Full name Ruben Martin Pulido 1999–2000 Real Madrid C Position Defender Years Team Height 1.87 m | Playing position Role Footballer Place of birth Madrid, Spain Name Ruben Pulido Date joined 2010 | |
Date of birth (1979-02-02) 2 February 1979 (age 36) | ||
Rubén Martín Pulido (born 2 February 1979) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.
He amassed La Liga totals of 97 games and eight goals over the course of five seasons, representing in the competition Getafe, Almería and Zaragoza. He finished his professional career in Greece.
Football career
Pulido was born in Madrid. After appearing for modest UB Conquense and Getafe CF, the latter then in the third division, the Real Madrid youth graduate spent one second level season each with Rayo Vallecano and Sporting de Gijón.
In the 2004 summer, Pulido returned to Getafe, helping the capital side retain their recently obtained top level status. However, he was never an undisputed starter during his three years with the club, with a best output of 25 La Liga games in his second.
In July 2008, Pulido joined top flight newcomers UD Almería, and was one of the Andalusia team's most important players during his first year scoring three league goals, including the only in a 20 January 2008 home win over Deportivo de La Coruña and another in a 2–2 home draw to FC Barcelona on 16 March.
After just one season with Almería – he had signed a two-year deal – Pulido joined Real Zaragoza, freshly relegated to the second level. He contributed with 23 matches as the Aragonese were immediately promoted back.
In the 2009–10 campaign, Pulido played in roughly the same number of games, netting twice: against former club Almería (2–1 home win) and Villarreal CF (3–3 home draw), and appearing inclusively as right-back; in the following summer, the 31-year-old did not see his contract renewed and joined Greek team Asteras Tripoli FC.