Sergio Rubio

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rubio and the second or maternal family name is Ríos.

Sergio Rubio

Personal information
Full name	Sergio Rubio Ríos
Date of birth	(1956-11-27) November 27, 1956 (age 68)[1]
Place of birth	San Juan Teotihuacán, State of Mexico, Mexico
Position(s)	Mexican footballer (Defender)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1988	Cruz Azul	?	(?)
1988–1990	Guadalajara	?	(?)
Managerial career
2002–2003	Colibríes de Morelos
2004	Cruz Azul Oaxaca
2007	Atlético Celaya
2010–2011	Estudiantes de Altamira
Medal record Representing  Mexico Runner-up FIFA U-20 World Cup 1977
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sergio Rubio Ríos (born 27 November 1956) is a Mexican football manager and former defender.

Playing career

Sergio Rubio made his debut on July 31, 1977 with Cruz Azul in a match against Unión de Curtidores, where Cruz Azul fell 2-1. With Cruz Azul he was a two-time champion in the 1978-1979 and 1979-1980 seasons.

Management career

Rubio has spent his coaching career in the Liga de Ascenso. He has coached Colibríes de Morelos, including a span in 2003 where he was fired mid-Clausura,[2] re-hired two weeks later, and then fired once again three weeks after being re-hired.[3] He also coached Cruz Azul Oaxaca who are now Cruz Azul Hidalgo, Atlético Celaya who are now Club Celaya, and as of 2011 was the manager at Estudiantes de Altamira.[4]

Personal life

Rubio's sister María Eugenia played for the unofficial Mexico women's national football team in the 1970 and 1971 Women's World Cups, scoring the first goal in each tournament and a total of four across both.[5] Her short stature earned her the nickname La Peque (the short one),[6] and during his career Sergio was nicknamed El Peque.[5][2]

References

1. "Sergio Rubio Rios, Ficha Cuerpo Técnico" (in Spanish). ligamx.net.
2. "Sergio Rubio, octavo DT cesado; llega Petricevic" [Sergio Rubio eighth DT dismissed; Petricevic arrives]. El Universal. 18 March 2003. Retrieved 30 April 2023. El Peque Sergio Rubio se convirtió ayer en el octavo técnico cesado del Clausura 2003 ...
3. "La directiva de Colibríes volvió a despedir al técnico Sergio Rubio" [The Colibríes board fired coach Sergio Rubio again]. La Jornada. 23 April 2003. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
4. "Altamira busca recuperar la confianza". Milenio. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
5. Elsey, Brenda; Nadel, Joshua H. (2019). Futbolera: a history of women and sports in Latin America. University of Texas Press. p. 317. doi:10.7560/310427. ISBN 9781477318591.
6. Elsey, Brenda; Nadel, Joshua H. (2019). Futbolera: a history of women and sports in Latin America. University of Texas Press. p. 226. doi:10.7560/310427. ISBN 9781477318591.

External links

• Sergio Rubio – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)