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Àngel Rangel Zaragoza ((: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 went 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.〔(Swans make second Spanish swoop ); BBC Sport, 29 June 2007〕 In his first season with Swansea, Rangel played a massive role as the Welsh club returned to the second tier 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;〔(Swansea 1–0 Hartlepool ); BBC Sport, 27 November 2007〕 only two weeks later, again at the Liberty Stadium, he scored in a 3–0 success against Southend United.〔(Swansea 3–0 Southend ); BBC Sport, 15 December 2007〕 At the end of the season, Rangel was one of five Swansea 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.〔(Swans players dominate PFA team ); BBC Sport, 28 April 2008〕 On 5 September 2008, Rangel signed a new contract until June 2010. Rangel continued to feature prominently for Swansea in the following years and, in mid-February 2010, extended his contract until June 2011.;〔(Angel Rangel extends Swansea contract until 2011 ); BBC Sport, 19 February 2010〕 The 2010–11 season was a successful one for Rangel and Swansea as Swansea were promoted to the Premier League for the first time in their history following a 4–2 victory over Reading in the Championship Play-off Final at Wembley Stadium. Following Swansea's promotion to the Premier League, Rangel signed a new three-year contract with Swansea. In November 2011, Rangel was voted best defender in the Premier League.〔(Àngel Rangel, mejor defensa de la Premier (Àngel Rangel, best Premier defender) ); Diari de Tarragona, 14 November 2011 〕 He contributed with 25 appearances as Swansea retained its top flight status. Rangel scored his first Premier League goal on 25 August 2012, in a 3–0 home win against West Ham United.〔(Swans FLY high with win over under-par Hammers ); Wales Online, 26 August 2012〕 On 8 March 2013 he signed a new contract with the Swans, keeping him at the club until 2016. On 19 April 2015, one month after again extending his link, now until 2017, Rangel was selected in the The Football Manager Team of the Decade at the Football League Awards. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Àngel Rangel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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