Rafael Farfán

Rafael Farfán
Personal information
Full name Rafael Nicanor Farfán Quispe
Date of birth (1975-12-28) 28 December 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Sport Huancayo
Youth career
Defensor Lima
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 Estudiantes de Med. ? (?)
2003 Villa del Mar ? (?)
2004 Estudiantes de Med. 42 (4)
2005 Univ. César Vallejo 41 (3)
2006 Sport Ancash 39 (1)
2007 Deportivo Municipal 20 (1)
2008 Bolognesi 42 (1)
2009 Alianza Atlético 42 (1)
2010-2013 Sport Huancayo 119 (11)
2014 UTC 38 (3)
International career‡
2012 Peru 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 August 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 August 2012

Rafael Nicanor Farfán Quispe (born 28 December 1975) is a retired Peruvian footballer who played as a defender.[1] He last played for Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca in the 2014 Torneo Descentralizado. He is the brother of Roberto Farfán and uncle of Jefferson Farfán.[2]

Club career

Rafael Farfán developed as a player in the Defensor Lima youth academy.[2]

In 2002, he joined Estudiantes de Medicina.[1] There he made his Torneo Descentralizado debut on 14 July 2002 playing as a forward in Estudiantes' 2–0 win over Alianza Atlético.[2]

He joined Sport Huancayo in January 2010.[1]

International career

Farfán has made 2 appearances for the Peru national football team. He received his first cap on 16 August 2012 at the age of 36.[3] His debut was a friendly match away to Costa Rica and finished in a 0–1 win for Peru.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Player - Rafael Farfán". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Cincomentarios: Pinturas de Rafael" (in Spanish). dechalaca.com/. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Perú ganó jugando con diez" (in Spanish). ovacion.pe. Retrieved 16 August 2012.