Raffaele Rubino

{{short description|Italian footballer and sporting director}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{BLP sources|date=January 2010}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Raffaele Rubino

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|1|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bari, Italy

| image = Raffaele Rubino 2.JPG

| image_size = 200

| height = {{Height|m=1.82}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

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| youthyears1 = 1994–1995

| youthclubs1 = Bari

| years1 = 1995–1999 | clubs1 = Bisceglie | caps1 = 62 | goals1 = 15

| years2 = 1999–2000 | clubs2 = Brescello | caps2 = 7 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2000–2001 | clubs3 = Pro Sesto | caps3 = 42 | goals3 = 8

| years4 = 2001–2003 | clubs4 = Novara | caps4 = 34 | goals4 = 16

| years5 = 2002–2003 | clubs5 = → Siena (loan) | caps5 = 28 | goals5 = 7

| years6 = 2003–2004 | clubs6 = Siena | caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2004 | clubs7 = → Torino (loan)| caps7 = 19 | goals7 = 4

| years8 = 2004–2006 | clubs8 = Novara | caps8 = 48 | goals8 = 18

| years9 = 2005 | clubs9 = → Salernitana (loan) | caps9 = 18 | goals9 = 3

| years10 = 2006–2007 | clubs10 = Perugia | caps10 = 31 | goals10 = 10

| years11 = 2007–2014 | clubs11 = Novara | caps11 = 181 | goals11 = 52

| years12 = 2014–2015 |clubs12 = Prato | caps12 = 30 | goals12 = 7

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Raffaele Rubino (born 9 January 1978) is an Italian former footballer and sporting director.

Playing career

Rubino started his career at Bari. He then played for Bisceglie of Serie C2, which also location within the province of Bari. He played 3 Serie C2 seasons, and followed the team played at Serie D. In mid-1999, he joined Brescello of Serie C1.

In January 2000, he left for Pro Sesto of Serie C2. In summer 2001, he left for Novara of Serie C2, which he scored 16 league goals. He was spotted by Serie B club Siena, which he was signed in co-ownership deal after a successful loan with the Serie B champion. He just played 5 league matches before left on loan to Torino of Serie B. He was bought back in June 2004 by Novara, but in January 2005 he left again for Salernitana of Serie B. After another season with Novara, he signed a reported 2-year contract with Perugia of Serie C1.

In summer 2007 he re-joined Novara. After the club relegated from Serie A, he signed a new 2-year contract with Novara.{{cite news|url=http://www.novaracalcio.com/portal/IT/handle/?page=media_ufficiostampa_notizie&vn=2067|title=RUBINO IN AZZURRO FINO AL 2014|date=10 July 2012|accessdate=28 July 2012|publisher=Novara Calcio|language=Italian}}

Post-playing career

After retiring in 2015, Rubino was hired as a scout for his former club S.S.C. Bari.[https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-b/esclusiva-tmw-bari-rubino-nell-area-scout-qua-grazie-a-paparesta-727368 Bari, Rubino nell'area scout: "Qua grazie a Paparesta"], tuttomercatoweb.com, 11 September 2019 He left the position in August 2016 to join S.S.D. Palermo at the club's new chefscout under sporting director Daniele Faggiano.[https://www.forzapalermo.it/news/raffaele-rubino-bomber-che-cerca-un-bomber-per-il-palermo.html Raffaele Rubino, bomber che cerca un bomber per il Palermo], forzapalermo.it, 2 February 2016 In January 2017, he moved to Parma Calcio alongside Faggiano and worked in a similar role.[https://www.lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it/news/sport/871844/bari-novara-brivido-color-rubino.html Bari-Novara brivido color Rubino], lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it, 23 March 2017

In August 2018 he was unveiled as new director of football of Serie C club Trapani.{{cite news |url=http://www.trapanioggi.it/rubino-e-italiano-si-presentano/ |publisher=Trapani Oggi |language=Italian |accessdate=13 August 2018 |date=7 August 2018 |title=Rubino e Italiano si presentano}} He was removed from his role on 1 May 2019 after disagreements with the new ownership of Maurizio De Simone.{{cite news |url=https://meridionews.it/articolo/77316/trapani-la-societa-caccia-il-direttore-sportivo-rubino-lite-su-stipendi-dei-calciatori-tifosi-vanno-sotto-la-sede/ |publisher=Meridionews |title=Trapani, la società caccia il direttore sportivo Rubino Lite su stipendi dei calciatori, tifosi vanno sotto la sede |language=Italian |accessdate=17 June 2019 |date=1 May 2019}}

Following Trapani's promotion to Serie B by the end of the season and another change of ownership, on 8 July 2019 Rubino was re-hired as director of football of the Granata.{{cite news |url=https://trapani.gds.it/articoli/calcio/2019/07/08/trapani-calcio-presentati-il-direttore-generale-mangiarano-e-il-direttore-sportivo-rubino-8a9e32e2-b05b-4984-947c-51c58d9d2310/ |publisher=Giornale di Sicilia |title=Trapani calcio, presentati il direttore generale Mangiarano e il direttore sportivo Rubino |language=Italian |accessdate=8 July 2019 |date=8 July 2019}} He was released on 20 October 2019.[https://trapani.gds.it/articoli/calcio/2019/10/20/caos-trapani-calcio-va-via-anche-il-direttore-sportivo-rubino-f1be6310-3a57-4726-9d5e-392dc1bd0136/ Caos Trapani calcio, va via anche il direttore sportivo Rubino], trapani.gds.it, 20 October 2019

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