Rubén Darío Insúa

Rubén Darío Insúa

Personal information
Full name	Rubén Darío Insúa
Date of birth	(1961-04-17) 17 April 1961
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1985	San Lorenzo	203	(38)
1985–1986	Las Palmas
1986–1988	Estudiantes LP
1988–1991	Independiente
1990–1994	Barcelona Guayaquil
1994–1995	Deportivo Cali
1995–1996	Quilmes
International career
1983–1984	Argentina	5	(0)
Managerial career
1997–1999	Barcelona SC
1999	Ferro Carril Oeste
2001–2003	San Lorenzo
2004	Barcelona SC
2005	Alianza Lima
2007	Wilstermann
2007–2008	Talleres
2009–2010	Deportivo Quito
2010–2011	Barcelona SC
2011–2012	Deportivo Cali
2012–2013	Deportivo Quito
2015	El Nacional
2016	Bolívar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rubén Darío Insúa (born 17 April 1961) is an Argentine former football player who works as a manager. The last team he managed was the Colombian team Deportivo Cali. He was the club's manager since approximately October 2011 until 4 March 2012. He has defended Argentina several times. During his playing career, he earned the nickname "el Poeta del Futbol" (the Poet of Football).

Playing career

Insúa was born in Buenos Aires. He played most of his career in the Argentine top league. He was part of the Independiente team that won the 1988–89 Primera title. He also played for Barcelona in Ecuador and Deportivo Cali in Colombia, and had a spell with Spanish side UD Las Palmas.

Style of play

As a player, Insúa was regarded as a swift midfielder with an excellent touch and a penchant for scoring from free kicks. These qualities earned him his nicknames "el Poeta del Gol" (the Poet of the Goal) and "el Poeta del Futbol" (the Poet of Football). Although he was primarily an attacking midfielder, he was also capable of playing as a striker.

Managerial career

Insúa coached for Ecuador's Barcelona to a national title in 1997, and the Copa Libertadores finals in 1998. He coached San Lorenzo de Almagro to the Copa Sudamericana 2002 title.

Insúa coached Ecuador's Deportivo Quito to the 2009 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A title.

On 1 October 2010, Insúa reached a verbal agreement with Barcelona's president Eduardo Maruri to return and coach the club that won his last national title achievement in 1997. On 25 March 2011, he was fired from Barcelona and replaced with Alex Aguinaga.

Honours

Player

Independiente

• Primera: 1988–89.

Manager

Barcelona Sporting Club

• Serie A: 1997

San Lorenzo

• Copa Sudamericana: 2002

Deportivo Quito

• Serie A: 2009

External links

• Rubén Darío Insúa at BDFA.com.ar (in Spanish)