Rubén Iván Martínez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rubén Iván Martínez Andrade | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Coristanco, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Levante | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1996 | Bergantiños | ||
| 1996–1997 | Orillamar | ||
| 1997–2002 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2004 | Barcelona C | 31 | (0) |
| 2002–2007 | Barcelona B | 97 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Barcelona | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Racing Ferrol (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Cartagena | 76 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Málaga | 11 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Rayo Vallecano | 34 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Almería | 23 | (0) |
| 2015– | Levante | 15 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2002 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2005 | Spain U23 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2015. | |||
Rubén Iván Martínez Andrade (born 22 June 1984), known simply as Rubén, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Levante UD as a goalkeeper.
Football career
Born in Coristanco, Galicia, Rubén moved to FC Barcelona's youth ranks in 1997, and reached the club's reserves five years later. As Turkey's Rüştü Reçber went on loan in the 2004–05 season he was handed the role of third-choice in the first team, behind Víctor Valdés and Albert Jorquera.
On 18 December 2004, Rubén entered the pitch for Xavi after Valdés' dismissal in a 1–1 away draw against Valencia CF,[1] and kept his place for the subsequent 2–1 La Liga win over Levante UD.[2] After some more years in the B-squad and an unassuming second division loan at Racing de Ferrol (no games played, eventual relegation), he was released by Barcelona, joining FC Cartagena in the third level and going on to play in more than 80 official matches in his first two seasons combined, promoting in the first and nearly repeating the feat in the second.
On 25 August 2010, Rubén was sold to Málaga CF for €1.35 million.[3] He made his official debut on 23 September, keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 win at Getafe CF.[4] However, in late December, he fractured his right wrist in training – his second major physical ailment whilst at the club – being sidelined for the rest of the campaign[5] and prompting the Andalusians to sign another goalkeeper in the winter transfer window, as Sergio Asenjo also suffered a severe injury (knee).
After a series of bad performances upon his recovery and also due to the managerial change at Málaga, Rubén lost his position to Willy Caballero, being further demoted to third-choice after the club signed Carlos Kameni in January 2012. He was loaned to fellow league side Rayo Vallecano for the 2012–13 season.[6]
On 23 July 2013, Rubén returned to the Madrid club on a permanent deal, signing a one-year contract.[7] On 28 May of the following year, he moved to fellow league team UD Almería in a one-year deal.[8]
On 2 June 2015, after suffering relegation with the Andalusians, Rubén agreed to a three-year contract with Levante UD.[9]
Honours
Club
- Barcelona
Country
- Spain U23
- Spain U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup: Runner-up 2003
References
- ↑ El Barça salva un punto con un penalti inexistente (Barça rescues one point with invented penalty); El Mundo, 18 December 2004 (Spanish)
- ↑ Eto'o fulmina a un Levante que no mereció perder (Eto'o obliterates Levante that did not deserve to lose); El Mundo, 21 December 2004 (Spanish)
- ↑ Rubén, octavo fichaje del Málaga 2010/11 (Rubén, eighth Málaga signing for 2010/11); Málaga's official website, 31 August 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ Away day joy for Malaga; ESPN Soccernet, 23 September 2010
- ↑ Rubén estará entre dos y tres meses de baja tras romperse la muñeca (Rubén to miss two or three months after wrist fracture); Viva Fútbol, 1 January 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ Rubén jugará cedido en el Rayo Vallecano (Rubén will play with Rayo Vallecano on loan); Rayo Herald, 18 July 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ Rubén regresa al Rayo (Rubén returns to Rayo); Marca, 23 July 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Rubén, portero procedente del Rayo Vallecano, ficha por el Almería (Rubén, goalkeeper from Rayo Vallecano, signs for Almería); Almería's official website, 28 May 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Levante UD llega a un principio de acuerdo con el portero Rubén Martínez (Levante UD reaches agreement in principle with goalkeeper Rubén Martínez); Levante's official website, 2 June 2015 (Spanish)
External links
- Rubén profile at BDFutbol
- Rubén profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
- Rubén profile at Soccerway
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