Àngel Rangel

Àngel Rangel Zaragoza (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈaɲʒəl rəɲˈʒɛl]; born 28 November 1982) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right back.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rangel and the second or maternal family name is Zaragoza.

Àngel Rangel
Rangel playing for Swansea in 2011
Personal information
Full name Àngel Rangel Zaragoza[1]
Date of birth (1982-11-28) 28 November 1982[2]
Place of birth Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Right back
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)
2007–2018 Swansea City 328 (9)
2018–2020 Queens Park Rangers 41 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2020

After playing lower league football in his native country for six years, he went on to spend most of his professional career with Swansea, winning promotion to the Premier League in 2011 and appearing in 374 competitive matches.

Club career

Swansea City

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.[4]

Rangel played a massive role in his first season as the Swans returned to the Championship after a 24-year absence, as league champions. He scored his first goal for them on 27 November 2007, netting eight minutes from time in a 1–0 home win against Hartlepool United.[5] Two weeks later, again at the Liberty Stadium, he netted in a 3–0 victory over Southend United.[6] 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.[7]

On 5 September 2008, Rangel signed a new contract until June 2010.[8] He continued to feature prominently in the following years and, in mid-February 2010, agreed to an extension until June 2011.[9]

The 2010–11 campaign 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 defeat of Reading in the play-off final at Wembley Stadium.[10] In spite of missing several weeks early on with a thigh muscle tear,[11] he contributed to the feat with two goals from 41 appearances, scoring at Doncaster Rovers in a 1–1 draw[12] and at home to Millwall which also ended in a 1–1 draw.[13] In late June 2011, he put pen to paper to a new three-year deal.[14]

Rangel defending against Kieran Gibbs of Arsenal in September 2011

In November 2011, Rangel was voted best defender in the Premier League.[15] He played 34 matches 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 over West Ham United.[16] On 8 March 2013, he signed a new contract with Swansea, keeping him at the club until 2016.[17]

On 19 April 2015, one month after again extending his link, now until 2017,[18] Rangel was selected in The Football Manager Team of the Decade at the Football League Awards.[19] On 14 November 2017, he was named new captain after Leon Britton stepped down to become a player-assistant manager.[20]

Rangel was released at the end of the 2017–18 campaign.[21]

Queens Park Rangers

Rangel spent time in the 2018 off-season training with Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC during their tour of Valencia.[22] On 15 August, he joined Championship side Queens Park Rangers on a one-year contract.[23]

International career

Rangel was believed to qualify to represent Wales on residency grounds,[24][25] but was ruled ineligible in July 2012 as he had not had five years of continuous education in the country.[26]

Personal life

On 18 January 2013, Rangel drove around 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.[27]

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.[28]

Club statistics
As of match played 8 December 2018[29][30]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Girona 2004–05 Segunda División B 24010—250
Sant Andreu 2005–06 33500—335
Terrassa 2006–07 34210—352
Swansea City 2007–08 League One 432504[lower-alpha 1]0522
2008–09 Championship 40160—461
2009–10 Championship 38020—400
2010–11 Championship 382203[lower-alpha 2]0432
2011–12 Premier League 34011—351
2012–13 Premier League 33340—373
2013–14 Premier League 300009[lower-alpha 3]0390
2014–15 Premier League 2702000290
2015–16 Premier League 2302000250
2016–17 Premier League 1813000211
2017–18 Premier League 4030—70
Total 328930116037410
Queen's Park Rangers 2018–19 Championship 17200—172
Career total 4361832116048419
  1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in the Football League play-offs
  3. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Swansea City

Individual

References
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  12. "Doncaster 1–1 Swansea". BBC Sport. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  13. "Swansea 1–1 Millwall". BBC Sport. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
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  15. "Àngel Rangel, mejor defensa de la Premier" [Àngel Rangel, best Premier defender]. Diari de Tarragona (in Spanish). 14 November 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  16. "Swans FLY high with win over under-par Hammers". Wales Online. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
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  21. Shread, Joe (10 May 2018). "Angel Rangel to leave Swansea when deal expires at end of season". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
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  25. "Wales sensitive to Aaron Ramsey 'issues' over Ryan Shawcross call". BBC Sport. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
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  28. Gaskell, Simon (5 April 2013). "After giving food to the homeless, Angel the angel raises money for cancer charities". Wales Online. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
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  31. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008–2009. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 45, 376–377. ISBN 978-0-7553-1820-9.
  32. "Ronaldo named player of the year". BBC Sport. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  33. "The Football League announces its Team of the Decade". The Football League. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
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