Álvaro Rubio
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Álvaro Rubio Robres | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Logroño, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1998 | Zaragoza | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Zaragoza B | 61 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | Zaragoza | 0 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Albacete (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2000–2006 | Albacete | 163 | (0) |
| 2006–2016 | Valladolid | 294 | (8) |
| 2016 | Bengaluru | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1999 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 1999 | Spain U21 | 1 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 June 2016. |
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Álvaro Rubio Robres (born 18 April 1979) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
He spent most of his career with Valladolid, appearing in 310 games all competitions comprised. In La Liga he also represented Albacete, for a total of 204 matches in that competition during eight seasons (four goals).
Born in Logroño, La Rioja, Rubio began his professional career with Real Zaragoza, but never made it past the B-team. In January 2000, he moved to Albacete Balompié – first on loan – where, after a slow start, he became a very important unit for the Castile-La Mancha side, in the second division.
After 25 matches in the 2002–03 season, as Albacete returned to La Liga after a seven-year absence, Rubio made his top flight debut on 26 October 2003 in a 2–3 away loss against Real Betis where he came on as a 27th-minute substitute. He amassed a further 50 matches until June 2005, when the club was relegated back.
For the 2006–07 campaign, Rubio signed with Real Valladolid, being promoted to the top level in his first year and rarely missing a game subsequently. Mainly a defensive-minded player, he scored his first goals as a professional in 2007–08, the first coming on 28 October 2007 in a 2–2 draw at CA Osasuna (three for the season).
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