Miquel Robusté

Miquel Robusté

Personal information
Full name	Miquel Robusté Colomer
Date of birth	20 May 1985
Place of birth	Vilassar de Mar, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Rapid București
Number	5
Youth career
	Espanyol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2004–2006	Espanyol B	24	(1)
2006–2007	Espanyol	0	(0)
2006–2007	→ Poli Ejido (loan)	29	(0)
2007–2011	Levante	44	(3)
2011–2012	Xerez	35	(1)
2012–2014	Ponferradina	22	(0)
2014–2015	Cartagena	28	(0)
2015–	Rapid București	19	(1)
National team
2001–2003	Spain U17	16	(1)
2004	Spain U19	8	(1)
2005	Spain U20	4	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 March 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Miquel Robusté Colomer (born 20 May 1985) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Romanian club FC Rapid București as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Vilassar de Mar, Barcelona, Catalonia, Robusté a started his career at the second biggest club in Barcelona, RCD Espanyol. He played for both Juvenil teams during 2003–04 and was a regular of the reserve team during his three-season spell, with 21 third division appearances in his second year, suffering team relegation.

Robusté was loaned to Polideportivo Ejido for the 2006–07 campaign, and played in 29 second level games for the Andalusia side. In the 2007 summer he was released by the Pericos without any first-team appearances, and joined Levante UD in La Liga.

Due to the club's severe financial crisis Robusté was propelled into the first team, making his top flight debut on 30 March 2008 in a 1–2 away defeat against UD Almería.^[1] On 22 May 2010, with the team again in the second division, he scored twice in a 5–3 success at FC Cartagena,^[2] as the Valencian eventually finished third and promoted.

On 8 August 2011, after only seven league games with Levante, Robusté left^[3] and returned to level two, signing for Xerez CD late into the month. He continued competing in the category in the following seasons, with SD Ponferradina.

International career

Robusté was captain of the Spanish under-19 team that won the 2004 UEFA European Championship. He also represented the nation at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Club statistics

As of 5 October 2015

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Espanyol B	2003–04[4]	Segunda División B	3	0	—		—		3	0
	2004–05[4]	Segunda División B	21	1	—		—		21	1
	Total		24	1	—		—		24	1
Espanyol	2005–06[4]	La Liga	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
Poli Ejido (loan)	2006–07[4]	Segunda División	29	0	1	0	—		30	0
Levante	2007–08[4]	La Liga	4	0	0	0	—		4	0
	2008–09[4]	Segunda División	16	1	1	0	—		17	1
	2009–10[4]	Segunda División	17	2	0	0	—		17	2
	2010–11[4]	La Liga	7	0	3	1	—		10	1
	Total		44	3	4	1	—		48	4
Xerez	2010–11[4]	Segunda División	35	1	1	0	—		36	1
Ponferradina	2012–13[4]	Segunda División	8	0	4	0	—		12	0
	2013–14[4]	Segunda División	12	0	1	1	—		13	1
	Total		21	0	5	1	—		25	1
Cartagena	2014–15[4]	Segunda División B	26	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	28	0
Rapid București	2015–16[5]	Liga II	5	0	0	0	—		5	0
Career total			184	5	12	2	2	0	198	7

1. Appearances in Relegation Play-offs

Honours

Spain U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2004

References

1. Almeria 2–1 Levante; ESPN Soccernet, 30 March 2008
2. El héroe del ascenso se va entre lágrimas (Promotion hero leaves in tears); Las Provincias, 10 August 2011 (Spanish)
3. Robusté se desvincula del Levante (Robusté rescinds link with Levante); Marca, 8 August 2011 (Spanish)
4. "Robusté: Miquel Robusté Colomer". BDFutbol. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
5. "Robusté". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2015.

External links

• Miquel Robusté profile at BDFutbol
• Miquel Robusté – FIFA competition record