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Óscar Rubio
Personal information
Full name	Óscar Rubio Fauria
Date of birth	14 May 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Lleida, Spain
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Wing-back
Team information
Current team	Lleida Esportiu
Number	12
Youth career
2000–2003	Lleida
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2007	Lleida
2003–2004	→ Tàrrega (loan)
2007–2008	Gimnàstic
2008–2010	Elche
2010–2011	Dinamo București
2011–2014	Alavés
2014–2015	Cádiz
2015–2017	Lleida Esportiu
2017–2022	Sabadell
2022–	Lleida Esportiu
Medal record
Dinamo București
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024

Óscar Rubio Fauria (born 14 May 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Lleida Esportiu. On the right side of the field, he can operate as a defender or a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Lleida, Catalonia, Rubio spent most of his career in his native region, representing UE Tàrrega, UE Lleida, Gimnàstic de Tarragona^[1] and Elche CF.^[2] During that spell he played five seasons in the Segunda División, the exception being 2006–07 in the Segunda División B with the second club.

In summer 2010, aged 26, Rubio moved abroad and joined FC Dinamo București of Liga I, being released at the end of the campaign by the Romanian team and returning to his country with Deportivo Alavés (third division).^[3] In his second year he contributed 41 games – playoffs included – as the Basques returned to the second tier after a four-year absence.^[4]

Personal life

Rubio's father, Miguel Ángel Rubio, also played with Lleida, competing with the club in La Liga and later managing it.^[5]

References

^ "Óscar Rubio se ofrece para ser el 'lateral comodín' del Nástic" [Óscar Rubio offers to be Nástic's 'joker fullback']. Marca (in Spanish). 27 July 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
^ "Óscar Rubio ficha por el Elche" [Óscar Rubio signs for Elche]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 July 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
^ "Óscar Rubio, "muy contento" tras su renovación con el Alavés" [Óscar Rubio, "very happy" after renewing with Alavés]. El Correo (in Spanish). 2 April 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
^ "El Alavés asciende a Segunda" [Alavés promote to Segunda]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 June 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
^ Pamies, Antonio J. (28 April 2018). "El Lleida vuelve a Elche 12 años después y Nino ya jugó el último enfrentamiento" [Lleida return to Elche 12 years later and Nino already played last clash]. Diario Información (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2018.