José Miguel Cubero

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cubero and the second or maternal family name is Loría.
José Miguel Cubero
Personal information
Full nameJosé Miguel Cubero Loría
Date of birthFebruary 14, 1987
Place of birthSarchí, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Blackpool
Number22
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006–2014Herediano134(16)
2009→ Puntarenas (loan)17(0)
2014–Blackpool9(0)
National team‡
2010–Costa Rica39(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:16, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

José Miguel Cubero Loría (born 14 February 1987 in Sarchí) is a Costa Rican football player, currently playing for Blackpool, and for the Costa Rica national football team. He plays as a holding midfielder.[1]

Club career

Cubero made his professional debut for Herediano on 26 March 2006 against Santacruceña and had a spell on loan at Puntarenas in 2009. He signed a three-year contract extension with Herediano in April 2013.[2]

On 31 July 2014, Cubero signed for English Championship side Blackpool on a one-year contract with the option of a further twelve months.[3] He made his Blackpool debut on September 27 in a 3-1 home defeat to Norwich City.

International career

He participated in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Canada.[4]

Cubero made his senior debut for Costa Rica in an August 2010 friendly match against Paraguay and has, as of April 2014, earned a total of 34 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in 9 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4] and played at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the 2011 Copa Centroamericana[5] as well as at the 2011 Copa América[6] and was a non-playing squad member at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]

International goals

Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. December 22, 2011 Estadio Metropolitano, Barquisimeto, Venezuela  Venezuela 0–2 0–2 Friendly match
2. October 12, 2012 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  El Salvador 0–1 0–1 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Goal.com. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "José Miguel Cubero se queda en Herediano tres años" (in Spanish). Al Dia. 25 April 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28582828
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 José Miguel Cubero – FIFA competition record
  5. ↑ Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) - RSSSF
  6. ↑ Copa América 2011 - RSSSF
  7. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details - RSSSF

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