Rubén Darío Insúa ( Spanish: Rubén Darío Insúa , born April 17, 1961, Buenos Aires ) is a former Argentinean footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and striker . At the end of his career, he worked as a coach.
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| Full name | Ruben Dario Insua | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicknames | Poet of a goal, Poet of football | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Buenos Aires , Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth | 181 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | forward midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Game career
Ruben Insua spent most of his career in his homeland in Argentina. He made his debut in Example in 1978 for San Lorenzo, where he played until 1985. Insua did not leave the team during the difficult period, when in 1981 the “saints” flew to the Second Division for the first time in their history (at that time, Prime Minister B Metropolitan ), and helped the team get the elite back next year.
In 1986, Insua played for the Spanish Las Palmas for half a season, and then played for Estudiantes for two years. From 1988 to 1991, Insua defended the colors of the Independiente . It was in this club in the 1988/89 season that he became the champion of Argentina.
From 1991 to 1993 he played for the Guayaquil Barcelona . In the first year he helped his new team win the championship of Ecuador [2] . After a short return to the Independent, Ruben went to Colombia , where he played for two years with Deportivo Cali. Insua spent his last season (1995/96) at the professional level in Quilmes .
In 1983-1984, Ruben Insua played for the Argentine national team. In its composition, he took part in the 1983 America's Cup. He played in one match, leaving in the second half to replace Victor Ramos in a game against Ecuador in Quito . The match ended with the score 2: 2 [3] .
Basically, Ruben Dario Insua played in the position of an attacking midfielder, and received the nicknames “Poet of the Goal” and “Poet of Football” for the technique of handling the ball and the workshops for executing free kicks . [4] Could also play in the center of the attack.
Coaching career
Ruben Insua began his coaching career quite soon, already in 1997, having headed one of his former teams - Barcelona. Immediately, the young specialist led the team to victory in the championship of Ecuador [2] , and in 1998 brought the “canaries” to the final of the Libertadores Cup, where Barcelona lost to the Brazilian Vasco da Gama . This was a repeat of the best result of the Guayaquil team in the main continental club tournament [5] [4] [6] .
In 1999, Insua returned to his homeland, leading the Ferrocarril Oeste. Soon he went on a promotion, becoming work with his first club, “San Lorenzo”. In 2002, he led the “saints” to victory in the first draw of the South American Cup [2] . In 2004 he returned to Barcelona. Subsequently, he worked with a number of teams from South America - the Peruvian Alliance Lima , the Bolivian Jorge Wilstermann , the Argentinean Taliers from Cordoba . In 2009, he led Deportivo Quito to victory in the championship of Ecuador. In 2010-2011 he again worked with Barcelona [4] .
In 2010, he headed the Colombian Deportivo Cali (another former club for his playing career), the Ecuadorian Deportivo Quito and El Nacional , and in 2016 - the Bolivian Bolivar , but did not achieve much success [4] .
Personal life
Roberto's son, Robertino Insua (born 1994), went through the academies of “San Lorenzo” and “ Union ” ( Santa Fe ), in 2018 he moved to “Barcelona” and currently stands for the youth farm club “Toreros” [2] .
Titles and Achievements
- As a player
- Argentina Champion (1): 1988/89
- Argentina Championship Second Division Champion (1): 1982
- Champion of Ecuador (1): 1991
- As a trainer
- Champion of Ecuador (2): 1997 , 2009
- South American Cup Winner (1): 2002
- Finalist of the Libertadores Cup (1): 1998
Notes
- ↑ Transfermarkt.com - 2000.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Robertino, hijo de Rubén Darío Insúa, llega a Guayaquil como refuerzo torero (Spanish) . El Universo (29 de enero de 2018). Date of treatment October 6, 2018.
- ↑ Martín Tabeira. Copa América 1983 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (September 19, 2013). Date of treatment October 6, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Rodrigo Martínez. Directiva del Barcelona SC hará un homenaje a Rubén Darío Insúa (Spanish) . benditofutbol.com (23 de octubre de 2017). Date of treatment October 6, 2018.
- ↑ Karel Stokkermans. Copa Libertadores de América 1998 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (March 28, 2008). Date of treatment October 6, 2018.
- ↑ Barcelona homenajeará a Rubén Darío Insúa (Spanish) . ecuavisa.com (24 de octubre de 2017). Date of treatment October 6, 2018.