Rubén Suárez

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Rubén Suárez
Personal information
Suárez in action for Levante
Full name	Rubén Suárez Estrada
Date of birth	(1979-02-19) 19 February 1979
Place of birth	Gijón, Spain
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Skoda Xanthi
Number	79
Youth career
	Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1997–2002	Sporting B	47	(16)
1998–2004	Sporting Gijón	104	(11)
2004–2008	Elche	93	(13)
2008–2012	Levante	127	(37)
2012–2013	Guizhou Renhe	13	(1)
2013	Almería	19	(1)
2013–	Skoda Xanthi	0	(0)
National team
1997–1998	Spain U18	5	(0)
1998–1999	Spain U20	12	(1)
1999	Spain U21	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 August 2013. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Suárez and the second or maternal family name is Estrada.

Rubén Suárez Estrada (Spanish pronunciation: [ruˈβen ˈswaɾeθ]; born 19 February 1979) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Skoda Xanthi F.C. in the Superleague Greece. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also operate as a second striker.

Club career

Born in Gijón, and a product of local Sporting de Gijón's famed youth academy, Mareo, Suárez played six seasons with the Asturians' first-team in Segunda División. Afterwards he stayed in the level, with four additional years at Elche CF.

In July 2008 Suárez joined Levante UD, also in that category. In his first year he finished as the club's top scorer at 12, mainly due to the serious fibula injury to Alexandre Geijo.

In the 2009–10 season Suárez repeated the feat (again scoring in double digits), as the Valencian Community side returned to La Liga after a two-year absence. On 28 August 2010, at the ripe age of 31 years, six months and nine days, he made his debut in the top division, opening the score at home against Sevilla FC, through a penalty kick, in an eventual 1–4 defeat.^[1]

In late June 2012, aged 33, Suárez had his first adventure abroad, signing with Chinese Super League side Guizhou Renhe F.C. and reuniting with former Levante teammates Rafa Jordà and Nano, after contributing with eight goals in less than 1,000 minutes of play to Levante's first-ever qualification to the UEFA Europa League after a sixth-place finish in the league.^[2]

On 3 January 2013 Suárez returned to his country, signing with second level's UD Almería for 18 months.^[3]

International career

Suárez played in all the matches for Spain at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Nigeria, netting in a 3–1 group stage win against Honduras (the only game where he did not appear from the bench),^[4] as the national team won the tournament.

Later in that year, he gained one cap for the under-21s.

Honours

Spain U20

FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1999

Personal

Suárez's father, Secundino Suárez Vázquez, aka Cundi, was also a footballer. A defender, he played 15 professional seasons – all in the top level – for Sporting Gijón.^[5]

References

↑ Sevilla see off new boys; ESPN Soccernet, 28 August 2010
↑ Rubén Suárez se va al fútbol chino (Rubén Suárez goes to Chinese football); La Nueva España, 22 June 2012 (Spanish)
↑ Rubén Suárez ficha por el Almería, centro campista de mucha experiencia. (Rubén Suárez signs for Almería, experienced midfielder); Liga de Fútbol Profesional, 3 January 2013 (Spanish)
↑ Rubén Suárez – FIFA competition record
↑ Ruben Suárez, un debut tardío (Ruben Suárez, a late debut); Notas de Fútbol, 8 September 2010 (Spanish)

External links

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Persondata
Name	Suárez Estrada, Rubén
Alternative names	Rubén
Short description	Spanish footballer
Date of birth	19 February 1979
Place of birth	Gijón, Spain
Date of death
Place of death

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