Sebastián Rakán Dubarbier Bruschini (born 19 February 1986) is an Argentine former professional

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who played as a

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. He also held a

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Club career

Born in

La Plata La Plata () is the capital city of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. According to the , it has a population of 654,324 and its metropolitan area, the Greater La Plata, has 787,294 inhabitants. It is located 9 kilometers (6 miles) inland from th ...

Buenos Aires Province Buenos Aires (), officially the Buenos Aires Province (''Provincia de Buenos Aires'' ), is the largest and most populous Argentine province. It takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of the country, which used to be part of th ...

, Dubarbier made his senior debut with

Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasi ...

in his hometown, later having a short spell with

Club Olimpo Club Olimpo, usually referred to as Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province. The club was founded October 15th, 1910. Its primary activity is soccer. The club is recognized i ...

. In January 2008 he moved abroad, signing with

CFR Cluj Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj, commonly known as CFR Cluj ( or ), is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, which competes in the Liga I. It was founded in 1907 as ''Kolozsvári Vas ...

from Romania. In February 2010, Dubarbier moved teams and countries again, joining

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side

FC Lorient Football Club Lorient Bretagne Sud (; commonly referred to FC Lorient or simply Lorient) is a French association football club based in Lorient, Brittany. The club was founded in 1926 and currently competes in Ligue 1, the top flight of French ...

. On 14 January of the following year he was loaned to

CD Tenerife Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1912, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez Lóp ...

in Spain, remaining in the country the following seasons. Dubarbier signed for fellow

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commercially known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Lig ...

club

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), (from the 2020–21 season onwards competing under the umbrella of Unión Futbolística Cordobesa, S.A.D.) is a Spanish football club based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as ...

on 30 January 2012, also on loan. The move was made permanent in August, and he scored twice during the campaign to help the

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ns rank in 14th position; he was reconverted in a

in the process. On 28 June 2013, Dubarbier joined

UD Almería Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 26 July 1989 and known as ''Almería Club de Fútbol'' until 2001, when it was renamed ''Unión D ...

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men's ...

for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 19 August, starting in a 2–3 home loss to

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Vila-real Club de Futbol, S.A.D.), usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or simply Villarreal, is a professional football club based in Villarreal, in the Castellón province of eastern Spain, th ...

. On 24 July 2015, Dubarbier agreed to an extension with the ''Rojiblancos'' until 2019. On 7 December of the following year, however, he terminated his contract after alleging personal problems, and joined

Estudiantes de La Plata Club Estudiantes de La Plata ( lit. "Students from La Plata"), simply referred to as Estudiantes de La Plata , is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, wh ...

two weeks later. Dubarbier returned to Spain on 15 June 2018, with the 32-year-old signing a one-year deal at

Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña (), Deportivo or simply Dépor, is a professional association football, football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain. They currently p ...

as a

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. He left Galicia after only competitive appearance, and retired in 2020 at

Club Atlético Banfield Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentine sports club based in the Banfield district of Greater Buenos Aires. It was founded on 21 January 1896, by the British–origin inhabitants of that city (mostly English, and some Scots and Irish). The club ...

Honours

CFR Cluj *

Liga I The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...

: 2007–08, 2009–10 *

Cupa României The Cupa României ( en, Romanian Cup) is a Association football, football cup competition for List of football clubs in Romania, Romanian teams which has been held annually since 1933–34 Cupa României, 1933–34, except during World War II. I ...

: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 *

Supercupa României The Supercupa României ( en, Romanian Supercup) is a Romanian football championship contested by the winners of the Liga I and the Cupa României. It is usually played at the Arena Națională in Bucharest. The competition started off in 1994, ...

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Individual *

Foreign Player of the Year in Romania (Gazeta Sporturilor) The Foreign Player of the Year in Romania ( ro, Jucătorul străin al anului) is an association football award An award, sometimes called a distinction, is something given to a recipient as a token of recognition of excellence in a certain fi ...

: 2008Anchetele gazetei: Adrian Mutu, cel mai bun fotbalist/ Constantina Dita-Tomescu, cel mai bun sportiv roman al anului 2008 (Newspaper surveys: Adrian Mutu, best footballer / Constantina Dita-Tomescu, best Romanian sportsman of the year 2008)
Hot News, 23 December 2008

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dubarbier, Sebastian 1986 births Living people Argentine people of French descent Footballers from La Plata Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Club Olimpo footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Club Atlético Banfield footballers Liga I players CFR Cluj players Ligue 1 players FC Lorient players La Liga players Segunda División players CD Tenerife players Córdoba CF players UD Almería players Deportivo de La Coruña players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Romania Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain