Eduardo Javier Rubio Köstner (born 7 November 1983) is a

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an football manager and former

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Playing career

Club

Rubio made his debut for Universidad Católica in 2002 against

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. After five years with Universidad Católica, Rubio left Chile at the beginning of 2007 for Mexico to play for

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. 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 yearlong loan, to play for

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where he enjoyed modest success. On 19 July 2008, it was announced he had signed for

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Champions

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on a one-year loan, with the option of a permanent takeover. He joined Basel's first team for their 2008–09 season under head coach

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. Rubio played his domestic league debut for the club in the home game in the

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on 23 July. He came on substitute for

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as Basel won 1–0 against Grasshopper Club. He made his full debut on 2 August in a 2–0 defeat to

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and he was shown the yellow card for a rude foul in the 26th minute. He scored his first league goal for the team the following week, on 9 August. It was the last goal of the game as Basel won 4–0 at home against

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. Basel joined the

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in the second qualifying round and with an aggregate score of 5–3 they eliminated

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. Rubio made first European appearance in a Basel shirt on 13 August 2008 as a substitute in Champions League Qualifying match against

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at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, which ended in a goalless draw. With a 2–1 win in the second leg they eliminated Vitória and advanced to the group stage. Here Basel were matched with

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and

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, but ended the group in last position winning just one point after a 1–1 draw in

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. At the end of the 2008–09 Super League season Basel were third in the league table, seven points behind new champions

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and one adrift of runners-up Young Boys. However, as the season progressed, Rubio became less and less playing time. At the end of the loan period, it was decided not to pull the takeover option. During his time with the club, Rubio played a total of 23 games for Basel scoring three goals. Nine of these games were in the

, two in the

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, three in the Champions League and nine were friendly games. He scored two goals in the domestic league and one in the cup. Rubio returned to Cruz Azul in June 2009, but soon transferred to

International

Rubio made his name with the Sub-20 squad during a competition held in

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in 2003. On 17 November 2004, he made his debut for the Chile national team in a 2–1 World Cup Qualifier defeat to

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at the Estadio Nacional in

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Managerial career

He graduated as

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at the '' Instituto Nacional del Fútbol'' (National Football Institute) and began his managerial career in

at under-12 level in 2017. After an outbreak of

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, he replaced

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and managed

in the

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match against

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on October 28, 2021.

Personal life

Rubio studied 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 and the grandson of Ildefonso Rubio, a historical goalkeeper of

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. His brothers Matías and

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are professional footballers.

Honours

Club

; Universidad Católica *

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(1): 2005 Clausura ; Colo-Colo *

(1): 2007 Clausura

References

External links

*
Profile at FC Basel

Profile at Swiss Football League Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rubio, Eduardo 1983 births Living people People from El Loa Province Chilean people of German descent Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Chilean Primera División players Liga MX players Swiss Super League players Primera B de Chile players Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Cruz Azul footballers Colo-Colo footballers FC Basel players Unión Española footballers Deportes La Serena footballers Lota Schwager footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Men's association football wingers Chilean football managers Colo-Colo managers Chilean Primera División managers