Rubén Iván Martínez

Rubén

Personal information
Full name	Rubén Iván Martínez Andrade
Date of birth	22 June 1984 (1984-06-22)
Place of birth	Coristanco, Spain
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Málaga
Number	1
Youth career
1996–1997	Orillamar
1997–2002	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2007	Barcelona B	97	(0)
2004–2008	Barcelona	2	(0)
2007–2008	→ Racing Ferrol (loan)	0	(0)
2008–2010	Cartagena	76	(0)
2010–	Málaga	9	(0)
National team
2002	Spain U20	1	(0)
2004	Spain U21	1	(0)
2005	Spain U23	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Andrade.

Rubén Iván Martínez Andrade, simply Rubén (born 22 June 1984), is a Spanish footballer who plays for Málaga CF in La Liga, as a goalkeeper.

Football career

Born in Coristanco, Galicia, Rubén moved to FC Barcelona's youth ranks in 1997, and reached the club's reserves seven years later. As Turkey's Rüştü Reçber went on loan in 2004–05, he was handed the role of third-choice in the first team, behind Víctor Valdés and Albert Jorquera.

On 18 December 2004, he entered the pitch for Xavi Hernández after Valdés' dismissal in a 1–1 draw at Valencia CF, and kept his place for the subsequent 2–1 La Liga win against Levante UD.

After some more seasons in the B squad and an unassuming second division loan at Racing de Ferrol (no matches played, eventual relegation), Rubén was released by Barcelona, joining FC Cartagena in the third level, playing in more than 80 official matches in his first two seasons combined, promoting in the first and nearly repeating the feat in the second.

On 25 August 2010, Rubén was sold to Málaga CF, for €1.35 million. On 23 September, he made his official debut, keeping a clean sheet at Getafe CF (2–0 win). However, in late December, he fractured his right wrist in training - his second major physical ailment whilst at the club - being sidelined for the rest of the season, and prompting the Andalusians to sign another goalkeeper in the winter transfer window, as Sergio Asenjo also suffered a severe injury (knee).

Honours

Club

Barcelona

• Spanish League: 2004–05

Country

Spain U23

• Mediterranean Games: 2005

Spain U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: Runner-up 2003

External links

• Málaga official profile
• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Transfermarkt profile