- Rubén Insúa
Football player infobox
playername = Rubén Insúa
fullname = Rubén Darío Insúa
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nickname = Poeta del Gol
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1961|4|17
cityofbirth =Buenos Aires
countryofbirth =Argentina
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Attacking midfielder/striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1978-1986
1986
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1991-1994
1994
1995-1996
clubs = San Lorenzo
Las Palmas
Club Atletico Independiente
Estudiantes de La Plata
Barcelona Sporting Club
LDU Quito
Deportivo Cali
Quilmes
caps(goals) = 203 (38)
nationalyears = -1983-
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 6 (0)Rubén Darío Insúa (born 1961, in
Buenos Aires ) is an Argentine football coach and former player. He played for the Argentine national team a number of times.Playing career
Insúa played most of his career in the Argentinean top league. He also played in
Barcelona de Guayaquil and Deportivo Cali. He had a spell with Spanish sideUD Las Palmas .Titles and Awards as a player
Insúa was part of the Independiente team that won the 1988/1989 Primera.
As a player, Insúa was regarded as a swift midfielder with an excellent touch for free kicks. This quality gained him his nickname of "Poeta del Gol" (Poet of the Goal).
Managerial career
Insúa was the coach of
San Lorenzo de Almagro winning theMercosur Cup in 2001. He also successfully coachedBarcelona de Guayaquil reaching the Ecudoarian Championship in 1997 and the Libertadores Cup finals in 1998.Teams as a manager
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Barcelona de Guayaquil 1997-1999
*flagicon|ArgentinaFerro Carril Oeste 1999
*flagicon|ArgentinaSan Lorenzo 2001-2003
*flagicon|EcuadorBarcelona de Guayaquil 2004
*flagicon|PeruAlianza Lima 2005
*flagicon|BoliviaClub Jorge Wilstermann 2007
*flagicon|ArgentinaTalleres de Córdoba 2007-Titles as a manager
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