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.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rubén Darío Insúa Carballo | ||
Date of birth | (1961-04-17) 17 April 1961 (age 61) | ||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club 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) |
National team | |||
1983–1984 | Argentina | 5 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1997–1999 | Barcelona SC | ||
1999 | Ferro Carril Oeste | ||
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 |
Insúa represented the Argentina national team several times. During his playing career, he earned the nickname "el Poeta del Futbol" (the Poet of Football).
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.
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.
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]
Independiente
Barcelona Sporting Club
San Lorenzo
Deportivo Quito
San Lorenzo de Almagro – current squad | |
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Current Argentine Primera División managers | |
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Argentina squad – 1983 Copa América | ||
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Copa Sudamericana winning managers | |
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