Mats Rubarth
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Mats Rubarth is a Swedish musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....

 and former footballer, who played most of his senior career in AIK
AIK Fotboll
AIK, , an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben, , when needed internationally AIK Stockholm, is a Swedish football club based at Råsunda stadium in Solna, a municipality in Stockholm County bordering to Stockholm City Centre...

.

Career

He left Örebro SK
Örebro SK
Örebro SK, also known as ÖSK or just Örebro, is a Swedish football club based in Örebro. The club, formed on 28 October 1908, is currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan.-The first years:...

 after the 2000 season
Allsvenskan 2000
Allsvenskan 2000, part of the 2000 Swedish football season, was the 76th Allsvenskan season played. The first match was played 8 April 2000 and the last match was played 4 November 2000...

 for AIK.

A technical left-winger (though right footed), Rubarth excels in dribbling past defenders. He regularly provides strikers with good passes, and consequently gets quite a few assists. During the 2003 season
Allsvenskan 2003
Allsvenskan 2003, part of the 2003 Swedish football season, was the 79th Allsvenskan season played. The first match was played 5 April 2003 and the last match was played 26 October 2003...

, Rubarth's best, he proved to be an able goal scorer too, netting ten times in the Swedish top division, Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...

. One of his more famous goals was however scored in 2001
Allsvenskan 2001
Allsvenskan 2001, part of the 2001 Swedish football season, was the 77th Allsvenskan season played. The first match was played 7 April 2001 and the last match was played 27 October 2001...

 against local rivals Hammarby IF
Hammarby IF
Hammarby Fotboll is a Swedish football club based in Johanneshov - just south of Södermalm, the southernmost district of Stockholm city centre...

 when he scored with a spectacular bicycle kick
Bicycle kick
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.

Though not a physical player, Rubarth picks up a staggering amount of yellow cards, and quite a few red ones.

Despite his on-pitch temper problems, Rubarth is quite popular at AIK's home ground Råsunda for several reasons including his entertaining style and commitment to the club. On 31 October 2008 it was announced that he would quit the team after the current season
Allsvenskan 2008
Allsvenskan 2008, part of the 2008 Swedish football season, was the 84th Allsvenskan season played. The first match was played on 30 March 2008 and the last matches were played on 9 November 2008.- Participating clubs :- Managers :- Standings :...

 and that the match against Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs IF , commonly referred to as Helsingborg and locally HIF, is a Swedish football club located in Helsingborg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan...

 two days later would be his last at Råsunda. He came on with 10 minutes left to play and received the love from the fans one last time. Rubarth leave the club in January 2009 and is currently free agent.

Music career

He is also an recording artist and composer
Composer
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 and has released one EP
Extended play
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 so far.

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