Goran Rubil
Encyclopedia
Goran Rubil is a Croatia
n football
midfielder
who plays for Asteras Tripolis in Greek Super League.
Rubil started his career in his hometown club NK Marsonia Slavonski Brod. At the age of 17 he moved to France
to play for FC Nantes Atlantique
, where he remained until the end of the 2004/2005 season. During his time at Nantes he played only ten league matches for the club, but was a regular in the Croatian U19 and U21 sides. He spent the 2003/04 season on loan with Stade Laval (from Laval, Mayenne
) where he had eight appearances and scored one goal.
In mid-2005 he signed for the J League Division 2 team Shonan Bellmare
. In early 2006 he moved back to Croatia to join NK Rijeka
, where he stayed until the mutual termination of his contract in December of the same year. Several clubs, both in Croatia and abroad showed interest. He went to England on trial for Leeds United, and looked set to sign for them, but apparently got tired of waiting, and returned to Croatia to sign a 3.5 year long contract for Hajduk Split.
In March 2010, Rubil scored one of the most beautiful own goals ever.
|1999/00||rowspan="4"|Nantes Atlantique||rowspan="3"|Division 1
||2||0
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|2000/01||1||0
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|2001/02||2||0
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|2002/03||Ligue 1
||5||0
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|2003/04||Stade Lavallois
||Ligue 2
||8||1
|-
|2004/05||Nantes Atlantique||Ligue 1
||1||0
|-
|2005||Shonan Bellmare
||J. League 2
||11||0
|-
|2005/06||rowspan="2"|Rijeka||rowspan="2"|Prva HNL||4||0
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|2006/07||10||1
|-
|2006/07||rowspan="4"|Hajduk Split
||rowspan="4"|Prva HNL||9||0
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|2007/08||27||3
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|2008/09||15||1
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|2009/10||||
19||1
11||0
65||5
95||6
|}
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
who plays for Asteras Tripolis in Greek Super League.
Rubil started his career in his hometown club NK Marsonia Slavonski Brod. At the age of 17 he moved to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
to play for FC Nantes Atlantique
FC Nantes Atlantique
Football Club de Nantes is a French association football club based in Nantes, Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 April 1943, during World War II, as a result of local clubs based in the city coming together to form one big club. From 1992–2007, the club was referred to as FC Nantes...
, where he remained until the end of the 2004/2005 season. During his time at Nantes he played only ten league matches for the club, but was a regular in the Croatian U19 and U21 sides. He spent the 2003/04 season on loan with Stade Laval (from Laval, Mayenne
Laval, Mayenne
Laval is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.It lies on the threshold of Brittany and on the border between Normandy and Anjou. Its citizens are called Lavallois.-Geography:...
) where he had eight appearances and scored one goal.
In mid-2005 he signed for the J League Division 2 team Shonan Bellmare
Shonan Bellmare
are a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture; their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium in Hiratsuka. The name Bellmare is derived from the Latin "bellum" for "war" and "mare"...
. In early 2006 he moved back to Croatia to join NK Rijeka
NK Rijeka
HNK Rijeka is a Croatian football club, from Rijeka on the Croatian coast.-History:The club was founded as NK Kvarner in 1946, after Rijeka passed from Italy to Yugoslavia following the end of World War II. During its early period in Yugoslavia, the club had moderate success in various Yugoslav...
, where he stayed until the mutual termination of his contract in December of the same year. Several clubs, both in Croatia and abroad showed interest. He went to England on trial for Leeds United, and looked set to sign for them, but apparently got tired of waiting, and returned to Croatia to sign a 3.5 year long contract for Hajduk Split.
In March 2010, Rubil scored one of the most beautiful own goals ever.
Club career statistics
|-|1999/00||rowspan="4"|Nantes Atlantique||rowspan="3"|Division 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
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|2000/01||1||0
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|2001/02||2||0
|-
|2002/03||Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
||5||0
|-
|2003/04||Stade Lavallois
Stade Lavallois
Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club is a French association football club based in Laval. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Laval plays its home matches at the Stade Francis Le Basser located in the city and is managed by...
||Ligue 2
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...
||8||1
|-
|2004/05||Nantes Atlantique||Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
||1||0
|-
|2005||Shonan Bellmare
Shonan Bellmare
are a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture; their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium in Hiratsuka. The name Bellmare is derived from the Latin "bellum" for "war" and "mare"...
||J. League 2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
||11||0
|-
|2005/06||rowspan="2"|Rijeka||rowspan="2"|Prva HNL||4||0
|-
|2006/07||10||1
|-
|2006/07||rowspan="4"|Hajduk Split
HNK Hajduk Split
HNK Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian football club founded in 1911 and based in the city of Split. The club's home ground since 1979 is the 35,000-seater Poljud Stadium and the team's traditional home colours are white shirts with blue shorts and...
||rowspan="4"|Prva HNL||9||0
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|2007/08||27||3
|-
|2008/09||15||1
|-
|2009/10||||
19||1
11||0
65||5
95||6
|}
External links
- Goran Rubil profile at Nogometni MagazinNogometni MagazinNogometni Magazin is a news organization that focusses on Croatian football news. It was launched in March of 2002. The site's editor-in-chief is Vladimir Benić and it is based out of Zagreb....