Place of birth Cuenca, Spain Years Team Name Miguel Rubio Height 1.72 m | Current team Asco (coach) 1982–1996 Lleida Role Footballer | |
Full name Miguel Angel Rubio Buedo Date of birth (1961-08-31) 31 August 1961 (age 54) | ||
Miguel Angel Rubio Buedo (born 31 August 1961 in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and a current coach.
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Football career
During his professional career, Rubio played exclusively for UE Lleida. With the Catalans he experienced relegation to the third division in 1989, with immediate promotion back, but also a La Liga season in 1993–94 after a 43-year absence (he only missed three games and scored three goals, but the club went down again).
At the end of the 1995–96 campaign, spent in the second level, Rubio retired aged almost 35, with more than 500 official appearances to his credit. He would coach his favorite club on no fewer than four occasions – only one consecutive spell – being relegated to division three twice, and also managed CF Reus Deportiu, Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, Atletico Monzon and FC Asco.
Personal life
Rubio's son, Oscar, is also a footballer; having been born in Catalonia whilst his father represented Lleida, he too played for the club, amongst other teams.