Rubén Suárez

Rubén Suárez

250px Suárez in action for Levante in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Rubén Suárez Estrada
Date of birth	(1979-02-19) 19 February 1979
Place of birth	Gijón, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Torrevieja
Youth career
	Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2002	Sporting B	77	(25)
1998–2004	Sporting Gijón	104	(11)
2004–2008	Elche	93	(13)
2008–2012	Levante	127	(37)
2012–2013	Guizhou Renhe	13	(1)
2013	Almería	19	(1)
2013–2014	Skoda Xanthi	14	(0)
2014–2015	Castellón	38	(16)
2015–	Torrevieja
International career
1997–1998	Spain U18	5	(0)
1998–1999	Spain U20	12	(1)
1999	Spain U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2015

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Suárez and the second or maternal family name is Estrada.

Rubén Suárez Estrada (Spanish pronunciation: [ruˈβen ˈswaɾeθ]; born 19 February 1979) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Torrevieja. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also operate as a second striker.

Club career

Born in Gijón, and a product of local Sporting de Gijón's famed youth academy, Mareo, Suárez played six seasons with the Asturians' first-team in Segunda División. Afterwards he stayed in the level, with four additional years at Elche CF.

In July 2008 Suárez joined Levante UD, also in that category. In his first year he finished as the club's top scorer at 12, mainly due to the serious fibula injury to Alexandre Geijo.

In the 2009–10 season Suárez repeated the feat (again scoring in double digits), as the Valencian Community side returned to La Liga after a two-year absence. On 28 August 2010, at the ripe age of 31 years, six months and nine days, he made his debut in the top division, opening the score at home against Sevilla FC, through a penalty kick, in an eventual 1–4 defeat.

In late June 2012, aged 33, Suárez had his first adventure abroad, signing with Chinese Super League side Guizhou Renhe F.C. and reuniting with former Levante teammates Rafa Jordà and Nano, after contributing with eight goals in less than 1,000 minutes of play to Levante's first-ever qualification to the UEFA Europa League after a sixth-place finish in the league.

On 3 January 2013 Suárez returned to his country, signing with second level's UD Almería for 18 months.

International career

Suárez played in all the matches for Spain at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Nigeria, netting in a 3–1 group stage win against Honduras (the only game where he did not appear from the bench), as the national team won the tournament.

Later in that year, he gained one cap for the under-21s.

Personal life

Suárez's father, Secundino, was also a footballer. A defender, he played 15 professional seasons – all in the top level – for Sporting Gijón.

Honours

Spain U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1999

External links

• Rubén Suárez profile at BDFutbol
• Rubén Suárez profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
• Rubén Suárez at Soccerway
• Rubén Suárez – FIFA competition record