Andrea Rubei
{{short description|Italian futsal player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Andrea Rubei
| image = Andrea Rubei.jpg
| caption =
| fullname = Andrea Rubei
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|12|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Rome, Italy
| height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| position = Universal
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1987–1989 | clubs1 = Poggio Verde | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 1989–1990 | clubs2 = Marino Calcetto | caps2 = | goals2 =
| years3 = 1990–1991 | clubs3 = Sport House | caps3 = | goals3 =
| years4 = 1991–1992 | clubs4 = Roma RCB | caps4 = | goals4 =
| years5 = 1992–1996 | clubs5 = Torrino | caps5 = | goals5 =
| years6 = 1996–1997 | clubs6 = Lazio | caps6 = | goals6 =
| years7 = 1997–1999 | clubs7 = Torino | caps7 = | goals7 =
| years8 = 1999–2002 | clubs8 = BNL Roma | caps8 = | goals8 =
| years9 = 2002–2004 | clubs9 = Prato | caps9 = | goals9 =
| years10 = 2004–2005 | clubs10 = Nepi | caps10 = | goals10 =
| years11 = 2005–2007 | clubs11 = Torrino | caps11 = | goals11 =
| years12 = 2009–2010 | clubs12 = Palestrina | caps12 = | goals12 =
| years13 = 2010–2011 | clubs13 = L'Acquedotto | caps13 = | goals13 =
| years14 = 2011–2012 | clubs14 = Castel Fontana | caps14 = | goals14 =
| years15 = 2012–2014 | clubs15 = Lodigiani | caps15 = | goals15 =
| years16 = 2014–2015 | clubs16 = Capitolina Marconi | caps16 = | goals16 =
| years17 = 2015–2016 | clubs17 = Isola | caps17 = | goals17 =
| years18 = 2016–2017 | clubs18 = Capitolina Marconi | caps18 = | goals18 =
| nationalyears1 = 1992–2006 | nationalteam1 = Italy | nationalcaps1 = 89 | nationalgoals1 = 97
| pcupdate = 00:00, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 00:00, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
}}
Andrea Rubei (born 20 December 1966) is an Italian former futsal player who was a universal player for several teams in the Italian Serie A and the Italian national team. Regarded by some as the best Italian futsal player of all time,{{cite web|date=29 December 2017|title=Le leggende del futsal – Andrea Rubei|trans-title=The legends of futsal – Andrea Rubei|url=https://www.divisionecalcioa5.it/le-leggende-del-futsal-andrea-rubei/|website=Divisione Calcio a 5|accessdate=25 February 2021|language=it}} Rubei was crowned Italian champion on four occasions, twice with Torrino, and once with both Torino and Prato.{{cite web|date=21 June 2005|title=Andrea Rubei - Un gradito ritorno|trans-title=Andrea Rubei - A welcome return|url=http://www.calcioa5point.it/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=413|website=calcioa5point.it|accessdate=25 February 2021|language=it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204175033/http://www.calcioa5point.it/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=413 |archive-date=4 February 2015}} Upon his retirement from the national team Rubei was the team's top goal scorer and achieved the impressive feat of scoring a higher number of goals than his number of caps.{{cite web|date=6 June 2018|title="Io, Rubei, il Futsal", l’autobiografia della leggenda del Calcio a 5 Andrea Rubei|trans-title="Me, Rubei, the Futsal", the autobiography of the 5-a-side football legend Andrea Rubei|url=http://www.opesitalia.it/io-rubei-il-futsal-lautobiografia-andrea-rubei/|website=OPES Italia|accessdate=25 February 2021|language=it}}
Honours
Torrino
- Serie A: 1992–1993, 1993–94
- Coppa Italia: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
Torino
- Serie A: 1998–99
- Supercoppa Italiana: 1997, 1998
Prato
- Serie A: 2002–03
- Coppa Italia: 2003–04
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2002, 2003
Nepi
- Coppa Italia: 2004–05
Isola
- Serie A2: 2015–16
Individual
- Serie A top scorer: 1993–94
References
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External links
- [https://www.thefinalball.com/jogador.php?id=563480 The Final Ball profile]
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Category:Italian men's futsal players
Category:20th-century Italian sportsmen
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