Varan Raphael is a famous French football player. On the field takes a position in the center of defense. Able to demonstrate a successful game in the midfield zone, participating in the attacking actions of the team. A photo of Rafael Varan can be seen in the material presented.
early years
Varan Raphael was born on April 25, 1993 in the French city of Lille. He was interested in football from an early age, now and then chasing the ball in the yard with his comrades. At the age of 7, his parents sent the boy to an amateur team in his hometown called Hallems. Later, representatives of the Lance club drew attention to the guy. At the team’s academy, young talent passed all levels, being in the first roster.
At the heart of Lance, Varan Raphael played relatively briefly. During the first season for himself, 2010/2011 in the major French league, a talented defender entered the field in 24 matches. At the end of the year, the team slipped into the country's lowest division. As a result, the budding football player was forced to look for another club to develop a professional career.
Transfer to Real Madrid
In the offseason of 2011, reports began to appear in the French press that Varan Rafael could soon be at the disposal of the Spanish champion. On June 27 of that year, information was confirmed about the signing of a contract between the young defender and the leadership of the “royal” club. The agreement was designed for 6 years.
Varan Rafael made his debut as part of the Real Madrid club in friendly matches at the pre-season training camp. The young defender first entered the field in the Spanish League in a duel against Racing. The football player has proven himself in the defensive actions of the team, and the meeting itself ended in a dry 0-0 draw.
The debut goal for Real Madrid Varan scored in the same season 2011/2012 in the match against Rayo Vallecano. During the corner kick, Rafael managed to successfully substitute his head under the ball after the mounted transmission of Mesut Ozil. Following a one-year performance for Madrid, the defender was in the starting lineup in the national championship games, took the place in the team’s defense in 4 matches of the Champions League, and also went on the field in two meetings for the Spanish Cup.
In the 2013/2014 season, Rafael Varan took part in the traditional El Classico - the most important semifinal cup match in which the Catalan Barcelona opposed Real Madrid. In the first meeting of the playoff games, which ended with a score of 1: 1, the defender took a place in defense from the first minutes. The footballer distinguished himself with active actions on the field, blocking his own goal from several dangerous shots from the side of Barcelona midfielder Xavi. In the return match, in which Real won 3-1, Rafael scored the last and decisive goal of Madrid.
In 2014, Varan, together with his club partners, won the Champions League. In the final standoff of the tournament against another Spanish team, “Atletico”, the defender replaced Pepe in the previously injured team.
Team appearances
On August 15, 2013, the new coach of the French national team,
Didier Deschamps, challenged Rafael Varan to the national team to participate in a friendly match against Uruguay. However, in his debut match for the national team, the defender had to sit on the bench for 90 minutes.
March 22, 2014 the long-awaited exit for Varan on the field in a T-shirt of the French team took place. The young defender made his debut in the meeting of the 2014 World Cup against the national team of Georgia. This was followed by the participation of a football player in a game against Spain. At the Euro 2016 home tournament for France, Rafael Varan already had the status of the main defender of the team.
Personal life
Rafael Varan and his girlfriend Camille Titgat have been dating since 2011. During the meeting, the current companion of the football player’s life was a student of law college, and the player himself was just finishing school. When Rafael received an invitation from Real Madrid at the age of 17, Camille went after him to Madrid, where the couple have been living together to this day.