Luis Rubiales
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Manuel Rubiales Béjar | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Motril, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1993 | Motril | ||
| 1993–1995 | Valencia | ||
| 1995–1997 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–1999 | Guadix | ||
| 1999–2000 | Mallorca B | 30 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Lleida | 35 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Xerez | 55 | (0) |
| 2003–2008 | Levante | 86 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Alicante | 15 | (0) |
| 2009 | Hamilton Academical | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 224 | (1) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Luis Manuel Rubiales Béjar (born 23 August 1977) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a defender.
Known for not being a very skilled player but a tenacious one – he only appeared in 53 La Liga games over the course of three seasons – he received the nickname Pundonor (Courage).[1]
Football career
Rubiales was born in Motril, Province of Granada. During his Spanish career, spent mainly in Segunda División, he represented Guadix CF, RCD Mallorca B, UE Lleida, Xerez CD, Levante UD (gaining promotion to La Liga in 2004 and 2006) and Alicante CF.[2] He made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 29 August 2004, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Real Sociedad.[3]
On 4 August 2009, it was announced he had agreed a one-year deal at Scottish Premier League side Hamilton Academical.[4] However, after only three league appearances – four official – he left the club and returned to this country.
In March 2010, already retired, Rubiales was elected president of the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE).[5][6][7]
Honours
References
- ↑ "El obrero del fútbol" [The worker of football] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ "El Alicante ficha a Rubiales" [Alicante signs Rubiales] (in Spanish). Fichajes. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ↑ "Una Real incompleta" [Incomplete Real] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 30 August 2004. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ↑ Wright, Angus (4 August 2009). "Accies recruit Wesolowski and Rubiales". The Scotsman. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ↑ "Luis Rubiales: "Hay que luchar por todos los jugadores, por humildes que sean"" [Luis Rubiales: "We must fight for every player, no matter how humble he is"] (in Spanish). Marca. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ↑ "Rubiales: "Hasta que no se solventen las diferencias no hay Liga"" [Rubiales: "No league until differences are worked out"] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ "Rubiales y sus directivos ganan al año 571.648 euros" [Rubiales and his staff make 571.648 euro per year] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
External links
- Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
- Luis Rubiales profile at BDFutbol
- Luis Rubiales career statistics at Soccerbase