Rubén Blanco Rodríguez (born 15 June 1993), simply known as Rubo Blanco is a Spanish footballer who plays for Cristo Atlético as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rubén Blanco Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Soria, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cristo Atlético | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Numancia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Numancia B | ||
| 2011–2012 | Numancia | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Real Ávila (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| 2013 | → Collado Villalba (loan) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Alavés B | ||
| 2014–2015 | Langreo | 18 | (2) |
| 2015 | Tuilla | 12 | (4) |
| 2015 | Peña Deportiva | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Ceares | 13 | (2) |
| 2016 | Atlético Tordesillas | 17 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Borja | 12 | (3) |
| 2017 | Atlético Tordesillas | 14 | (6) |
| 2017–2018 | Mons Calpe | 24 | (15) |
| 2018 | Europa | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Ávila | 4 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Bruno's Magpies | 18 | (19) |
| 2021–2022 | Lanzarote | 14 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Somozas | 41 | (13) |
| 2023–2024 | Arosa | 35 | (7) |
| 2024– | Cristo Atlético | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Madrid, Blanco graduated from the youth academy of CD Numancia and made his debut with the senior team in a 0–0 draw against FC Cartagena on 3 December 2011. On 3 August 2012, he was loaned out to Real Ávila CF.[1] After a stint with Deportivo Alavés B, Blanco joined Segunda División B club UP Langreo in 2014. After having contributed with 2 goals in eighteen matches, he stepped a division down and joined CD Tuilla in January 2015.[2]
On 14 July 2015, Blanco moved to fellow club SCR Peña Deportiva, after agreeing to a one-year deal.[3] In the subsequent years, he played for UC Ceares,[4] Atlético Tordesillas and SD Borja (scoring three goals in 12 appearances), before returning to Atlético Tordesillas on 23 January 2017 for personal reasons.[5]
On 22 August 2017, Blanco moved abroad and signed with Gibraltarian club Mons Calpe.[6] After scoring 15 goals in his first season at the club, he was signed by Europa.[7] However, after just 3 league games, Rubo left the club after being found guilty of irregular betting activities alongside a number of other Europa FC players. For his part, he was banned for 6 months by the Gibraltar Football Association.[8]
Statistics
edit- As of 2 May 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Numancia | 2011–12[9] | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Real Ávila (loan) | 2012–13[10][11] | Tercera División | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 4 | |
| Collado Villalba (loan) | 2012–13[10] | Tercera División | — | — | ||||||
| Alavés B | 2013–14[10] | Tercera División | — | — | ||||||
| Langreo | 2014–15[9] | Segunda División B | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |
| Tuilla | 2014–15[10] | Tercera División | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| Peña Deportiva | 2014–15[10] | Tercera División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Ceares | 2015–16[10] | Tercera División | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |
| Atlético Tordesillas | 2015–16[10] | Tercera División | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 5 | |
| Borja | 2016–17[10] | Tercera División | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 3 | |
| Atlético Tordesillas | 2016–17[10] | Tercera División | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 6 | |
| Mons Calpe | 2017–18[12] | Gibraltar Premier Division | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | — | 25 | 19 | |
| Career total | 132 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 45 | ||
- ^ Appearance in promotion play-offs
References
edit- ^ "El Real Ávila aumenta su plantilla poco a poco [Real Ávila increases its workforce little by little]" (in Spanish). El dia de Valladolid. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Rubo: "Lo he dado todo en el Langreo, ahora me toca en el Tuilla" [Rubo: "I've given everything in the Langreo, now I play in the Tuilla"]" (in Spanish). Vavel. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Poderío físico para reforzar el ataque [Physical strength to reinforce the attack]" (in Spanish). Periodico de Ibiza. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Rubén Blanco "Rubo", nuevo jugador del U.C. Ceares" [Rubén Blanco «Rubo», new UC Ceares player] (in Spanish). UC Ceares. 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Rubo causa baja en el CD Borja por motivos personales [Rubo drops out from CD Borja due to personal reasons]" (in Spanish). 23 January 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Rubo Blanco, del Atlético Tordesillas a la Premier League de Gibraltar [Rubo Blanco, from Atlético Tordesillas to the Premier League of Gibraltar]" (in Spanish). Tribuna Valladolid. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ @EuropaFC (8 June 2018). "Europa is proud to announce the signing of striker Ruben Blanco Rodriguez "Rubo". @9Rubo. The 24 year old Madrid na…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Betting Investigation - Mr Ruben Blanco Rodriguez Gibraltar FA. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Rubo: Rubén Blanco Rodríguez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Rubo" (in Spanish). La Preferente. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Rubo Blanco". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Gibraltarian Premier League - Top scorers". UEFA. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
External links
edit- Rubo Blanco at BDFutbol
- Rubo Blanco at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)