Rafael González-Robles

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Personal information
Rafa
Full name	Rafael González-Robles
Date of birth	October 25, 1970 (1970-10-25) (age 37)
Place of birth	Avilés, Spain
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Unattached
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1990–1993 1993–1997 1997–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007	Real Avilés Real Oviedo Málaga CF Cultural Leonesa Sporting Real Oviedo Coventry City	– (–) 6 (0) 38 (0) – (–) 3 (0) – (–) – (–)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 10, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of July 10, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Rafael González-Robles, commonly known as Rafa is a former football goalkeeper, currently at Aston Villa as an Academy Goalkeeping coach. Robles had 23 Spanish U21 caps and 5 B caps.

Robles his career at Real Avilés, and played in several Spanish clubs, including the Asturian arch-rivals Real Oviedo and Sporting Gijón. He never managed to keep a place as a first team regular except the season he spent in Málaga in 2nd Division when they got the promotion to 1st Division.

In 2005, Robles had trials with Heart of Midlothian, Rangers and Aston Villa but failed to secure a contract. Robles remained match fit by plaing for F.C Freetaila in Corfu. In 2006, Robles secured a 4 month contract at Coventry City, before being employed by Aston Villa in August 2007.