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'''Paul Stephen Rachubka''' (surname pronounced ''ra-HUB-ka'') (born 21 May 1981) is an [[United States|American]]-[[England|English]] professional [[Association football|football]] [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. He last played for [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]].Joined Leeds United 22nd June 2011 on a 2 year deal.
'''Paul Stephen Rachubka''' (surname pronounced ''ra-HUB-ka'') (born 21 May 1981) is an [[United States|American]]-[[England|English]] professional [[Association football|football]] [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. He last played for [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]].


Born in [[San Luis Obispo, California|San Luis Obispo]], [[California]], to an English mother and an American father, Rachubka possesses dual nationality, having moved to England with his family when he was seven years old.<ref name="bbc7709278"/><ref name="soccertimes260401">{{cite news|url=http://www.soccertimes.com/wagman/2001/apr26.htm |title=Rachubka, Ricketts and Cunningham demonstrate complexity of determining soccer nationality|last=Wagman|first=Robert|date=26 April 2001|publisher=Soccer Times|accessdate=29 August 2009}}</ref> He has represented England at [[England national under-16 football team|under-16]], [[England national under-18 football team|under-18]] and [[England national under-20 football team|under-20]] levels.
Born in [[San Luis Obispo, California|San Luis Obispo]], [[California]], to an English mother and an American father, Rachubka possesses dual nationality, having moved to England with his family when he was seven years old.<ref name="bbc7709278"/><ref name="soccertimes260401">{{cite news|url=http://www.soccertimes.com/wagman/2001/apr26.htm |title=Rachubka, Ricketts and Cunningham demonstrate complexity of determining soccer nationality|last=Wagman|first=Robert|date=26 April 2001|publisher=Soccer Times|accessdate=29 August 2009}}</ref> He has represented England at [[England national under-16 football team|under-16]], [[England national under-18 football team|under-18]] and [[England national under-20 football team|under-20]] levels.

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Paul Rachubka
Rachubka playing for Blackpool
Personal information
Full name Paul Stephen Rachubka
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1997–2000 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Manchester United 1 (0)
2001 → Royal Antwerp (loan) 1 (0)
2001–2002 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 16 (0)
2002–2004 Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
2004 → Burnley (loan) 0 (0)
2004 → Huddersfield Town (loan) 13 (0)
2004 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 4 (0)
2004 → Northampton Town (loan) 10 (0)
2004 → Huddersfield Town (loan) 3 (0)
2004–2007 Huddersfield Town 60 (0)
2006–2007 → Peterborough United (loan) 4 (0)
2007 → Blackpool (loan) 8 (0)
2007–2011 Blackpool 110 (0)
International career‡
? England U16 ? (?)
? England U18 ? (?)
1999 England U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:11, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:00, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Paul Stephen Rachubka (surname pronounced ra-HUB-ka) (born 21 May 1981) is an American-English professional football goalkeeper. He last played for Blackpool.

Born in San Luis Obispo, California, to an English mother and an American father, Rachubka possesses dual nationality, having moved to England with his family when he was seven years old.[2][3] He has represented England at under-16, under-18 and under-20 levels.

Club career

Early career at Manchester United and Charlton Athletic

Despite being born in the United States, Rachubka began his career in England, signing as a youngster with Manchester United. He only made one first-team appearance in his two years at the club. During his time there, Rachubka was loaned out to Manchester United's Belgian feeder club Royal Antwerp and to Oldham Athletic.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was willing to sell him, and when Charlton Athletic bid £200,000 it proved too good to turn down for a player who was essentially an untested goalkeeper. In his two years at Charlton, Rachubka was loaned out five times, all in 2004; firstly to Burnley in February, then from March to the end of the 2003–04 season he was at Huddersfield Town. On 6 August, at the start of the 2004–05, he was loaned out to Milton Keynes Dons for one month. He then spent October and November with Northampton Town before returning again to Huddersfield Town, for a further month, on 5 December.

Huddersfield Town

After his contract expired with the London club later in 2004, Rachubka took the option to re-sign for Huddersfield Town. He was the first-choice goalkeeper at the Galpharm Stadium until Matt Glennon was signed during the summer of 2006.

Rachubka was sent on loan to Peterborough United as cover for Mark Tyler and played four League Two matches over the Christmas and New Year period of 2006–07.

On 31 January 2007, he went on loan to Blackpool as back-up for Rhys Evans, the ninth loan move of his career.[2] He made his debut for the Seasiders on 27 February and kept a clean sheet in a 1–0 win at his former club Oldham Athletic.[4] On 2 April he was named in the Press Association's League One "Team of the Week", alongside Blackpool teammate Wes Hoolahan, for his performance in the 2–1 win over Crewe Alexandra.[5]

Also in April, Rachubka picked up an injury that kept him out of the team for six weeks.[6] Blackpool's other 'keepers, Rhys Evans and Lewis Edge, also picked up concurrent injuries, which led to then-Seasiders boss Simon Grayson bringing in Manchester City's Joe Hart on loan as an emergency stand-in.

Rachubka returned to the Blackpool first team on 13 May 2007, for the first leg of the League One play-off semi-final against Oldham Athletic. Blackpool won both legs, and Rachubka played in the final on 27 May at the newly-renovated Wembley Stadium. Blackpool won 2–0 against Yeovil Town, gaining promotion to The Championship.

Blackpool

On 5 June 2007, five days after his contract at Huddersfield expired, Blackpool signed Rachubka on a permanent two-year deal.[6] On 13 August 2007 he was named in The Championship "Team of the Week" for his performance on the opening day of the 2007–08 season, two days before, in the Seasiders' single-goal victory over Leicester City at the Walkers Stadium.[7]

Rachubka was one of two ever-present players during Blackpool's 2007–08 League season, the other being Shaun Barker. He made his 100th appearance for the Legendary Seasiders early in the 2009–10 season, in a 2–2 draw with Watford at Vicarage Road.

Following his performance in Blackpool's 2–0 win over Peterborough United on 26 September 2009 at Bloomfield Road, Rachubka was named in The Championship "Team of the Week".[8][9] On 8 December, Rachubka made his 100th League appearance for Blackpool since making the permanent switch, in a 3–0 win over Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium.

On 19 August 2010, Blackpool manager Ian Holloway confirmed that Rachubka would be out of action for some time following a knee operation.[10] As such, he was not named in Blackpool's 24-man squad for the start of their Premier League campaign the following season. Even after returning to fitness, he had to wait until January 2011, when squads to see clubs through until the end of the season were named.

On 8 January 2011, Rachubka made his first start for Blackpool in a year, against Southampton in the Third Round of the FA Cup. On 26 May 2011, Rachubka was released by Blackpool.

Club career statistics

As of 9 February 2010

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Notes

a. 1999–2000 appearance was in the World Club Championship
b. 3 league play-off appearances for Huddersfield Town in 2004 (included in 2003–04 total)
c. 2 league play-off appearances for Huddersfield Town in 2006 (included in 2005–06 total)
d. 3 league play-off appearances for Blackpool in 2007 (included in 2006–07 total)
e. All Football League Trophy results are included in totals

International career

Rachubka has represented England at under-16, under-18 and under-20 levels.[11] He was in the England under-20 squad that played at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria. He started the last game against Japan under-20s.

On 5 November 2008 Rachubka confirmed that he had inquired whether he was eligible to play international football for the United States.[2]

Honours

Huddersfield Town
Blackpool

References

  1. ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Rachubka covets international cap". BBC Sport. 5 November 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
  3. ^ Wagman, Robert (26 April 2001). "Rachubka, Ricketts and Cunningham demonstrate complexity of determining soccer nationality". Soccer Times. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Oldham 0–1 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 27 February 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  5. ^ "League One Team Of The Week (02/04/2007)" (PDF). The Football League. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  6. ^ a b "Blackpool secure Rachubka signing". bbc.co.uk. 6 June 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2007.
  7. ^ "Coca-Cola Championship Team of the Week (13/08/2007)" (PDF). The Football League. 13 August 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  8. ^ "Chubs Named In Team Of The Week". Blackpool F.C. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2009. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  9. ^ "Championship Team Of The Week (28/09/2009)" (PDF). The Football League. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
  10. ^ "LATEST @ BLOOMFIELD ROAD = 19 AUGUST". Blackpool F.C. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  11. ^ "Paul's the boy from Brazil". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. 30 January 2004. Retrieved 29 August 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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