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(Redirected from Ruben Espinoza) Chilean footballer (born 1961)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Espinoza and the second or maternal family name is Molina.
Rubén Espinoza
Personal information
Full name Rubén Alberto Espinoza Molina
Date of birth (1961-06-01) 1 June 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Tomé, Chile
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1988 Universidad Católica 320 (24)
1989–1991 Colo-Colo 97 (13)
1991–1992 Cruz Azul 35 (1)
1992–1994 O'Higgins 69 (8)
1993 → Everton (loan) 20 (5)
1994 Unión Española 21 (4)
1995 Universidad Católica 17 (2)
1996 Richmond Kickers 9 (3)
Total 588 (60)
International career
1983–1991 Chile 30 (5)
Managerial career
2001 O'Higgins
2006 Unión San Felipe
2017 Ñublense (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rubén Alberto Espinoza Molina (born 1 June 1961) is a retired Chilean international football midfielder.

Playing career

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.

Coaching career

In 2001 he had a stint as coach of O'Higgins. In 2006 he coached Unión San Felipe in the Primera B de Chile.

In 2015 he came to Ñublense as Sport Manager, assuming as interim coach in 2017.

References

  1. Lindquist, Jerry (10 May 1996). "Espinoza is Kickers' workhorse: Player once pondered retirement". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
  2. "Historia". O'Higgins FC - El orgullo de la Región (in Spanish). O'Higgins F.C. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  3. "Con nuevas caras, la Primera B cuenta las horas para su inicio". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 3 March 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  4. "Varios fueron campeones dirigiendo: los jugadores del Colo Colo 91' que destacaron como técnicos". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2022.

External links

Chile squads
Chile squad – 1983 Copa América
Chile
Chile squad – 1987 Copa América runners-up
Chile
Chile squad – 1991 Copa América third place
Chile
Rubén Espinoza – Managerial positions
O'Higgins F.C. – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
Unión San Felipe – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
Ñublense – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
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