Rubén Darío Insúa

Rubén Darío Insúa

Personal information
Full name	Rubén Darío Insúa
Date of birth	(1961-04-17) April 17, 1961
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder/striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1986	San Lorenzo	203	(38)
1986	Las Palmas
?	Estudiantes LP
?	Independiente
1991–1994	Barcelona Guayaquil
?	Deportivo Cali
1994	Quilmes
International career
1983-1984	Argentina	5	(0)
Managerial career
1997–1999	Barcelona SC
1999	Ferro Carril Oeste
2001–2003	San Lorenzo
2004	Barcelona SC
2005	Alianza Lima
2007	Wilstermann
2007–2008	Talleres
2009–2010	Deportivo Quito
2010–2011	Barcelona SC
2011–2012	Deportivo Cali
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rubén Darío Insúa (born 1961, in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine football player and currently works as a manager. The last team he managed was the Colombian team Deportivo Cali. He was its manager approximately since October 2011 to March 4, 2012. He has played for the Argentine national team a number of times. On his player days he won the nickname "el Poeta del Futbol" (the Poet of Football).

Playing career

Insúa played most of his career in the Argentine top league. He also played in Barcelona and Deportivo Cali. He had a spell with Spanish side UD Las Palmas.

Titles and awards as a player

Insúa was part of the Independiente team that won the 1988/1989 Primera.

As a player, Insúa was regarded as a swift midfielder with an excellent touch for free kicks. This quality gained him his nickname of "Poeta del Gol" (Poet of the Goal).

Managerial career

Insúa wast the coached for Ecuador's Barcelona to a national title in 1997, and the Copa Libertadores finals in 1998. He also the coach of San Lorenzo de Almagro winning the Copa Sudamericana in 2002.

Insúa coached for Ecuador's Deportivo Quito to a national title in 2009

On October 1, 2010, Insúa reached a verbal agreement with Barcelona's president Eduardo Maruri to return and coach the club that he gave the last national title in 1997. On March 25, 2011, he was fired from Barcelona and replaced with Alex Aguinaga.

Titles as a manager

Season	Club	Title
1997	Barcelona	Serie A
2002	San Lorenzo	Copa Sudamericana
2009	Deportivo Quito	Serie A

External links

• (Spanish) BDFA profile