Juan Manuel Rodríguez Rubio (born 19 October 1968), also known as Juan Rubio, is a Chilean former professional

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who played as a defensive midfielder for clubs in Chile and Indonesia.

Career

Born in

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...

, Rodríguez Rubio is a product of both Colo-Colo and Coquimbo Unido youth systems. He made his professional debut with Coquimbo Unido when his father, Juan Sr., was the coach. In Chile, he also played for

Deportes Valdivia Deportes Valdivia is a Chilean football club in the town of Valdivia, Chile. It currently plays in Segunda División, the third level of Chilean football. The club was founded on June 5, 1983, and re-founded on December 19, 2003. Honours *Chi ...

Santiago Wanderers Club de Deportes Santiago Wanderers is a football club based in Valparaíso, a founding member of the Chilean Football Federation. Their home ground, Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, is in the north-west of the city. Wanderers have played their ...

, Municipal Talagante and Deportes Melipilla at all divisions, before moving to Indonesia. In 1995, he joined Persma Manado and switched to Arema Malang in 1996, staying with the club until 2000, with a stint in Singapore playing for

Gombak United Gombak United Football Club was a professional football club which competed in the S.League, the top division of football in Singapore. The club was based in Bukit Gombak. During the early years of the S. League, Gombak United played their ho ...

in 1998–99. In Persma Manado he coincided with his compatriots Rodrigo Araya and Nelson León Sánchez. In Arema Malang he coincided with Araya and León Sánchez again, in addition to his younger brother, Francisco, and

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. He is noted for introducing the song ''Vamos Leones'' (Let's go Lions), sung by fans of Universidad de Chile, to Arema Malang fans who changed the words to ''Come on, come on Arema''. The song later spread across Indonesia with the lyrics being changed to suit their respective clubs by Indonesian football fans. He after played for

PSDS Deli Serdang PSDS or Persatuan Sepakbola Deli Serdang is an Indonesian football team based in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra. They currently compete in Liga 2 and their homebase is Baharuddin Siregar Stadium. Players Current squad ...

, Gelora Putra Delta and Persikab Bandung.

Personal life

Juan and his younger brother, Francisco or ''Paco'', who also played in Indonesian football, are the sons of the former Chile international footballer

Juan Rodríguez Vega Juan Carlos Rodríguez Vega (16 January 1944 – 1 September 2021) was a Chilean footballer and manager who played as a defender. He made 26 appearances for the Chile national team. Club career Rodríguez began his playing career with Chile ...

and the nephews of the also former footballers

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and Gabriel Rodríguez Vega.

References

External links

Juan Rodríguez Rubio
at WeAremania.net
Juan Rodríguez Rubio
at MemoriaWanderers.cl * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez Rubio, Juan 1968 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Coquimbo Unido footballers Deportes Valdivia footballers Santiago Wanderers footballers Deportes Melipilla footballers Persma Manado players Arema F.C. players Gombak United FC players PSDS Deli Serdang players Deltras F.C. players Persikab Bandung players Primera B de Chile players Chilean Primera División players Tercera División de Chile players Indonesian Premier Division players Singapore Premier League players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Singapore Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore Men's association football midfielders