Eduardo Rubio

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Eduardo Rubio

| image = E Rubio.jpg

| image_size = 250

| fullname = Eduardo Javier Rubio Köstner

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|11|7}}

| birth_place = Chuquicamata, Chile

| height = {{height|m=1.75}}

| currentclub = Colo-Colo (youth manager)

| position = Right/Left Winger
Striker

| youthyears1 = 1998

| youthyears2 = 1999–2002

| youthclubs1 = Colo Colo

| youthclubs2 = Universidad Católica

| years1 = 2002–2006 | clubs1 = Universidad Católica | caps1 = 128 | goals1 = 27

| years2 = 2007–2009 | clubs2 = Cruz Azul | caps2 = 9 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2007–2008 | clubs3 = → Colo Colo (loan) | caps3 = 22 | goals3 = 6

| years4 = 2008–2009 | clubs4 = → Basel (loan) | caps4 = 9 | goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2009–2010 | clubs5 = Unión Española | caps5 = 15 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2011–2012 | clubs6 = Deportes La Serena | caps6 = 41 | goals6 = 5

| years7 = 2014 | clubs7 = Lota Schwager | caps7 = 12 | goals7 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2004–2008

| nationalteam1 = Chile

| nationalcaps1 = 14

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| manageryears1 = 2017–

| managerclubs1 = Colo-Colo (youth)

| manageryears2 = 2021

| managerclubs2 = Colo-Colo (caretaker)

}}

Eduardo Javier Rubio Köstner (born 7 November 1983) is a Chilean football manager and former footballer.

Playing 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 one-year loan, with the option of a permanent takeover.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080724001701/http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID//10044/20493/16/7 19.07.2008 | FCB verpflichtet chilenischen Nati-Stürmer Eduardo Rubio ] – fcb.ch {{in lang|de}}{{cite web | first = | last = (si) | author-link = | date = 21 July 2008 | url = https://www.tagblatt.ch/sport/hugo-rubios-sohn-zum-fc-basel-ld.691520 | title = Hugo Rubios Sohn zum FC Basel | format = | work = | trans-title = Hugo Rubio's son to FC Basel | publisher = St. Galler Tagblatt | language = de | access-date = 2022-11-16}} He joined Basel's first team for their 2008–09 season under head coach Christian Gross. Rubio played his domestic league debut for the club in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park on 23 July. He came on substitute for Fabian Frei as Basel won 1–0 against Grasshopper Club.{{cite web | first = | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | author-link = | date = 23 July 2008 | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=13011 | title = FC Basel - Grasshopper Club 1:0 (1:0) | format = | work = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | access-date = 2022-11-16}} He made his full debut on 2 August in a 2–0 defeat to FC Sion at Stade Tourbillon and he was shown the yellow card for a rude foul in the 26th minute.{{cite web | first = | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | author-link = | date = 2 August 2008| url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=13022 | title = FC Sion - FC Basel 2:0 (2:0) | format = | work = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | access-date = 2022-11-16}} He scored his first league goal for the team the following week, on 9 August. It was the last goal of the game as Basel won 4–0 at home against FC Vaduz.{{cite web | first = | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | author-link = | date = 9 August 2008 | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=13027 | title = FC Basel - FC Vaduz 4:0 (1:0) | format = | work = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | access-date = 2022-11-16}}

Basel joined the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League in the second qualifying round and with an aggregate score of 5–3 they eliminated IFK Göteborg. Rubio made first European appearance in a Basel shirt on 13 August 2008 as a substitute in Champions League Qualifying match against Vitória de Guimarães at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, which ended in a goalless draw. With a 2–1 win in the second leg they eliminated Vitória and advanced to the group stage. Here Basel were matched with Barcelona, Sporting CP and Shakhtar Donetsk, but ended the group in last position winning just one point after a 1–1 draw in Camp Nou.{{cite web | first = Graham | last = Hunter | author-link = | date = 4 November 2008 | url = https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302750--barcelona-vs-basel/ | title = FC Barcelona - FC Basel 1:1 (0:0) | format = | work = | trans-title = | publisher = UEFA | language = en | access-date = 2022-11-16}}

At the end of the 2008–09 Super League season Basel were third in the league table, seven points behind new champions Zürich and one adrift of runners-up Young Boys. However, as the season progressed, Rubio became less and less playing time. At the end of the loan period, it was decided not to pull the takeover option. During his time with the club, Rubio played a total of 23 games for Basel scoring three goals. Nine of these games were in the Swiss Super League, two in the Swiss Cup, three in the Champions League and nine were friendly games. He scored two goals in the domestic league and one in the cup.{{cite web | first = | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | authorlink = | year = 2012 | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/spieler?command=detail&id=5624 | title = Eduardo Rubio - FCB statistics | format = | work = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | accessdate = 2022-11-16}}

Rubio returned to Cruz Azul in June 2009, but soon transferred to Unión Española.

=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 Chile national team in a 2–1 World Cup Qualifier defeat to Peru at the Estadio Nacional in Lima.

Managerial career

He graduated as Football Manager at the Instituto Nacional del Fútbol (National Football Institute) and began his managerial career in Colo-Colo at under-12 level in 2017.{{cite web |last1=Schnettler |first1=Javier |title=Fútbol Joven: Eduardo Rubio asumirá la banca de la Sub 20 de Colo Colo |url=https://dalealbo.cl/colocolo/Colo-Colo-Eduardo-Rubio-asumira-la-banca-de-la-Sub-20-del-Cacique-20210125-0016.html |website=Dale Albo |access-date=28 October 2021 |language=es |date=28 January 2021}} After an outbreak of COVID-19, he replaced Gustavo Quinteros and managed Colo-Colo in the Chilean Primera División match against Audax Italiano on October 28, 2021.{{cite web |title=Eduardo Rubio será el técnico de Colo Colo ante Audax Italiano |url=https://www.alairelibre.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/colo-colo/eduardo-rubio-sera-el-tecnico-de-colo-colo-ante-audax-italiano/2021-10-28/124355.html |website=alairelibre.cl |publisher=Cooperativa |access-date=28 October 2021 |language=es |date=28 October 2021}}

Personal life

Rubio studied 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[http://lacatolica.terra.cl/interior_extras.cfm?id_cat=9&id_reg=60 "Eduardo Rubio Kostner"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20030703150956/http://lacatolica.terra.cl/interior_extras.cfm?id_cat=9&id_reg=60 |date=2003-07-03 }} – LaCatolica.cl {{in lang|es}} and the grandson of Ildefonso Rubio,[https://www.ceroacero.es/player.php?id=207330 Ildefonso Rubio] at CeroaCero a historical goalkeeper of Rangers de Talca.{{cite web |last1=González |first1=Christian |last2=Navarrete |first2=Luis |title=Padres e hijos futbolistas, la mejor herencia |url=https://www.latercera.com/noticia/padres-e-hijos-futbolistas-la-mejor-herencia/ |publisher=La Tercera |access-date=30 July 2022 |language=es |date=11 March 2013}} His brothers Matías and Diego are professional footballers.{{cite web |last1=Lobos |first1=Giuseppina |title=Tres goles, tres clásicos y tres recuerdos: los hermanos Rubio rememoran sus mejores UC-Colo Colo |url=https://www.publimetro.cl/cl/grafico-chile/2017/09/30/hermanos-rubio-uc-colo-colo.html |website=Publimetro |publisher=Metro International |access-date=28 October 2021 |language=es |date=30 September 2017}}

Honours

=Club=

; Universidad Católica

Primera División de Chile (1): 2005 Clausura

; Colo-Colo

Primera División de Chile (1): 2007 Clausura

References

External links

{{Soccerway|eduardo-javier-rubio-kostner/15262}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080722193150/http://www.fcb.ch/sport/show/playerDetailByID/28960/72/9/36 Profile at FC Basel] {{in lang|de}}
[http://www.football.ch/sfl/777819/de/Kader.aspx?pId=788772 Profile at Swiss Football League Website] {{in lang|de}}

Category:1983 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from El Loa Province

Category:Footballers from Antofagasta Region

Category:Chilean people of German descent

Category:Chilean men's footballers

Category:21st-century Chilean sportsmen

Category:Chilean expatriate men's footballers

Category:Chile men's international footballers

Category:Chilean Primera División players

Category:Liga MX players

Category:Swiss Super League players