Robert Rubčić

Robert Rubčić (born 2 November 1963) is a Croatian former footballer and manager.

Robert Rubčić
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-11-02) 2 November 1963
Place of birth Rijeka, Yugoslavia
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1984 Rijeka 10 (0)
1983 → Orijent (loan)
1984–1985 Jedinstvo Bihać 16 (2)
1985–1994 Rijeka 168 (6)
1994–1995 HIT Gorica 16 (1)
1995–1996 Rijeka 5 (0)
National team
1990 Croatia 1 (0)
Teams managed
2003–2004 Orijent
2004–2005 NK Crikvenica
2008–2009 Rijeka
2010–2011 Bangladesh
2015–2016 Istra 1961
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

As a player, Rubčić played for HNK Rijeka for much of his career, collecting 184 league caps between 1982 and 1996. He was club's captain for 5 years, and he was also part of the first Croatian national football team after independence, in 1990. He debuted on 22 December 1990, in a friendly match against Romania, in Rijeka. He came on as a substitute in 86th minute instead of Zlatko Kranjčar. The result was 2-0 for Croatia.

Managerial career

In his managerial career he led Croatian clubs NK Orijent, NK Crikvenica and HNK Rijeka, he was also an assistant coach in Croatian national football team, as well as the sport director and scout in Rijeka. In September 2010 he became coach of Bangladesh. He signed a 1-year contract, becoming 14th foreigner leading the nation.[1]

He prefers fast playing with lot of running during the whole match, emphasising on the technical aspects.[2] He said that the national team will from now on play 4-2-3-1 formation, which fits the team best.[3] In the 2010 Asian Games, people had expected a lot from Robert but he couldn't stand up to the expectations of the people as Bangladesh crashed out of the Asian games, losing every game. He was sacked by Bangladesh Federation on 14 June 2011 so close to 2014 World Cup qualifier against Pakistan. He had already left Bangladesh on June 2.

Career statistics

Club statistics

[4]

Club performance League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Yugoslavia League Yugoslav Cup Total
1982-83NK RijekaYugoslav First League801090
1983-8420--20
1984-85NK Jedinstvo BihaćYugoslav Second League16200162
1985-86NK RijekaYugoslav First League402060
1986-8714040180
1987-8831110321
1988-8932310333
1989-9016131192
1990-9110110111
Croatia League Croatian Cup Total
1992NK RijekaPrva HNL18031211
1992-9324040280
1993-9419060250
Slovenia League Slovenian Cup Total
1994-95ND GoricaPrvaLiga16110171
Croatia League Croatian Cup Total
1995-96HNK RijekaPrva HNL501060
CountryYugoslavia 13381311469
Slovenia 16113171
Croatia 660141801
Total 215928524311

International appearances
Croatia national team
YearAppsGoals
199010

Managerial statistics
As of 8 December 2017[5]
Team Tenure* Played Won Drawn Lost %
  NK Orijent 2003 – 2004
  NK Crikvenica 2004 – 2005
  HNK Rijeka Oct 2008 – Sep 2009 38 18 6 14 047.37
  Bangladesh Sep 2010 – Jun 2011 3 1 0 2 033.33
  NK Istra 1961 Oct 2015 – Jan 2016 9 1 2 6 011.11

References
  1. Robert Rubčić na klupi Bangladeša: Ovu reprezentaciju želim dići za 30 mjesta - Sport - Index.hr
  2. New Bangladesh Coach Robert Rubcic Full Of Ambition - Goal.com
  3. Robertu Rubčiću 50 tisuća dolara mjesečno za klupu Bangladeša - Sport - Index.hr
  4. "Robert Rubčić statistics". HRnogomet.com. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  5. "Robert Rubčić Managerial statistics in Prva HNL". hrnogomet.com. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
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