Eduardo Rubio

Football player infobox
playername = "Eduardo Rubio"

http://www.goal.com/resultsimg/5168.jpgRubio Picture]
fullname = Eduardo Javier Rubio Kostner
nickname = Edu, Pajarito
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1983|11|7|df=y
cityofbirth = Chuquicamata
countryofbirth = Chile
height = Height|m=1.75
currentclub = FC Basel
clubnumber = 17
position = Striker
youthyears = 1998
1999-2002
youthclubs = Colo Colo
Universidad Católica
years = 2002-2006
2007
2007-2008
2008-present
clubs = Universidad Católica
Cruz Azul
→ Colo Colo "(loan)"
→ FC Basel "(loan)"
caps(goals) = 115 (25)
009 0(0)
028 0(6)
009 0(2)
nationalyears = 2005-2007
nationalteam = Chile
nationalcaps(goals) = 013 0(3)
pcupdate = 5 October 2008
ntupdate = 18 February 2008

Eduardo Javier Rubio Kostner (born 7 November 1983 in Chuquicamata) is a Chilean international footballer who currently plays for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League, on loan from Mexican side Cruz Azul.

Football career

Club

Rubio made his debut for Universidad Católica in 2002 against Unión Española. After five years with Universidad Católica, Rubio left Chile at the beginning of 2007 for Mexico to play for Cruz Azul. In Mexico, Rubio went through a horrible time only playing nine times and never finding the back of the net. At the end of 2007 Rubio returned to Chile on a year long loan, to play for Colo-Colo where he enjoyed modest success. On July 19 2008, it was announced he had signed for Swiss Super League Champions FC Basel on a year long loan [ [http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID//10044/20493/16/7 19.07.2008 | FCB verpflichtet chilenischen Nati-Stürmer Eduardo Rubio ] - fcb.ch de icon] . Rubio confessed that he wants to excel for the Swiss team and wants to be the best player in the league. Rubio wants to regain his striker form and score goals to come back to the Chilean National Team coached by Marcelo Bielsa. He made his Basel debut on 23 July, coming on a substitute for Fabian Frei during a 1-0 win over Grasshopper-Club Zürich at St. Jakob-Park. He made his full debut in a 2-0 defeat to FC Sion at Stade Tourbillon on August 2. He scored his first goal for Basel the following Week (August 9) in a 4-0 win over FC Vaduz at St. Jakob-Park. He made first European appearance in a Basel shirt on August 13 2008 as a substitute in a 0-0 Champions League Qualifying match draw against Vitória S.C. at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques.

International

Rubio made his impression with the Sub-20 squad during a competition held in Uruguay. On September 4 2005, he made his debut for the Chilean national team in a 5-0 World Cup Qualifier defeat to Brazil at Estádio Mané Garrincha in Brasília.

Personal life

Rubio is studying engineering as well as playing professional football. He is also known as "Pajarito" and "Edu" and is the son of former Chilean international player Hugo "Pájaro" Rubio [ [http://lacatolica.terra.cl/interior_extras.cfm?id_cat=9&id_reg=60 "Eduardo Rubio Kostner"] - LaCatolica.cl es icon] .

Titles

External links

* [http://www.fcb.ch/sport/show/playerDetailByID//28960/72/9/36 Profile at FC Basel] de icon
* [http://www.football.ch/sfl/777819/de/Kader.aspx?pId=788772 Profile at Swiss Football League Website] de icon

References