| José Miguel Cubero | |
| Full Name: | José Miguel Cubero Loría |
| Birth Date: | 14 February 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Sarchí, Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | A.D. Sarchí |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthyears1: | - 2006 |
| Youthclubs1: | Herediano |
| Years1: | 2006–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Herediano |
| Caps1: | 134 |
| Goals1: | 16 |
| Years2: | 2009 |
| Clubs2: | → Puntarenas (loan) |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Blackpool |
| Caps3: | 19 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs4: | Herediano |
| Caps4: | 58 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2017 |
| Clubs5: | Alcoyano |
| Caps5: | 7 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2018–2023 |
| Clubs6: | Alajuelense |
| Caps6: | 161 |
| Goals6: | 11 |
| Years7: | 2023 |
| Clubs7: | Puntarenas |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2023 - 2024 |
| Clubs8: | Sporting San José |
| Caps8: | 7 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2024 - |
| Clubs9: | A.D. Sarchí |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2006 - 2007 |
| Nationalteam1: | Costa Rica U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2010–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Costa Rica |
| Nationalcaps2: | 54 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 18 October 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 26 March 2022 |
José Miguel Cubero Loría (born 14 February 1987) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga de Ascenso club A.D. Sarchí.[1]
Cubero was born in Sarchí. He made his professional debut for Herediano on 26 March 2006 against Santacruceña and had a spell on loan at Puntarenas in 2009. He signed a three-year contract extension with Herediano in April 2013.[2]
On 31 July 2014, Cubero signed for Championship side Blackpool on a one-year contract with the option of a further twelve months.[3] He made his Blackpool debut on 27 September in a 3–1 home defeat to Norwich City. In August 2015 it was claimed that Blackpool had snubbed an offer for Cubero from MLS club Seattle Sounders FC and that they had activated a 12-month extension to his contract.[4]
On 31 July 2017, he signed a contract with CD Alcoyano.[5]
Cubero participated in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Canada.
He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in an August 2010 friendly match against Paraguay.[6] He has represented his country in nine FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the 2011 Copa Centroamericana[7] as well as at the 2011 Copa América[8] and was a non-playing squad member at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[9]
Cubero played 54 matches with Costa Rica, scoring two goals.[10] One of those occurred during a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador, which resulted in a crucial victory for the Costa Ricans; Cubero considers it the most important goal of his career.[11] [12]
After Costa Rica defeated Greece to advance to the 2014 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals, Cubero was spotted crying profusely, while Waylon Francis tried to celebrate with him by yelling "¡Llore conmigo, papi!" ("Cry with me, daddy!"), a phrase now famous in Costa Rica.[13]
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