Andrejs Rubins
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 November 1978 | ||
Place of birth |
Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Date of death | 1 August 2022 | (aged 43)||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Left midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–1996 | FK Auda | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996 | FK Auda | 0 | (0) |
1997 | Östers | 11 | (0) |
1998–2000 | Skonto | 67 | (14) |
2000–2003 | Crystal Palace | 31 | (0) |
2003 | Spartak Moscow | 0 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 51 | (4) |
2005–2007 | Spartak Moscow | 5 | (0) |
2006 | → Shinnik Yaroslavl (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2007 | → Liepājas Metalurgs (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2008–2010 |
Inter Baku | 49 | (9) |
2010–2011 |
Qarabağ | 12 | (0) |
2011–2012 |
Simurq PFC | 18 | (1) |
International career | |||
1998–2011 | Latvia | 117 | (9) |
Managerial career | |||
2014–2016 | FK Ogre (assistant) | ||
2019 | FK Auda | ||
2022 | Spartaks Jūrmala (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Andrejs Rubins (26 November 1978 – 1 August 2022) was a Latvian professional
Club career
Born in
In 2000, Rubins moved to England, joining English Football League First Division club Crystal Palace. He made just 31 appearances in three seasons at the club, but still managed to impress, scoring twice in the League Cup against Leicester City[1] and Liverpool.[2]
In December 2002, Rubins moved to Russia, initially to play for Spartak Moscow in the Russian Premier League on a free transfer.[3] However, three months later, without playing a game, he moved to Shinnik Yaroslavl,[4] where he played 51 games in two seasons, scoring 4 times. In January 2005, Rubins signed a four-year contract with Spartak Moscow, who were then managed by Latvian manager Aleksandrs Starkovs.[5] After struggling to settle, he made just five appearances, and the club sent him on loan back to Shinnik Yaroslavl in January 2006 for 12 months.[6][7]
In June 2007, he was linked with another loan move, this time with English
He started the 2010–11 season with another
Struggling with a long-term hip injury, Rubins announced his retirement from professional football on 13 March 2013, saying: "If I cannot play for 100%, that's not worth it."
International career
Rubins made his international debut for the
Coaching career
After his retirement Rubins started coaching children and youngsters in Ikšķile.[15] Prior to the 2014 Latvian First League season Rubins was appointed the assistant manager of FK Ogre.[16]
As of 2022 he was an assistant coach to FK Spartaks Jūrmala.[17]
Death
Rubins died on 1 August 2022,[18] the Latvian Football Federation announced his death on 3 August.[19]
Career statistics
- As of 26 September 2013
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Crystal Palace | 2000–01[20] | Football League First Division | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | 27 | 2 | |
2001–02[21] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |||
2002–03[22] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
Inter Baku
|
2008–09[23] | Azerbaijan Premier League | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | ||||
2009–10[24] | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||||||
Total | 49 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 9 | ||||||
Qarabağ
|
2010–11[25] | Azerbaijan Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
Simurq
|
2011–12[26] | Azerbaijan Premier League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 19 | 1 | |||
Career total | 110 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 124 | 12 |
Honours
Skonto
- Virslīga: 1998, 1999, 2000
- Latvian Cup: 1998, 2000; runners-up 1999
Spartak Moscow
- Russian Premier League runners-up: 2005
Liepājas Metalurgs
- Virslīga runners-up: 2007
- Baltic League: 2007
Inter Baku
- Azerbaijan Premier League 2009–10; runners-up 2008–09
Latvia
See also
References
- ^ "Leicester 0–3 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 1 November 2000. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ "Palace leave Liverpool red-faced". BBC Sport. 10 January 2001. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ "Rubins wings his way to Spartak". UEFA. 10 December 2002. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
- ^ "Trio strengthen Spartak ranks". UEFA. 12 March 2003. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
- ^ "Rubins ready for Spartak". UEFA. 5 January 2005. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
- ^ a b "Pool target Spartak Moscow player". Blackpool Gazette. 28 June 2007. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
- ^ "Basinas makes Mallorca move". UEFA. 20 January 2006. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
- ^ "Metalurgs bring Rubins home". UEFA. 5 January 2005. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
- ^ "Rubins paraksta līgumu ar Baku Inter". 19 June 2008.
- ^ "Ziņas - Rubins un Karlsons - Azerbaidžānas čempioni". www.efutbols.lv. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Rubins pāriet uz "Karabakh"". 21 July 2010.
- ^ "Pie Jurana spēlēs Rubins un Grebis". parsportu.lv. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Latvijas Futbola federācija".
- ^ "Latvijas Nacionalā izlase / Latvian national team". Archived from the original on 12 February 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ "Rubins: "Ja nevaru spēlēt par simts procentiem, tad nav vērts"". 13 March 2013.
- ^ "Prohorenkovs un Rubins trenēs 1.līgas jaunpienācēju "Ogri"". 31 March 2014.
- ^ "Pāragri mūžībā aizsaukts Andrejs Rubins" [Andrejs Rubins died too soon]. FK Spartaks Jūrmala. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Sports, Delfi (5 August 2022). "Atvadīšanās no Andreja Rubina notiks 9. augustā". delfi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Pāragri mūžībā aizsaukts Andrejs Rubins". Latvijas Futbola federācija (in Latvian). 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Andrejs Rubins in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Andrejs Rubins in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Andrejs Rubins in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Premier League Stats 2008/09" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ "Premier League Stats 2009/10" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ "Premier League Stats 2010/11" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ "Premier League Stats 2011/12" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
External links
- Andrejs Rubins at Soccerbase
- Andrejs Rubins at National-Football-Teams.com
- Andrejs Rubins at Latvian Football Federation (in Latvian)