Rubén Pérez (footballer, born 1980) explained

Rubén Pérez
Fullname:Rubén Pérez Chueca
Birth Date:7 August 1980
Birth Place:Zaragoza, Spain
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:Helios
Youthyears2:1997–1999
Youthclubs2:Stadium Casablanca
Years1:1999–2000
Years2:2000–2002
Years3:2002–2004
Years4:2004–2006
Years5:2006–2014
Years6:2014
Years7:2014–2015
Years8:2015
Clubs1:Figueruelas
Clubs2:Huesca
Clubs3:Alavés B
Clubs4:Badajoz
Clubs5:Gimnàstic
Clubs6:Huesca
Clubs7:Torreforta
Clubs8:Reus
Caps1:14
Caps2:33
Caps3:68
Caps4:50
Caps5:239
Caps6:12
Caps7:16
Caps8:0
Totalcaps:432
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Goals5:0
Goals6:0
Goals7:0
Goals8:0
Totalgoals:0

Rubén Pérez Chueca (born 7 August 1980) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He spent most of his career with Gimnàstic, representing the club in all three major levels of Spanish football and appearing in 241 competitive matches in eight years.[1]

Club career

Born in Zaragoza, Aragon, Pérez began his career with CF Figueruelas in the Segunda División B, moving to Tercera División with neighbouring SD Huesca in the summer of 2000 and achieving promotion to the former in his first season. He continued competing at that level the following years, with Deportivo Alavés B and CD Badajoz.[2]

In January 2006, Pérez signed with Gimnàstic de Tarragona of Segunda División, playing his first game with the Catalan team on 26 February against Lorca Deportiva CF.[3] He appeared in a further 16 matches as the campaign ended in promotion.[4]

In 2006–07, Pérez battled with Albano Bizzarri for first-choice status, making his La Liga debut on 28 October 2006 in a 1–3 home loss to Real Madrid.[5] Both players ended the season with roughly the same number of appearances, and Nàstic returned to where they had come from in June.[4]

Pérez played second-fiddle to loanee Roberto in the 2007–08 season, but regained his starting position subsequently, with relegation to the third division befalling in 2012.[4] In July of that year, he renewed his contract for two more seasons with the option to a third.[6]

On 31 January 2014, after being left out of the squad for the campaign, Pérez cut ties with Gimnàstic[7] and moved to fellow third-tier SD Huesca on 3 February.[8] He left the latter club in May,[9] and joined amateurs CDC Torreforta in August, where he was used as a centre-back.[10]

On 28 January 2015, Pérez returned to the goal and the third division, signing for CF Reus Deportiu.[11]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sportcartagena.es/articulo/todo-futbol/nastic-homenajea-exjugadores-mas-200-actuaciones-pani-ellos/20150430003600038915.html El Nástic homenajea a sus exjugadores con más de 200 actuaciones, Pani entre ellos (Nástic honour their former players with more than 200 appearances, Pani included)
  2. https://www.hoy.es/pg060316/prensa/noticias/Deportes/200603/16/HOY-DEP-257.html El Badajoz y Rubén Pérez, dos trayectorias opuestas (Badajoz and Rubén Pérez, two opposite paths)
  3. http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/2006/02/27/pagina-32/806849/pdf.html El Nástic entra en ascenso (Nástic enter promotion zone)
  4. https://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/2017/08/24/nastic/820308-que-fue-de-ruben-perez-chueca.html ¿Qué fue de Rubén Pérez Chueca? (What happened to Rubén Pérez Chueca?)
  5. http://espnfc.com/uk/en/report/204975/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5739 Gimnastic de Tarragona 1–3 Real Madrid
  6. http://www.gimnasticdetarragona.com/cat2/es/act-noticia.php?id=4857 Ruben Pérez renueva su contrato con el Nàstic (Rubén Pérez renews his contract with Nàstic)
  7. http://www.gimnasticdetarragona.com/cat2/act-noticia.php?id=5710 El Nàstic rescindeix el contracte de Rubén Pérez (Nàstic terminate the contract of Rubén Pérez)
  8. http://www.heraldo.es/noticias/deportes/futbol/2014/02/03/el_huesca_ficha_portero_zaragozano_ruben_perez_268766_1101028.html El Huesca ficha al portero zaragozano Rubén Pérez (Huesca sign Zaragoza-born goalkeeper Rubén Pérez)
  9. http://www.diariodelaltoaragon.es/Deportes/NoticiasDetalle.aspx?Id=873709 Rubén Pérez y Tariq quedan desvinculados del Huesca (Rubén Pérez and Tariq cut ties with Huesca)
  10. http://as.com/videos/2014/10/20/portada/1413835686_408839.html La curiosa historia de Rubén Pérez, de portero a central (The curious story of Rubén Pérez, from goalkeeper to stopper)
  11. http://www.diaridetarragona.com/deportes/36808/cf-reus-ruben-perez-vuelve-bajo-palos CF Reus: Rubén Pérez vuelve bajo palos (CF Reus: Rubén Pérez again between the posts)