Footballer Varan Raphael: biography, career, love life

Varan Raphael - 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. Photos of Raphael Varan can be seen in the submission.

early years

Родился Варан Рафаэль 25 апреля 1993 года во the French city of Lille. He was interested in football from an early age, continually chasing the ball in the yard with his comrades. At the age of 7, the parents sent the boy to the amateur team of his native city called “Hells”. Later on the guy drew the attention of representatives of the club "Lance". In the academy of the team, the young talent passed all levels, being in the first composition.

At the heart of "Lance" Varan Raphael played relativelynot for long. During the first season 2010/2011 for themselves in the highest French league, a talented quarterback entered the field in 24 fights. At the end of the year, the team slipped into the lowest division of the country. As a result, the budding footballer was forced to look for another club to develop his professional career.

Transfer to Real Madrid

В межсезонье 2011 года во французской прессе began to appear that Varan Raphael may soon be at the disposal of the Spanish champion. On June 27 of the same year, information about the signing of the contract between the young defender and the leadership of the “royal” club was confirmed. The agreement was designed for 6 years.

Varan Rafael made his debut in the club "RealMadrid "in the friendly matches at the pre-season gathering. 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.

Debut goal for Real Madrid Varan scored in the same2011/2012 season in the match against Rayo Vallecano. During the corner kick, Raphael succeeded in successfully putting his head under the ball after the hinged transfer of Mesut Ozil. According to the results of the annual performance for Real Madrid, the defender appeared 9 times in the starting lineup in the national championship, took a place in the defense of the team in 4 Champions League matches, and also entered the field in two meetings for the Spanish Cup.

In the 2013/2014 season, Rafael Varan participated inthe traditional "El Classic" - the most important semi-final cup match, in which the "Real" was opposed by the Catalan "Barcelona". In the first meeting of the playoff games, which ended with the score 1: 1, the defender took a place in defense from the first minutes. The football player distinguished himself by active actions on the field, shielding his own goal from several dangerous shots from the side of Barcelona midfielder Xavi. In the second leg, in which Real Madrid won 3-1, Rafael scored the last and decisive goal of Madrid.

В 2014 году Варан вместе с партнерами по клубу won the Champions League. In the final confrontation of the tournament against another Spanish team “Atletico”, the defender replaced in the previously injured Pepe.

National team appearances

August 15, 2013 the new mentor of the nationalFrance team Didier Deschamps called Rafael Varan in the ranks of the national team to participate in a friendly match against Uruguay. However, in the debut match for the national team, the defender had to sit all 90 minutes on the bench.

22 марта 2014 года состоялся долгожданный для Varana out on the field in a T-shirt of the French team. The young defender made his debut in the selection meeting for the 2014 World Cup against the national team of Georgia. This was followed by the participation of a football player in the game against Spain. At the Euro 2016 home tournament for France, Rafael Varan already had the status of the main defender of the national team.

Personal life

Raphael Varan and his girlfriend Camille Titgatmeet since 2011. During their acquaintance, the current life partner of a football player was a student at a law college, and the player himself was just finishing school. When Rafael received an invitation from Real at the age of 17, Camille went after him to Madrid, where the couple lives together until today.