Rubén Espinoza | |
Fullname: | Rubén Alberto Espinoza Molina |
Birth Date: | 1961 6, df=y |
Birth Place: | Tomé, Chile |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1979–1988 |
Caps1: | 320 |
Goals1: | 24 |
Years2: | 1989–1991 |
Clubs2: | Colo-Colo |
Caps2: | 97 |
Goals2: | 13 |
Years3: | 1991–1992 |
Clubs3: | Cruz Azul |
Caps3: | 35 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 1992–1994 |
Caps4: | 69 |
Goals4: | 8 |
Years5: | 1993 |
Clubs5: | → Everton (loan) |
Caps5: | 20 |
Goals5: | 5 |
Years6: | 1994 |
Clubs6: | Unión Española |
Caps6: | 21 |
Goals6: | 4 |
Years7: | 1995 |
Caps7: | 17 |
Goals7: | 2 |
Years8: | 1996 |
Clubs8: | Richmond Kickers |
Caps8: | 9 |
Goals8: | 3 |
Totalcaps: | 588 |
Totalgoals: | 60 |
Nationalyears1: | 1983–1991 |
Nationalteam1: | Chile |
Nationalcaps1: | 30 |
Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
Manageryears1: | 2001 |
Managerclubs1: | O'Higgins |
Manageryears2: | 2006 |
Managerclubs2: | Unión San Felipe |
Manageryears3: | 2017 |
Managerclubs3: | Ñublense (interim) |
Rubén Alberto Espinoza Molina (born 1 June 1961) is a retired Chilean international football midfielder.
Espinoza was capped 30 times for the Chile national team between 1983 and 1991. In 1991, he won the Libertadores de América Cup, with Colo-Colo. He made his debut for the national squad on 1983-04-28 in a friendly against Brazil.
Espinoza spent most of his career playing club football in Chile, and spent nine years with the Chile national team. He played one season with Mexican side Cruz Azul, helping the club reach the semi-finals where they lost to León. He finished his career playing in the USISL Select League for the Richmond Kickers.[1]
In 2001 he had a stint as coach of O'Higgins.[2] In 2006 he coached Unión San Felipe in the Primera B de Chile.[3]
In 2015 he came to Ñublense as Sport Manager, assuming as interim coach in 2017.[4]