Rubo Blanco
{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Blanco|Rodríguez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Rubo Blanco
| image =
| fullname = Rubén Blanco Rodríguez
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|6|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Soria, Spain
| height = {{height|m=1.83}}
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Cristo Atlético
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Numancia
| years1 = 2011–2012 | caps1 = | goals1 = | clubs1 = Numancia B
| years2 = 2011–2012 | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = Numancia
| years3 = 2012–2013 | caps3 = 18 | goals3 = 4 | clubs3 = → Real Ávila (loan)
| years4 = 2013 | caps4 = | goals4 = | clubs4 = → Collado Villalba (loan)
| years5 = 2013–2014 | caps5 = | goals5 = | clubs5 = Alavés B
| years6 = 2014–2015 | caps6 = 18 | goals6 = 2 | clubs6 = Langreo
| years7 = 2015 | caps7 = 12 | goals7 = 4 | clubs7 = Tuilla
| years8 = 2015 | caps8 = 4 | goals8 = 0 | clubs8 = Peña Deportiva
| years9 = 2015–2016 | caps9 = 13 | goals9 = 2 | clubs9 = Ceares
| years10 = 2016 | caps10 = 17 | goals10 = 5 | clubs10 = Atlético Tordesillas
| years11 = 2016–2017 | caps11 = 12 | goals11 = 3 | clubs11 = Borja
| years12 = 2017 | caps12 = 14 | goals12 = 6 | clubs12 = Atlético Tordesillas
| years13 = 2017–2018 | caps13 = 24 | goals13 = 15 | clubs13 = Mons Calpe
| years14 = 2018 | caps14 = 3 | goals14 = 0 | clubs14 = Europa
| years15 = 2019–2020 | caps15 = 4 | goals15 = 2 | clubs15 = Ávila
| years16 = 2020–2021 | caps16 = 18 | goals16 = 19 | clubs16 = Bruno's Magpies
| years17 = 2021–2022 | caps17 = 14 | goals17 = 5 | clubs17 = Lanzarote
| years18 = 2022–2023 | caps18 = 41 | goals18 = 13 | clubs18 = Somozas
| years19 = 2023–2024 | caps19 = 35 | goals19 = 7 | clubs19 = Arosa
| years20 = 2024– | caps20 = 6 | goals20 = 1 | clubs20 = Cristo Atlético
| club-update = 13 October 2024
}}
Rubén Blanco Rodríguez (born 15 June 1993), simply known as Rubo Blanco is a Spanish footballer who plays for Cristo Atlético as a forward.
Club career
Born in Madrid, Blanco graduated from the youth academy of CD Numancia and made his debut with the senior team in a 0–0 draw against FC Cartagena on 3 December 2011. On 3 August 2012, he was loaned out to Real Ávila CF.{{cite web|title=El Real Ávila aumenta su plantilla poco a poco [Real Ávila increases its workforce little by little]|url=http://www.eldiadevalladolid.com/noticia/Z4931C70F-0E43-A181-08930EEDDA9A5733/20120803/real/avila/aumenta/plantilla/poco/poco|publisher=El dia de Valladolid|accessdate=2 May 2018|language=Spanish|date=3 August 2012}} After a stint with Deportivo Alavés B, Blanco joined Segunda División B club UP Langreo in 2014. After having contributed with 2 goals in eighteen matches, he stepped a division down and joined CD Tuilla in January 2015.{{cite web|title=Rubo: "Lo he dado todo en el Langreo, ahora me toca en el Tuilla" [Rubo: "I've given everything in the Langreo, now I play in the Tuilla"]|url=https://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/2015/01/24/segunda-b/441425.html|publisher=Vavel|accessdate=2 May 2018|language=Spanish|date=24 January 2015}}
On 14 July 2015, Blanco moved to fellow club SCR Peña Deportiva, after agreeing to a one-year deal.{{cite web|title=Poderío físico para reforzar el ataque [Physical strength to reinforce the attack]|url=https://periodicodeibiza.es/deportes/deporte-ibiza/2015/07/14/156718/poderio-fisico-para-reforzar-ataque.html|publisher=Periodico de Ibiza|accessdate=2 May 2018|language=Spanish|date=14 July 2015}} In the subsequent years, he played for UC Ceares,{{cite web|url=https://www.ucceares.com/ruben-blanco-rubo-nuevo-jugador-del-u-c-ceares/|publisher=UC Ceares|language=es|date=22 September 2015|title=Rubén Blanco "Rubo", nuevo jugador del U.C. Ceares|trans-title=Rubén Blanco «Rubo», new UC Ceares player}} Atlético Tordesillas and SD Borja (scoring three goals in 12 appearances), before returning to Atlético Tordesillas on 23 January 2017 for personal reasons.{{cite web|title=Rubo causa baja en el CD Borja por motivos personales [Rubo drops out from CD Borja due to personal reasons]|url=http://www.heraldo.es/aficion/noticias/rubo-causa-baja-cd-borja-motivos-personales/|accessdate=2 May 2018|language=Spanish|date=23 January 2017}}
On 22 August 2017, Blanco moved abroad and signed with Gibraltarian club Mons Calpe.{{cite web|title=Rubo Blanco, del Atlético Tordesillas a la Premier League de Gibraltar [Rubo Blanco, from Atlético Tordesillas to the Premier League of Gibraltar]|url=https://www.tribunavalladolid.com/noticias/rubo-blanco-del-atletico-tordesillas-a-la-premier-league-de-gibraltar/1503681985|publisher=Tribuna Valladolid|accessdate=2 May 2018|language=Spanish|date=25 August 2017}} After scoring 15 goals in his first season at the club, he was signed by Europa.{{cite tweet|number=1005061373741682688|user=EuropaFC|title=Europa is proud to announce the signing of striker Ruben Blanco Rodriguez “Rubo”. @9Rubo. The 24 year old Madrid na… |date=8 June 2018}} However, after just 3 league games, Rubo left the club after being found guilty of irregular betting activities alongside a number of other Europa FC players. For his part, he was banned for 6 months by the Gibraltar Football Association.[https://www.gibraltarfa.com/news/21-11-2018/betting-investigation-mr-ruben-blanco-rodriguez Betting Investigation - Mr Ruben Blanco Rodriguez] Gibraltar FA. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
Statistics
{{updated|2 May 2018}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="1"|Numancia
|2011–12{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j8709.html|title=Rubo: Rubén Blanco Rodríguez|publisher=BDFutbol|accessdate=2 May 2018}} |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| Real Ávila (loan)
|2012–13{{cite web|title=Rubo|url=http://www.lapreferente.net/J102288/.html|publisher=La Preferente|accessdate=2 May 2018|language=Spanish}}{{cite web|title=Rubo Blanco|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/ruben-blanco-rodriguez/220701/|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=2 May 2018}} |18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 4 | ||
| Collado Villalba (loan)
|Tercera División | |colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | ||||||
| Alavés B
|Tercera División | |colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | ||||||
| rowspan="1"|Langreo
|18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 2 | ||
| Tuilla
|Tercera División |12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in promotion play-offs|name=PPO}} | 0 | 13 | 4 | |
| Peña Deportiva
|Tercera División |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ceares
|Tercera División |13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 2 | ||
| Atlético Tordesillas
|Tercera División |17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 5 | ||
| Borja
|Tercera División |12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 3 | ||
| Atlético Tordesillas
|Tercera División |14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 6 | ||
| Mons Calpe
|2017–18{{cite web|title=Gibraltarian Premier League - Top scorers|url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/gib/domestic/league/1087/|publisher=UEFA|access-date=2 May 2018}} |22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 19 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!132 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 45 |
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References
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External links
- {{BDFutbol|8709}}
- {{LaPreferente|102288}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blanco, Rubo}}
Category:Sportspeople from Soria
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:CD Numancia B players
Category:Real Ávila CF players
Category:CU Collado Villalba players
Category:Deportivo Alavés B players
Category:UP Langreo footballers
Category:SCR Peña Deportiva players
Category:Mons Calpe S.C. players
Category:F.C. Bruno's Magpies players
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:Tercera División players
Category:Gibraltar National League players
Category:Tercera Federación players
Category:Spanish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Gibraltar