Eduardo Rubio

Eduardo Javier Rubio (born 7 November 1983 in Chuquicamata) is a Chilean retired footballer.

For the Cuban Olympic rower, see Eduardo Rubio (rower).

Eduardo Rubio
Personal information
Full name Eduardo Javier Rubio
Date of birth (1983-11-07) 7 November 1983
Place of birth Chuquicamata, Chile
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right/Left Winger
Striker
Youth career
1998 Colo Colo
1999–2002 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Universidad Católica 128 (27)
2007–2009 Cruz Azul 9 (0)
2007–2008 → Colo Colo (loan) 22 (6)
2008–2009 → FC Basel (loan) 9 (2)
2009–2010 Unión Española 15 (1)
2011–2012 La Serena 41 (5)
2014 Lota Schwager 12 (1)
National team‡
2004–2008 Chile 14 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 October 2010
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 February 2008

Career

Club

Rubio made his debut for Universidad Católica in 2002 against Unión Española. After five years with Universidad Católica, Rubio left Chile at the beginning of 2007 for Mexico to play for Cruz Azul. In Mexico, Rubio went through a horrible time only playing nine times and never finding the back of the net. At the end of 2007 Rubio returned to Chile on a yearlong loan, to play for Colo-Colo where he enjoyed modest success. On 19 July 2008, it was announced he had signed for Swiss Super League Champions FC Basel on a yearlong loan.[1] Rubio confessed that he wants to excel for the Swiss team and wants to be the best player in the league. Rubio wants to regain his striker form and score goals to come back to the Chilean National Team coached by Marcelo Bielsa. He made his Basel debut on July 23, coming on a substitute for Fabian Frei during a 1–0 win over Grasshopper Club Zürich at St. Jakob-Park. He made his full debut in a 2–0 defeat to FC Sion at Stade Tourbillon on August 2. He scored his first goal for Basel the following Week (August 9) in a 4–0 win over FC Vaduz at St. Jakob-Park. He made first European appearance in a Basel shirt on 13 August 2008 as a substitute in a 0–0 Champions League Qualifying match draw against Vitória S.C. at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques. After playing just nine games for Basel, he returned to Cruz Azul in June 2009.

International

Rubio made his name with the Sub-20 squad during a competition held in Uruguay in 2003. On 17 November 2004, he made his debut for the Chilean national team in a 2–1 World Cup Qualifier defeat to Peru at the Estadio Nacional in Lima.

Personal life

Rubio is studying engineering as well as playing professional football. He is also known as Pajarito and Edu and is the son of former Chilean international player Hugo "Pájaro" Rubio.[2]

Honours

Club
Universidad Católica
Colo-Colo

References
  1. 19.07.2008 | FCB verpflichtet chilenischen Nati-Stürmer Eduardo Rubio – fcb.ch (in German)
  2. "Eduardo Rubio Kostner" Archived 2003-07-03 at Archive.today – LaCatolica.cl (in Spanish)
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