Rafael Varan - a football player born in a city called Lille, in 1993, April 25th. Today, he protects the colors of Real Madrid. The Frenchman is the central defender. But its main advantage is that it can occupy other positions. Being a defensive midfielder, for example. However, this is not all the interesting facts regarding this player.
early years
Varan is a soccer player who began his sporting activities at FC Hellemies. In the youth composition of this club, he played two years. After he moved to Lance. In his youth composition, he spent as much as eight years. And in 2010, he was offered to act at the base. Then Raphael and signed his first professional contract. His first match took place a week after the start of training. And by a lucky chance for him. Central defender Yahya Alledin was injured and was unable to enter the field. Because the chance got Rafael Varan. The player spent all 90 minutes on the field.
In “Lance” he stayed the whole season, for which he played 23 matches and scored two goals. But then, in 2011, a new stage in his career began.
Careers in Spain
Varan is a soccer player who shows himself really well on the football field. That is why in 2011, Real Madrid (Madrid) decided to strengthen its defense by offering a contract to the Frenchman. Naturally, he agreed. Since June 27, 2011, he officially became part of the “royal” club. The contract, by the way, was concluded for 6 years. And now, in 2016, and Varan is a Real Madrid footballer to this day.
The debut took place in a game against Racing. The Frenchman spent the whole match on the field. True, the score remained zero. Opponents in the next meeting were the players of “Rayo Vallecano”. Then the Frenchman also spent all 90 minutes on the field, and on the 67th scored his first goal against the opponents. Then the Madrid “Real” won with a score of 6: 2. In the Championship of Spain, this player spent 167 games. In a hundred of them was on the field for 90 minutes. The rest of the times he was released as a replacement. Varan is also a footballer who has never received a yellow or red card. In the Champions League, he played four times. Three matches were played in the group stage. And one in the quarter finals. In the Spanish Cup, the Frenchman played only two matches. But then in them he scored two goals to his sworn rivals “Real” - the Catalan “Barcelona”.
National team
Rafael Varan, like many other players, defends colors and his national team. He was invited to the team until the age of 17, but he never played a single official match. But in a friendly game with the Danes, he scored a goal. In 2011, he was called up to the youth team to play in a match against the national team of Slovakia. As Rafael himself said, for him this challenge was a big surprise. By the way, he played the full match. Then the French won with a score of 3: 1.
In 2013, he was called up to the main team. Rafael was supposed to play against Uruguay, but he wasn’t released on the field - he spent the whole match on the bench. But he participated in the selection for the 2014 World Cup. In his framework, he played two matches - against Georgia and Spain.
Raphael has many achievements. To be more precise - seven. And they were all conquered by him as part of Real Madrid. In addition to national trophies, he has won two more victories in the Champions League. And you can be sure that these are far from his latest achievements.