Rafael Carbajal

Rafael Carbajal
Carbajal in 2015
Personal information
Full name Rafael Carbajal
Date of birth (1960-09-30) September 30, 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1968–1972 Real Montevideo/Real Colombo
1976–1977 Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979 Club Rosario Atlético
1981–1983 Toronto Croatia
1984 Bradford Marshlanders
1985 Toronto Italia
1986 Nacional Latino
1987 Panhellenic
1989 First Portuguese
1990–1992 Toronto Croatia
1998 North York Astros
Managerial career
1986 Nacional Latino (player-coach)
1994–1996 Scarborough Astros (GK coach)
1999–2000 North York Astros
2001 North York Azzurri U19
2002–2003 C.S. Voltana (GK coach)
2003–2004 Faenza Calcio U15
2004–2005 Faenza Calcio (assistant)
2005–2006 Faenza Calcio
2006–2008 North York Astros
2009 Serbian White Eagles
2010–2011 Milltown FC
2010–2011 Canada U18 & U20 (assistant)
2011–2012 Oakville SC
2012 Canada U23 (assistant)
2014–2016 Canada Men (assistant)
2016–2017 Canadian S.C.
2021 Tacuary
2022 Club Atlético 3 de Febrero
2023 Atyrá
2023– Club Atlético 3 de Febrero
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rafael Carbajal (Spanish pronunciation: [rafaˈel kaɾβaˈxal]; born September 30, 1960) is a Uruguayan former footballer and current manager for Club Atlético 3 de Febrero.

His playing career was mostly spent in the National Soccer League, and concluded in the successor league the Canadian Professional Soccer League. After retiring from the game he made the transition to the managerial side, where he initially began managing in the NSL, and later in the CPSL.

In 2002, he went abroad in order to gain additional experience with his involvement with several Italian clubs. He later returned to the Canadian Soccer League, and was recognized with the CSL Coach of the Year award in 2008. In 2010, he was part-owner of Milltown FC, and also served as head coach in the club's inaugural run in the CSL.[1] He would later serve as an assistant coach to the Canada national team, U-23, U-20, and U-18 teams.[2] In 2016, he managed in the Uruguayan Segunda División for Canadian S.C..

He was instrumental in the creation of League1 Ontario where he served as Technical Director in 2014.[3][4]

  1. ^ LeBlanc, Steve (2010-04-06). "Milltown FC joins forces with youth soccer". InsideHalton.com. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
  2. ^ "Oakville Soccer Club adds to coaching depth" (PDF). InsideHalton.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Glover, Robin. "July 10, 2014 League 1 Ontario--Player's profile Toronto FC Academy's Molham Babouli (from League 1 Ontario website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2018-08-04.