José Miguel Cubero

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cubero and the second or maternal family name is Loría.
José Miguel Cubero
Personal information
Full name José Miguel Cubero Loría
Date of birth (1987-02-14) February 14, 1987
Place of birth Sarchí, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Herediano
Number TBA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2014 Herediano 134 (16)
2009 → Puntarenas (loan) 17 (0)
2014–2016 Blackpool 23 (0)
2016– Herediano 0 (0)
National team‡
2010– Costa Rica 48 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 January 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:24, 6 May 2015 (UTC)

José Miguel Cubero Loría (born 14 February 1987 in Sarchí) is a Costa Rican football player, currently playing for Herediano, and for the Costa Rica national football team. He plays as a holding midfielder.[1]

Club career

Cubero made his professional debut for Herediano on 26 March 2006 against Santacruceña and had a spell on loan at Puntarenas in 2009. He signed a three-year contract extension with Herediano in April 2013.[2]

On 31 July 2014, Cubero signed for Championship side Blackpool on a one-year contract with the option of a further twelve months.[3] He made his Blackpool debut on September 27 in a 3-1 home defeat to Norwich City. In August 2015 it was claimed that Blackpool had snubbed an offer for Cubero from MLS club Seattle Sounders and that they had activated a 12-month extension to his contract.[4]

International career

He participated in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Canada.[5]

Cubero made his senior debut for Costa Rica in an August 2010 friendly match against Paraguay and has, as of April 2014, earned a total of 34 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in 9 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[5] and played at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the 2011 Copa Centroamericana[6] as well as at the 2011 Copa América[7] and was a non-playing squad member at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Goal.com. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "José Miguel Cubero se queda en Herediano tres años" (in Spanish). Al Dia. 25 April 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28582828
  4. ↑ http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2015/08/06/blackpool-snub-approach-from-seattle-sounders-for-jose-manuel-cu/?utm_medium=share%20service&utm_campaign=social%20media&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=HITCdeadlineday
  5. 1 2 José Miguel Cubero – FIFA competition record
  6. ↑ Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) - RSSSF
  7. ↑ Copa América 2011 - RSSSF
  8. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details - RSSSF

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