Àngel Rangel

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Àngel Rangel
Angel Rangel vs Arsenal.jpg
Rangel playing for Swansea in 2011
Personal information
Full name Àngel Rangel Zaragoza
Date of birth (1982-10-28) 28 October 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Sant Carles, Spain
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Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Swansea City
Number 22
Youth career
1991–1998 Rapitenca
1998–2001 Gimnàstic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Tortosa
2003–2004 Reus
2004–2005 Girona 24 (0)
2005–2006 Sant Andreu 33 (5)
2006–2007 Terrassa 34 (2)
2007– Swansea City 306 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2016

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rangel and the second or maternal family name is Zaragoza.

Àngel Rangel Zaragoza (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈanʒəɫ rənˈʒɛɫ]; born 28 October 1982) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Welsh club Swansea City as a right back.

After playing lower league football in his country, he has gone on to spend most of his professional career with Swansea City, winning promotion to the Premier League in 2011.

Club career

Born in Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Tarragona, Catalonia, Rangel represented CD Tortosa, CF Reus Deportiu, Girona FC, UE Sant Andreu and Terrassa FC in his homeland, never in higher than Segunda División B. In summer 2007, he signed for Swansea City in the English League One on a one-year performance-related deal, for an undisclosed fee – countryman Roberto Martínez was the team's manager.[2]

In his first season with Swansea, Rangel played a massive role as the Welsh returned to the Championship after a 24-year absence, as league champions. On 27 November 2007, he scored his first goal as a Swan, netting eight minutes from time in a 1–0 home win against Hartlepool United;[3] only two weeks later, again at the Liberty Stadium, he netted in a 3–0 success over Southend United;[4] in April 2008, he was one of five team players to make the PFA League One Team of the Year, alongside Ferrie Bodde, Garry Monk, Andy Robinson and the league's top scorer Jason Scotland.[5]

On 5 September 2008, Rangel signed a new contract until June 2010.[6] He continued to feature prominently in the following years and, in mid-February 2010, agreed to an extension until June 2011.[7]

2010–11 was a successful one for both Swansea and Rangel, as the former were promoted to the Premier League for the first time in their history following a 4–2 victory over Reading in the play-off final at Wembley Stadium.[8] In spite of missing several weeks at the start of the campaign with a thigh muscle tear,[9] he contributed to the feat with two goals from 41 appearances, scoring against Doncaster Rovers (1–1, away)[10] and Millwall (1–1);[11] in late June 2011, he put pen to paper to a new three-year deal.[12]

Rangel defending against Kieran Gibbs of Arsenal in September 2011

In November 2011, Rangel was voted best defender in the Premier League.[13] He played 34 games during the season, helping the team retain their league status.

Rangel scored his first goal in the English top flight on 25 August 2012, in a 3–0 home win against West Ham United.[14] On 8 March 2013, he signed a new contract with Swansea, keeping him at the club until 2016.[15]

On 19 April 2015, one month after again extending his link, now until 2017,[16] Rangel was selected in the The Football Manager Team of the Decade at the Football League Awards.[17]

International career

Rangel was believed to qualify to represent Wales on residency grounds,[18][19] but was ruled ineligible in July 2012 as he had not had five years of continuous education in the country.[20]

Personal life

On 18 January 2013, Rangel drove round Swansea with his wife Nikki to distribute food to the homeless. He told CNN: "We went for something to eat in a local sandwich chain and overheard the manager saying they had to throw out food as they were about to close for the night. My wife, Nikki, who is a very caring and charitable person, asked if we could have them for the homeless rather than see them thrown in the bin. They agreed and we drove around Swansea for over an hour, but couldn't find any homeless people as it was so cold out on the streets with all the snow. We decided to tweet a plea and we were guided to a local charity shelter who looked after the homeless." He was so pleased with the reaction to his gesture he confirmed that he would be helping out again.[21]

On 5 April 2013, Rangel announced plans to hold charity auctions with his wife and teammates Chico Flores, Ben Davies, Jonathan de Guzmán, Pablo Hernández, Michu and Itay Shechter, to raise money for the Severn Hospice in Telford, Maggie’s Cancer Centre in Swansea and The Christian Lewis Trust Kids Cancer Charity – among the top prizes on offer at one of the auctions were Rangel’s personal box for the game against Manchester City, and a visit to a Formula One garage during qualifying of the German Grand Prix. He was inspired to do this by Nikki, who has had three family members diagnosed with cancer.[22]

Club statistics

As of 2 February 2016[23][24]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Girona 2004–05 Segunda División B 24 0 1 0 — 25 0
Total 24 0 1 0 — 25 0
Sant Andreu 2005–06 Segunda División B 33 5 0 0 — 33 5
Total 33 5 0 0 — 33 5
Terrassa 2006–07 Segunda División B 34 2 1 0 — 35 2
Total 34 2 1 0 — 35 2
Swansea City 2007–08 League One 43 2 5 0 4[lower-alpha 1] 0 52 2
2008–09 Championship 40 1 6 0 — 46 1
2009–10 Championship 38 0 2 0 — 40 0
2010–11 Championship 38 2 2 0 3[lower-alpha 2] 0 43 2
2011–12 Premier League 34 0 1 1 — 35 1
2012–13 Premier League 33 3 4 0 — 37 3
2013–14 Premier League 30 0 0 0 9[lower-alpha 3] 0 39 0
2014–15 Premier League 27 0 2 0 0 0 29 0
2015–16 Premier League 9 0 2 0 0 0 11 0
Total 275 8 22 1 16 0 332 9
Career total 366 15 24 1 16 0 425 16
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in the Football League play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club

Swansea City

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Swans make second Spanish swoop; BBC Sport, 29 June 2007
  3. ↑ Swansea 1–0 Hartlepool; BBC Sport, 27 November 2007
  4. ↑ Swansea 3–0 Southend; BBC Sport, 15 December 2007
  5. ↑ Swans players dominate PFA team; BBC Sport, 28 April 2008
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  7. ↑ Angel Rangel extends Swansea contract until 2011; BBC Sport, 19 February 2010
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Angel Rangel facing up to six weeks out injured; BBC Sport, 21 August 2010
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  13. ↑ Àngel Rangel, mejor defensa de la Premier (Àngel Rangel, best Premier defender); Diari de Tarragona, 14 November 2011 (Spanish)
  14. ↑ Swans FLY high with win over under-par Hammers; Wales Online, 26 August 2012
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  18. ↑ Swansea's Angel Rangel would consider representing Wales; BBC Sport, 14 May 2012
  19. ↑ Wales sensitive to Aaron Ramsey 'issues' over Ryan Shawcross call; BBC Sport, 11 July 2012
  20. ↑ Swansea City defender Angel Rangel ineligible for Wales; BBC Sport, 13 July 2012
  21. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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