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For his father, see Juan Rodríguez Vega.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Rubio.
Juan Rodríguez Rubio
Personal information
Full name Juan Manuel Rodríguez Rubio
Date of birth (1968-10-19) 19 October 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Colo-Colo
Coquimbo Unido
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1987 Coquimbo Unido
1988–1990 Deportes Valdivia
1991–1993 Santiago Wanderers
1994 Municipal Talagante – (–)
1995 Deportes Melipilla 6 (0)
1995–1996 Persma Manado
1996–1997 Arema Malang (1)
1998–1999 Gombak United
1999–2000 Arema Malang
2001 PSDS Deli Serdang (1)
2002 Gelora Putra Delta (1)
2003 Persikab Bandung (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Manuel Rodríguez Rubio (born 19 October 1968), also known as Juan Rubio, is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for clubs in Chile and Indonesia.

Career

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Born in Santiago, Rodríguez Rubio is a product of both Colo-Colo and Coquimbo Unido youth systems.[1] He made his professional debut with Coquimbo Unido when his father, Juan Sr., was the coach.[2]

In Chile, he also played for Deportes Valdivia,[3] Santiago Wanderers,[4] Municipal Talagante and Deportes Melipilla[5] at all divisions, before moving to Indonesia.

In 1995, he joined Persma Manado and switched to Arema Malang in 1996, staying with the club until 2000,[6] with a stint in Singapore playing for Gombak United in 1998–99.[7] In Persma Manado, he coincided with his compatriots Rodrigo Araya and Nelson León Sánchez.[8] In Arema Malang, he coincided with Araya and León Sánchez again, in addition to his younger brother, Francisco,[9] and Julio César Moreno.[7]

He is noted for introducing the song Vamos Leones (Let's go Lions), sung by fans of Universidad de Chile, to Arema Malang fans who changed the words to Come on, come on Arema. The song later spread across Indonesia with the lyrics being changed to suit their respective clubs by Indonesian football fans.[7]

He after played for PSDS Deli Serdang,[10] Gelora Putra Delta[11] and Persikab Bandung.[1]

Personal life

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Juan and his younger brother, Francisco or Paco, who also played in Indonesian football, are the sons of the former Chile international footballer Juan Rodríguez Vega[12] and the nephews of the also former footballers Manuel and Gabriel Rodríguez Vega.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Juan RODRÍGUEZ". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Juan RODRÍGUEZ Vega". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Valdivia 1989 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  4. ^ @jumaroru (30 July 2017). "1993 habis teken kontrak baru dengan Santiago Wanderers" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 November 2022 – via Instagram.
  5. ^ "Melipilla 1995 - Segunda Division". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Jugadores - Chilenos en el Mundo". www.oocities.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  7. ^ a b c Prima, Agung. "Juan Manuel Rodriguez Rubio". Wearemania (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Buzón de Rodrigo". www.lanación.com (in Spanish). La Nación (Costa Rica). 2 November 1998. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  9. ^ @bola_90an (4 December 2017). "Trio Chile Arema" (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2022 – via Instagram.
  10. ^ Stokkermans, Karel (22 February 2013). "Indonesia 2001". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  11. ^ Istanto, Feri; Stokkermans, Karel (22 February 2013). "Indonesia 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  12. ^ Album del Recuerdo: Futbolistas Chilenos en Indonesia Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior on Facebook (in Spanish)
  13. ^ Fernández, Denís (27 October 2018). "El último guerrillero del Ballet Azul" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
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