super League	6	5	0	0	6	5	12	10
	2018[9]	Malaysia Super League	22	19	7	9	6	3	35	31
	Total		28	24	7	9	12	8	47	41
Career total			350	111	29	22	13	8	392	141

1. Appearances in Relegation Play-offs
2. Appearances in Promotion Play-offs
3. Appearances in AFC Cup

References

1. "Los 'chavales' del Atlético pueden con el Alavés" [Atlético 'kids' best Alavés]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 April 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
2. Llamas, Fernando (28 April 2007). "El Atlético sigue sin dar señales de vida" [Still no signs of life from Atlético]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2016.
3. Rubio, Quique (21 February 2018). "Conoce los españoles que luchan por el Pichichi en el extranjero" [Meet the Spaniards who fight for the Pichichi abroad]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2020.
4. "0–0: El Toledo vuelve a Segunda División B tras eliminar, con justicia, al Extremadura (111 fotos)" [0–0: Toledo return to Segunda División B after ousting, fairly, Extremadura (111 photos)] (in Spanish). En Castilla La Mancha. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
5. "El Toledo sella la renovación de su goleador" [Toledo seal renewal of their goal-getter] (in Spanish). El Día Digital. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
6. "Rufino (Toledo), máximo goleador del Grupo II de Segunda B" [Rufino (Toledo), top scorer in Segunda B's Group II]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 17 May 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
7. Azharie, Farah (21 December 2019). "Dad's the way to go for fit-again Segovia". New Straits Times. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
8. "Rufino: Rufino Segovia del Burgo". BDFutbol. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
9. "Rufino Segovia". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2017.

External links

• Rufino at BDFutbol