Álvaro Brachi

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Brachi.
Álvaro Brachi
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Rodríguez Brachi
Date of birth (1986-01-06) 6 January 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth Seville, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Betis C 14 (0)
2006–2007 Betis B 29 (1)
2007–2011 Espanyol B 35 (0)
2010–2011 → Anorthosis (loan) 21 (1)
2011–2015 Videoton 55 (2)
2016–2017 Domžale 17 (0)
2018 Utrera 10 (0)
Total 181 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Álvaro Rodríguez Brachi (born 6 January 1986) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Club career

Spain

Born in Seville, Andalusia, Brachi only played lower league football in his country, representing the reserve teams of both Real Betis and RCD Espanyol.[1]

He spent two seasons in the Segunda División B, being relegated in 2007–08 and 2009–10 with Espanyol B.[2]

Anorthosis and Videoton

In the summer of 2010, Brachi joined Anorthosis Famagusta FC 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 in the Cypriot First Division.

Subsequently, Brachi spent four years in Hungary at the service of Videoton FC, signing at the same time as compatriot Héctor Sánchez. He was regularly played by Paulo Sousa[3]– a total of 39 matches in his first two years in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I – but, after his replacement with fellow Portuguese coach José Gomes, became a fringe player.

Brachi left Videoton on 30 June 2015.[4]

Domžale

Brachi signed for NK Domžale in January 2016, after responding to an advertisement from the Slovenian club posted on LinkedIn.[5]

Personal life

Brachi's father, Gabino Rodríguez, was also a footballer. He too played for Betis.[6]

Career statistics

As of 29 January 2016[7][8]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Anorthosis 2010–11 21 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 26 1
Total 21 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 26 1
Videoton 2011–12 20 1 6 0 7 0 2 0 35 1
2012–13 19 1 3 1 5 0 11 0 38 2
2013–14 9 0 2 0 8 1 0 0 19 1
2014–15 7 0 3 0 8 0 0 0 18 0
Total 55 2 14 1 28 1 13 0 110 4
Career totals 76 3 18 1 28 1 14 0 136 5

References

  1. ^ Molero, Iván (15 October 2015). ""La pasión de sus aficiones es el nexo entre Espanyol y Betis"" ["The passion of their fans is the link between Espanyol and Betis"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  2. ^ "El Espanyol B, a Tercera División" [Espanyol B, to Tercera División]. Sport (in Spanish). 23 May 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Az FTC viharos meccsen győzte le a Videotont" [FTC's stormy win over Videoton]. Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 7 October 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Videoton: már a hivatalos keretből is kikerült a két légiós". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 29 June 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  5. ^ Davis, Matt (2 February 2016). "LinkedIn: Slovenian club sign right-back after posting advert". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  6. ^ Fernández S., J. Julián (31 January 2014). "Yo jugué en el Real Betis: Gabino Rodríguez" [I played for Real Betis: Gabino Rodríguez] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Álvaro Brachi". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  8. ^ Álvaro Brachi – UEFA competition record (archive)