Rafael Carbajal
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Rafael Carbajal | ||
| Date of birth | September 30, 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1968–1972 1976–1977 |
Real Montevideo/Real Colombo Defensor Sporting Club |
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| 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 | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1986 | Nacional Latino (player-coach) | ||
| 1994–1996 | Scarborough Astros (GK coach) | ||
| 1999–2000 | North York Astros | ||
| 2001 | North York Azzurri U-19 | ||
| 2002–2003 | C.S. Voltana (GK coach) | ||
| 2003–2004 | Faenza Calcio U-15 | ||
| 2004–2005 | Faenza Calcio (ass't) | ||
| 2005–2006 | Faenza Calcio | ||
| 2006–2008 | North York Astros | ||
| 2009 | Serbian White Eagles | ||
| 2010–2011 | Milltown FC | ||
| 2010–2011 | Canada U-18 & U-20 (ass't) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Oakville Soccer Club | ||
| 2012 | Canada U-23 (ass't) | ||
| 2014–2016 | Canada Men (ass't) | ||
| 2016– | Canadian S.C. | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Rafael Carbajal (born September 30, 1960) is an Uruguayan former footballer who played mostly in the National Soccer League. He is currently the manager for Canadian S.C. in the Uruguayan Segunda División.
In 1981, Carbajal went to Canada to sign with Toronto Croatia of the National Soccer League. During his tenure within the NSL he played with Bradford Marshlanders, Toronto Italia, Nacional Latino, Panhellenic, First Portuguese. He won the NSL Goalkeeper of the Year award three times. He went into coaching first as a player/coach with Nacional Latino in 1985, then as a goalkeeper coach for Scarborough Astros in 1994. In 1999, he returned to competitive soccer to play and coach the North York Astros of the newly formed Canadian Professional Soccer League. In 2003, he went to Italy to first coach the Faenza Calcio U-15 team. Then he was promoted to assistant coach, and eventually head coach in 2005. In 2007, he returned to coach North York Astros, and completely transformed the team from a struggling team to a playoff contender. In his first year, he secured a postseason, and in his second season led the team to a second place finish in the National Division.
The league awarded Carbajal with the CSL Coach of the Year award in 2008. In 2009, he was appointed head coach for CSL giants Serbian \White Eagles. He secured the International Division title for the club, but was released by the club before the playoffs. In 2010, Milltown FC announced the signing of Carbajal as head coach. In his first season with Milltown the club finished fourth in the overall standings with the second best defensive record. In 2010, he served as assistant coach for Canada men's national under-20 soccer team. In 2012, he served as assistant coach for Canada men's national under-23 soccer team, and on January 2014 he was appointed assistant coach to Benito Floro for the Canada men's national soccer team.In 2016, he returned to his native country to manage Canadian S.C. of the Uruguayan Segunda División.
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