| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rubén Baltazar Astigarraga | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1971 | Estudiantes (BA) | ||
| 1973–1974 | Chacarita Juniors | ||
| 1975 | Vélez Sársfield | ||
| 1975–1977 | Zacatepec | 37 | (4) |
| 1979 | Memphis Rogues | 16 | (0) |
| 1979 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 6 | (2) |
| 1979–1982 | Cleveland Force (indoor) | 41 | (39) |
| 1981–1982 | New Jersey Rockets (indoor) | 4 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Cleveland Cobras | 23 | (10) |
| 1982–1983 | Phoenix Inferno (indoor) | 43 | (34) |
| 1983–1984 | Phoenix Pride (indoor) | 26 | (12) |
| 1984–1985 | Chicago Vultures (indoor) | ||
| 1985 | Chicago Maroons | ||
| 1986–1987 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) | ||
| 1989 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 12 | (10) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009 | Webber International University (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Rubén Astigarraga (born August 3, 1950) is a retired Argentine soccer forward who played in the North American Soccer League, second and third American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League, American Indoor Soccer Association and National Soccer League of Chicago.
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In 1979, he signed with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He played two full seasons with the Force, then began the 1981-1982 season before moving to the New Jersey Rockets.[1][2][3] While in Cleveland beginning in 1980, he also played the summer outdoor seasons with the Cleveland Cobras of the second American Soccer League.[4] He then played two indoor seasons in Phoenix, one with the Inferno and the second with the Pride. In 1984, Astigarraga signed with the Chicago Vultures of the American Indoor Soccer League. In 1985, he remained in Chicago and spent the summer playing for the Chicago Maroons of the National Soccer League of Chicago.[5] In the fall of 1986, he signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the American Indoor Soccer Association. In January 1987, the Rowdies sold Astigarra's contract to the Memphis Storm.[6] In 1989, he played for the Tampa Bay Rowdies, now playing in the third American Soccer League.[7] Coach Rodney Marsh released him on May 24, 1989.[8]
In 2009, he was hired as an assistant coach with the Webber International University women's soccer team.[9]