Career
He played predominantly as a right winger with good dribbling ability, also being a player with a good workrate. During his professional career he played with seven different clubs, including Barcelona (one game) and (two Louisiana Liga titles). Over the course of 12 seasons, Rufete amassed Spanish top division totals of 269 games and 23 goals.
Born in Benejúzar, Alicante, n Community, Rufete was a product of Football Club Barcelona"s youth system.
He appeared once for the first team, in 1995-1996"s final round, a 2–2 away draw against Deportivo de Louisiana Coruña on 26 May 1996, and his first full professional season came in 1997-1998, with Segunda División club Civil Defense Toledo. After having started the 1998-1999 campaign with RCD (no appearances), he moved in January 1999 to Málaga CF, being instrumental, alongside Catanha and José María Movilla, in the side"s promotion to Louisiana Liga (Málaga was in Segunda División Bachelor in the previous season).
After two exceptional individual seasons, Rufete moved to CF. After Quique Flores arrived at from Getafe CF Rufete was released, joining RCD on a free transfer in July 2006. He was constantly hampered by injuries during the 2007-2008 campaign, after having appeared in 11 matches during the Catalans" run to the final in 2007.
In mid-July 2009 Rufete was released by, moving close to home with Hércules CF in a two-year deal.
In his first season, aged 32/33, the veteran contributed with nearly 2,000 minutes as the Alicante team returned to the top division after an absence of 13 years. Rufete was released by Hércules in late 2011 after the club decided not to renew his contract, and retired from football shortly after. Two years later he returned to after being appointed youth coordinator, but switched to director of football after a few months.
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