Robert Rubčić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 November 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Rijeka, Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1984 | Rijeka | 10 | (0) |
| 1983 | → Orijent (loan) | ||
| 1984–1985 | Jedinstvo Bihać | 16 | (2) |
| 1985–1994 | Rijeka | 168 | (6) |
| 1994–1995 | HIT Gorica | 16 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | Rijeka | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1990 | Croatia | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Orijent | ||
| 2004–2005 | Crikvenica | ||
| 2008–2009 | Rijeka | ||
| 2010–2011 | Bangladesh | ||
| 2015–2016 | Istra 1961 | ||
| 2020-present | ŽNK Rijeka | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Rubčić (born 2 November 1963) is a Croatian retired footballer and manager.
Playing career
[edit]As a player, Rubčić played for HNK Rijeka for much of his career, collecting 184 league caps between 1982 and 1996. He was club's captain for 5 years, and he was also part of the unofficial Croatia national football team (since Croatia was still part of Yugoslavia at the time) in 1990. He debuted on 22 December 1990, in a friendly match against Romania, in Rijeka. He came on as a substitute in 86th minute instead of Zlatko Kranjčar. The result was 2-0 for Croatia.[1]
Managerial career
[edit]In his managerial career he led Croatian clubs NK Orijent, NK Crikvenica and HNK Rijeka,[2] he was also an assistant coach in Croatia national football team, as well as the sport director and scout in Rijeka. In September 2010 he became coach of Bangladesh. He signed a 1-year contract, becoming 14th foreigner leading the nation.[3]
He prefers fast playing with lot of running during the whole match, emphasising on the technical aspects.[4] He said that the national team will from now on play 4-2-3-1 formation, which fits the team best.[5] In the 2010 Asian Games, people had expected a lot from Robert but he couldn't stand up to the expectations of the people as Bangladesh crashed out of the Asian games, losing every game. He was sacked by Bangladesh Federation on 14 June 2011 so close to 2014 World Cup qualifier against Pakistan. He had already left Bangladesh on June 2.
He worked as sports at Istra 1961 and replaced Igor Pamić as manager in November 2015.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club statistics
[edit]| Club performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Yugoslavia | League | Yugoslav Cup | Total | |||||
| 1982-83 | NK Rijeka | Yugoslav First League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983-84 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1984-85 | NK Jedinstvo Bihać | Yugoslav Second League | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| 1985-86 | NK Rijeka | Yugoslav First League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986-87 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 1987-88 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 1988-89 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| 1989-90 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 1990-91 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Croatia | League | Croatian Cup | Total | |||||
| 1992 | NK Rijeka | Prva HNL | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| 1992-93 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 1993-94 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Slovenia | League | Slovenian Cup | Total | |||||
| 1994-95 | ND Gorica | PrvaLiga | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Croatia | League | Croatian Cup | Total | |||||
| 1995-96 | HNK Rijeka | Prva HNL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Country | Yugoslavia | 133 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 146 | 9 | |
| Slovenia | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Croatia | 66 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 80 | 1 | ||
| Total | 215 | 9 | 28 | 5 | 243 | 11 | ||
International appearances
[edit]| Croatia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
Managerial statistics
[edit]- As of 8 December 2017[8]
| Team | Tenure* | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NK Orijent | 2003 – 2004 | |||||
| NK Crikvenica | 2004 – 2005 | |||||
| HNK Rijeka | Oct 2008 – Sep 2009 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 47.37 |
| Bangladesh | Sep 2010 – Jun 2011 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33 |
| NK Istra 1961 | Oct 2015 – Jan 2016 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11.11 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ ROBERT RUBČIĆ NOVI TRENER RIJEKE! - Sportske Jutarnji (in Croatian)
- ^ Robert Rubčić na klupi Bangladeša: Ovu reprezentaciju želim dići za 30 mjesta - Sport - Index.hr
- ^ New Bangladesh Coach Robert Rubcic Full Of Ambition - Goal.com
- ^ Robertu Rubčiću 50 tisuća dolara mjesečno za klupu Bangladeša - Sport - Index.hr
- ^ Igor Pamić dobio otkaz, Robert Rubčić privremeno preuzeo prvu momčad - SportNet (in Croatian)
- ^ "Robert Rubčić statistics". HRnogomet.com. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Robert Rubčić Managerial statistics in Prva HNL". hrnogomet.com. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
External links
[edit]- Robert Rubčić at WorldFootball.net
- Robert Rubčić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Robert Rubčić at the Croatian Football Federation
- Robert Rubčić at EU-Football.info
- Profile at Prvaliga.si (in Slovene)
- Robert Rubčić at Croatian Football Statistics (archived) (in Croatian)
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rijeka
- Men's association football defenders
- Yugoslav men's footballers
- Croatian men's footballers
- Croatia men's international footballers
- HNK Rijeka players
- HNK Orijent players
- NK Jedinstvo Bihać players
- ND Gorica players
- Yugoslav First League players
- Yugoslav Second League players
- Croatian Football League players
- Slovenian PrvaLiga players
- Croatian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- Croatian football managers
- HNK Orijent managers
- HNK Rijeka managers
- Bangladesh national football team managers
- NK Istra 1961 managers
- Croatian expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Bangladesh
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh
- HNK Rijeka non-playing staff