Rubens Sambueza

Rubens Oscar Estuardo Sambueza (born 1 January 1984) is an Argentine professional footballer who captains and plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga MX club Toluca. In October 2013, he became a naturalized Mexican citizen.

His younger brother Fabian is also a professional footballer.

Club Career

River Plate

Sambueza came up through the youth-ranks at River Plate, making his debut for the first-team on 30 November 2003 in a 2–0 loss against Lanus. He was part of the team that won the Clausura 2004 title. During his time at River Plate, Sambueza played 49 games, scoring three goals.

UNAM (loan)

For the Apertura 2007-2008 tournament, Sambueza was sent on-loan to Mexico side UNAM Pumas, being presented as their number 11, which was worn by legendary player Hugo Sanchez. He debuted in the Primera Division against Guadalajara, with the match ending in a 1–1 draw. He played fourteen games in total, providing two assists and scoring two goals that season, against UANL Tigres, and most notably against Pachuca, which led UNAM to the playoffs, eventually losing in the final against Atlante F.C. The Clausura 2008 tournament saw Sambueza play sixteen matches, scoring two more goals and providing four assists. His loan with Pumas ended and was sent back to River Plate the following year.

Flamengo (loan)

In August 2008 Rubens moved, on loan, to Flamengo for a period of one year. He was assigned with the number 10 shirt, previously worn by club legend Zico, and vacant after Renato Augusto's transfer to Bayer Leverkusen. On 31 August he debuted for Flamengo as a substitute for Everton in the Fla-Flu derby, when his club and Fluminense drew 2–2 for the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A.

Estudiantes Tecos

In the summer of 2009, Sambueza moved back to Mexico, this time to play with Estudiantes Tecos. He made his Apertura debut on 2 August in a league match against Puebla

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