Rafael Maceratesi

Rafa Maceratesi
Personal information
Full name	Rafael Nazareno Maceratesi
Date of birth	(1975-04-02) April 2, 1975
Place of birth	Elortondo, Argentina
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1995–2001	Rosario Central	102	(44)
2001–2002	Racing Club	23	(8)
2002–2003	Las Palmas	23	(9)
2003	Colón de Santa Fe	7	(0)
2004–2005	Estudiantes de La Plata	15	(3)
2006	Universitario	10	(1)
2006–2007	Niki Volou	33	(16)
2008	Deportivo Azogues	15	(11)
2009–2014	Atlético Elortondo	129	(81)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Rafael Nazareno Maceratesi (April 2, 1976 in Elortondo, Santa Fe Province) is an Argentine ex-footballer who played as a striker. His first club was Rosario Central where he debuted in 1995 and retired in Athletic Elortondo December 13, 2014 where he is the man with more party in the club. His most successful spell was at Racing Club where he won the 2001 Apertura getting cut a streak of 35 years without titles in this tournament played 15 games and made five goals with an average of 0.33 goals. The most prominent in his career was in his last club (Atletico Elortondo) where he played 129 matches (still the man with more party) and turned 81 goals and in which after losing the semi-final with Sportivo Rivadavia (VT) won 3 .ER since the Venadense Football League for the first time ever at Jorge Newbery (in this format

Biography

He debuted in 1995 to Rosario Central team where he quickly excelled in the Libertadores 2001 Cup reaching the semi-finals where they lost to Cruz Azul and local tournament in which always frame goals Boca Juniors, River Plate and Independiente de Avellaneda played a total of 102 games and made 44 goals.

In that year he signed for Racing Club where he debuted in the first round against Argentinos Juniors but their lack of scoring and poor performance made people become impatient, but managed to break the streak on the date 8 vs. San Lorenzo de Almagro scoring the 4th goal after a magnificent play of Maxi 'The Chanchi' Estevez where eluded three defenders to play medium Aldo Paredes attempt to clear, I bounced off the chest of Maceratesi I hit the crossbar and went in, his team won 4 to 1. Two dates later against Colon de Santa Fe, scores his second after a tussle with the defender colon and where defined with the right leg. Respect for people earned when converted to New Chicago (tying the game), when a ball of Jose Chatruc, I forsejeo the defender I face the goalkeeper Flavio Frangella defined by legs and the ball was muffled but managed to push when he followed forcejendo with Julian Kmet and was idolized against Lanús (when he made the goal of the semi championship ) after several rebounds where after they finish off mate Martin Vitali found her by chance and pushed with his chest, in a match against Velez Sarsfield was replaced by Diego Milito, was applauded and people cheered his name (' 'ole ole ole RAFA RAFA' '). Racing juice with 23 games and scored 8 goals, also left champion Apertura 2001.

In the second half of 2002 he went to Spanish football to play in Las Palmas, club where he remained until mid the 2003, there achievement play against Barcelona and Real Madrid (these 2 coming off the bench) and played the King's Cup where they reached 4th Final where they lost to the Valencia. There he made 9 goals in 23 games

He returned to Argentina to play Columbus for only six months with only 7 games and the sabalera people blame the lack of goals.

During 2004 and 2005 went to Estudiantes where 'in the bank made more goals in his second season with Reinaldo Mostaza Merlo (2) one in defeat in April 1 against Gimnasia de La Plata in the 'La Plata derby' .

In 2006 became Peru to sign for University, a team which arrived as a star signing because of the many goals he scored in Argentina, but because a serious injury only scored one against Velez Sarsfield by Libertadores Cup.

He left half of the year to play in Greece for Niki Volos, where he was until 2007 where he played the UEFA Europa League the cup of Greece and up play-offs of the UEFA Champions League (juiced 1 match coming off the bench 67 minutes).

Him an opportunity arose in the 1st division of Ecuador (08/09), being tested a few weeks in Deportivo Azogues, being dismissed for having an injury to his left leg which kept him from playing for two months.

Milito Athletic Elortondo in his hometown since 2009 where he retired from football activity on December 13, 2014. Juice 129 games and scored 81 goals and is one of the top scorers of the club. In 2014 I get over 100 games played in Elortondo being the player with most appearances and seventh club scorer with 81 goals with an average of 0.62 goals per game. 13 didiembre 2014 is removed from the football with Atletico Elortondo where is the man with more games played (129) and where his team managed to reach the semi-finals in which after losing to Sportivo Rivadavia (VT) got the 3.^st as the Venadense Football League for the first time in its history to Jorge Newbery.

Clubs

Club	País	Año	PJ	Goles	Promedio
Rosario Central	Argentina	1995–2001	102	44	0.43
Racing Club	Argentina	2001–2002	23	8	0.34
Las Palmas	Spain	2002–2003	23	9	0.39
Colón	Argentina	2003	7	0	0.00
Estudiantes de La Plata	Argentina	2004–2005	15	3	0.20
Universitario	Perú	2006	10	1	0.10
Niki Volos FC	Grecee	2006–2007	33	16	0.48
Deportivo Azogues	Ecuador	2008	15	11	0.73
Atlético Elortondo	Argentina	2009 – present	129	81	0.62
Marcador Total			357	173	0,48

Estadístics

Club	Temporada	Liga		Copa Nacional		Copa Internacional		Total		Promedio
Club	Temporada	Part.	Goles	Part.	Goles	Part.	Goles	Part.	Goles	Prom.
Rosario Central Argentina	1995	5	2	-	-	-	-	5	2	0.40
	1996	22	9	-	-	-	-	22	9	0.40
	1997	14	6	-	-	-	-	14	6	0.42
	1998	12	5	-	-	-	-	12	5	0.41
	1999	13	4	-	-	-	-	13	4	0.30
	2000	11	5	-	-	4	1	15	6	0.40
	2001	13	8	-	-	8	4	21	12	0.57
	Total	90	39	-	-	12	5	102	44	0,43
Racing Club Argentina	2001	15	5	-	-	-	-	15	5	0.33
	2002	8	3	-	-	-	-	8	3	0.37
	Total	23	8	-	-	-	-	23	8	0,34
Las Palmas Spain	2002	4	1	3	2	-	-	7	3	0.42
	2003	12	4	4	2	-	-	16	6	0.37
	Total	16	5	7	4	-	-	23	9	0,39
Colón de Santa Fe Argentina	2003	7	0	-	-	-	-	7	0	0.00
Colón de Santa Fe Argentina	Total	7	0	-	-	-	-	7	0	0,00
Estudiantes de La Plata Argentina	2004	6	1	-	-	-	-	6	1	0.16
	2005	8	2	-	-	1	0	9	2	0.22
	Total	14	3	-	-	1	0	15	3	0,20
Universitario Peru	2006	6	0	-	-	4	1	10	1	0.10
Universitario Peru	Total	6	0	-	-	4	1	10	1	0,10
Niki Volos FC Greece	2006	11	4	4	4	-	-	15	8	0.53
	2007	13	7	2	0	3	1	18	8	0.44
	Total	24	11	6	4	3	1	33	16	0,48
Deportivo Azogues Ecuador	2008	9	7	3	3	3	1	15	11	0.73
Deportivo Azogues Ecuador	Total	9	7	3	3	3	1	15	11	0,73
Atlético Elortondo Argentina	2009	16	12	-	-	-	-	16	12	0.75
	2010	26	22	-	-	-	-	26	22	0.84
	2011	6	2	-	-	-	-	6	2	0.33
	2012	19	5	2	0	-	-	21	5	0.23
	2013	23	16	1	0	-	-	24	16	0.66
	2014	29	14	7	10	-	-	36	24	0.66
	Total	119	71	10	10	-	-	129	81	0,62
Marcador Total		308	144	26	21	23	8	357	173	0,48

Titles

Titles National (1)

Títle	Club	From	Year
Torneo Apertura	Racing Club	Argentina	2001

References

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