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

Robert Rubčić
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-11-02) 2 November 1963 (age 62)
Place of birth Rijeka, Yugoslavia
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1984 Rijeka 10 (0)
1983Orijent (loan)
1984–1985 Jedinstvo Bihać 16 (2)
1985–1994 Rijeka 168 (6)
1994–1995 HIT Gorica 16 (1)
1995–1996 Rijeka 5 (0)
International career
1990 Croatia 1 (0)
Managerial career
2003–2004 Orijent
2004–2005 Crikvenica
2008–2009 Rijeka
2010–2011 Bangladesh
2015–2016 Istra 1961
2020-present ŽNK Rijeka
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Rubčić played for HNK Rijeka for much of his career, collecting 183 league caps between 1982 and 1996. He was the team captain for five years, and played one match for the unofficial Croatia national football team (since Croatia was still part of Yugoslavia at the time). On 22 December 1990, in a friendly match against Romania, in his hometown of Rijeka, he came on in the 86th minute as a substitute for Zlatko Kranjčar.Croatia won the match 2–0.[1]

Managerial career

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During his managerial career, he led Croatian clubs NK Orijent, NK Crikvenica, and HNK Rijeka,[2] and also acted as the assistant coach for the Croatia national football team, as well as the sport director and scout for Rijeka. In September 2010, he took over as the head coach of Bangladesh. He signed a 1-year contract, becoming the 14th foreigner to lead the national team.[3]

As coach, he preferred fast plays with lots of running, but also emphasized technical aspects of the game.[4] His formation of choice was 4-2-3-1.[5] At the 2010 Asian Games, Bangladesh played in group E and suffered three losses, prompting the Bangladesh Federation to part ways with Rubčić on 14 June 2011.

In November 2015, he was announced as the new manager of Istra 1961, replacing Igor Pamić.[6]

Career statistics

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Club statistics

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[7]

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

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Croatia national team
YearAppsGoals
199010

Managerial statistics

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As of 8 December 2017[8]
Team Tenure* Played Won Drawn Lost %
  NK Orijent 2003 – 2004
  NK Crikvenica 2004 – 2005
  HNK Rijeka Oct 2008 – Sep 2009 3818614047.37
  Bangladesh Sep 2010 – Jun 2011 3102033.33
  NK Istra 1961 Oct 2015 – Jan 2016 9126011.11

References

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