Dario Hübner
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 April 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Muggia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1988 | Pievigina | 25 | (10) |
| 1988–1989 | Pergocrema | 30 | (11) |
| 1989–1992 | Fano Calcio | 88 | (25) |
| 1992–1997 | Cesena | 166 | (74) |
| 1997–2001 | Brescia | 129 | (75) |
| 2001–2003 | Piacenza | 60 | (38) |
| 2003 | Ancona | 9 | (4) |
| 2003–2004 | Perugia | 13 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | Mantova | 23 | (22) |
| Total | 543 | (262) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Dario Hübner (born 28 April 1967 in Muggia, Province of Trieste), nicknamed Bisonte (Bison), is a retired Italian footballer, who played as a striker. An opportunistic forward, with an eye for goal, and an accurate finisher (with both his head and feet) and penalty taker, he was, however, questioned for his work-rate and behaviour at times. A prolific centre-forward, he scored over 300 goals throughout his career, only playing in the higher divisions towards the end of his career, becoming the oldest player to win the Serie A Top-scorer award, which he managed during the 2001–02 Serie A season, at the age of 35; this record was later broken by Luca Toni in 2015, who won the award at the age of 38. 38 of Hübner's career goals came from penalties, whilst he was sent off 10 times throughout his career, also receiving 36 yellow cards.
Hübner started his career in 1987–88 at Pievigina, in Interregionale, scoring 10 goals. He later also played in Pergocrema (1988–89), Fano (1989–92) in Serie C, and Cesena (1992–97), in Serie B.
Following Cesena's relegation to Serie C in 1997, Hübner moved to newly promoted Serie A side Brescia, making his debut in the top Italian division in his thirties. On his debut, he scored his first goal in Serie A, against Inter at the San Siro Stadium, and on his second appearance, he scored a hat-trick against Sampdoria. Notwithstanding his impressive tally of 16 goals, Brescia were relegated to Serie B the following season, although he later helped the club to re-gain promotion to Serie A, scoring 21 goals during the 1999–2000 Serie B season. During the 2000–01 season, he played alongside attacking midfield playmaker Roberto Baggio, under coach Carlo Mazzone, also facing competition as the starting striker from Igli Tare, who had a higher work-rate than Hübner. Alongside Baggio, he has extremely prolific, as he scored 17 goals, helping the club to qualify for the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup. He was also famous for smoking on the bench during his time at Brescia.
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