Rubens (footballer, born 1928) explained

Rubens
Fullname:Rubens Josué da Costa
Birth Date:24 November 1928
Birth Place:São Paulo, Brazil
Death Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position:Attacking midfielder, Forward
Youthyears1:1945–1947
Youthclubs1:Ypiranga
Years1:1947–1950
Years2:1951
Years3:1951–1957
Years4:1956–1957
Years5:1957–1959
Years6:1960–1963
Clubs1:Ypiranga[1]
Clubs2:Portuguesa Desportos[2]
Clubs3:Flamengo
Clubs4:Santa Cruz[3] (loan)
Clubs5:Vasco da Gama[4]
Clubs6:APEA Prudentina
Caps1:67
Goals1:25
Caps2:6
Goals2:1
Caps3:77
Goals3:43
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Caps5:42
Goals5:16
Nationalyears1:1952–1954
Nationalteam1:Brazil
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Rubens Josué da Costa (24 November 1928  - 31 May 1991) was a Brazilian football player. He was included in the Brazil national football team at the 1954 FIFA World Cup finals.

Rubens played club football for Ypiranga-SP, Flamengo, Vasco da Gama, Portuguesa Desportos, Santa Cruz-PE, and Prudentina, winning the Campeonato Carioca in 1953, 1954 and 1955 with Flamengo and in 1958 with Vasco da Gama.[5]

Honours

Flamengo

1953, 1954, 1955

Vasco da Gama

1958

1958

Brazil

1952

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estadao.com.br - Acervo. Acervo Estadão. pt-BR.
  2. Web site: Estadao.com.br - Acervo. Acervo Estadão. pt-BR.
  3. http://cacellain.com.br/blog/?p=91873 História do Futebol
  4. Web site: Acervo histórico . Acervo O Globo. . pt.
  5. Web site: Folha Online. Especial - 2006 - Copa. Portuguese. 2005-12-09.