Rubén Alberto Espinoza Molina (born 1 June 1961) is a retired
Chilean international football
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midfielder.
Playing career
Espinoza was
capped 30 times for the Chile national team between 1983 and 1991. In 1991, he won the Libertadores de América Cup, with Colo-Colo. He made his debut for the national squad on 1983-04-28 in a friendly against Brazil.
Espinoza spent most of his career playing club football in Chile, and spent nine years with the Chile national team. He played one season with Mexican side
Cruz Azul, helping the club reach the semi-finals where they lost to León. He finished his career playing in the
USISL Select League for the
Richmond Kickers
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.
Coaching career
In 2001 he had a stint as coach of
O'Higgins. In 2006 he coached
Unión San Felipe in the
Primera B de Chile
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.
In 2015 he came to
Ñublense as
Sport Manager, assuming as interim coach in 2017.
References
External links
RSSSF*
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1961 births
Living people
People from Tomé
Footballers from BiobÃo Region
Chilean men's footballers
Chilean expatriate men's footballers
Chile men's international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
1983 Copa América players
1987 Copa América players
1991 Copa América players
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
Colo-Colo footballers
Copa Libertadores-winning players
Cruz Azul footballers
O'Higgins F.C. footballers
Everton de Viña del Mar footballers
Unión Española footballers
Richmond Kickers players
Chilean Primera División players
Liga MX players
USISL Select League players
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Chilean football managers
O'Higgins F.C. managers
Unión San Felipe managers
Ñublense managers
Chilean Primera División managers
Primera B de Chile managers