Rubén Darío Insúa

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Rubén Darío Insúa
Insúa in 2015
Personal information
Full name Rubén Darío Insúa Carballo
Date of birth (1961-04-17) 17 April 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
San Lorenzo (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1985 San Lorenzo 203 (38)
1985–1986 Las Palmas 10 (4)
1986–1988 Estudiantes LP 69 (11)
1988–1991 Independiente 87 (23)
1990–1994 Barcelona SC 80 (30)
1994–1995 Deportivo Cali
1995–1996 Quilmes 7 (2)
International career
1983–1984 Argentina 5 (0)
Managerial career
1997–1999 Barcelona SC
1999 Ferro Carril Oeste
2000 Barcelona SC
2002–2003 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
2019–2020 LDU Portoviejo
2021 Binacional
2022– San Lorenzo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rubén Darío Insúa Carballo (born 17 April 1961) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played mainly as an attacking midfielder. He is the current manager of San Lorenzo.

Insúa represented the Argentina national team several times. During his playing career, he earned the nickname "el Poeta del Futbol" (the Poet of Football).

Playing career[edit]

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[edit]

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 Goal Poet) and "el Poeta del Futbol" (the Football Poet). Although he was primarily an attacking midfielder, he was also capable of playing as a striker.

Managerial career[edit]

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.[1] On 25 March 2011, he was fired from Barcelona and replaced with Alex Aguinaga.

Insúa was Deportivo Cali's manager since approximately October 2011[2] until 4 March 2012.[3]

Managerial statistics[edit]

As of match played 16 March 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Barcelona SC Ecuador 1 January 1997 31 December 1998 72 32 23 17 127 81 +46 044.44
Ferro Carril Oeste Argentina 1 January 1999 31 December 1999 5 0 1 4 3 13 −10 000.00
Barcelona SC Ecuador 1 January 2000 31 December 2000 44 15 15 14 60 55 +5 034.09
San Lorenzo Argentina 1 July 2002 16 July 2003 46 20 12 14 75 60 +15 043.48
Barcelona SC Ecuador 1 January 2004 31 December 2004 26 14 6 6 44 21 +23 053.85
Alianza Lima Peru 1 January 2005 12 May 2005 17 4 8 5 27 23 +4 023.53
Jorge Wilstermann Bolivia 1 January 2007 30 June 2007 22 10 5 7 29 23 +6 045.45
Talleres Argentina 1 July 2007 1 March 2008 12 4 2 6 19 25 −6 033.33
Deportivo Quito Ecuador 18 December 2008 12 August 2010 83 37 18 28 91 83 +8 044.58
Barcelona SC 2 October 2010 25 March 2011 21 5 9 7 19 24 −5 023.81
Deportivo Cali Colombia 1 October 2011 5 March 2012 18 5 5 8 14 21 −7 027.78
Deportivo Quito Ecuador 1 August 2012 31 December 2013 67 29 20 18 85 79 +6 043.28
El Nacional 29 May 2015 26 October 2015 19 7 3 9 18 25 −7 036.84
Bolívar Bolivia 1 January 2016 25 April 2016 20 5 8 7 29 29 +0 025.00
LDU Portoviejo Ecuador 4 February 2019 6 November 2020 61 19 23 19 79 74 +5 031.15
Binacional Peru 7 April 2021 9 May 2021 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 000.00
San Lorenzo Argentina 18 May 2022 present 94 36 41 17 92 66 +26 038.30
Total 630 242 200 188 813 707 +106 038.41

Honours[edit]

Player[edit]

San Lorenzo

Independiente

Barcelona Sporting Club

Manager[edit]

Barcelona Sporting Club

San Lorenzo

Deportivo Quito

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Barcelona Sporting Club".
  2. ^ Insúa appointed as new Deportivo Cali manager
  3. ^ Sale Insúa y llega Comesaña al Deportivo Cali

External links[edit]