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| birth_place = Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union20220111df=yes}}| death_place =| height = 1.74 m| position = Left midfielder| youthyears1 = –1996| youthclubs1 = FK Auda| years1 = 1996| clubs1 = FK Auda| caps1 = 0| goals1 = 0| years2 = 1997Östers IF>Östers| caps2 = 11| goals2 = 0 | years3 = 1998–2000Skonto FC>Skonto| caps3 = 67| goals3 = 14 | years4 = 2000–2003Crystal Palace F.C.>Crystal Palace| caps4 = 31| goals4 = 0| years5 = 2003FC Spartak Moscow>Spartak Moscow| caps5 = 0| goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2003–2004FC Shinnik Yaroslavl>Shinnik Yaroslavl| caps6 = 51| goals6 = 4 | years7 = 2005–2007FC Spartak Moscow>Spartak Moscow| caps7 = 5| goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2006FC Shinnik Yaroslavl>Shinnik Yaroslavl (loan)| caps8 = 13| goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2007FK Liepājas Metalurgs>Liepājas Metalurgs (loan)| caps9 = 18| goals9 = 1 | years10 = 2008–2010FC Inter Baku>Inter Baku| caps10 = 49| goals10 = 9 | years11 = 2010–2011FK Qarabağ>Qarabağ| caps11 = 12| goals11 = 0| years12 = 2011–2012| clubs12 = Simurq PFC| caps12 = 18| goals12 = 1| nationalyears1 = 1998–2011Latvia national football team>Latvia| nationalcaps1 = 117| nationalgoals1 = 9| manageryears1 = 2014–2016| managerclubs1 = FK Ogre (assistant)| manageryears2 = 2019| managerclubs2 = FK Auda | manageryears3 = 2022FK Spartaks Jūrmala>Spartaks Jūrmala (assistant)}}Andrejs Rubins (26 November 1978 – 1 August 2022) was a Latvian professional footballer who played as a left midfielder. He was a member of the Latvia national team. Rubins worked as a football manager.

Club career

Born in Riga, Rubins started his career in 1996 at FK Auda in the Latvian 2nd Division. The following year he moved to Sweden with Östers, where he made eleven league appearances, before moving back to Latvia in 1998 to play for Skonto Riga. He played there for the next three seasons, and managed to win three consecutive league titles in a row. He also won the Latvian Cup twice. All in all, over those three seasons he helped his team, scoring 14 goals in 67 league matches.In 2000, Rubins moved to England, joining English Football League First Division club Crystal Palace. He made just 31 appearances in three seasons at the club, but still managed to impress, scoring twice in the League Cup against Leicester CityWEB,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/worthington_cup/1000823.stm, Leicester 0–3 Crystal Palace, BBC Sport, 1 November 2000, 6 January 2010, and Liverpool.WEB,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/worthington_cup/1108439.stm, Palace leave Liverpool red-faced, BBC Sport, 10 January 2001, 6 January 2010, In December 2002, Rubins moved to Russia, initially to play for Spartak Moscow in the Russian Premier League on a free transfer.NEWS, Rubins wings his way to Spartak, UEFA, 10 December 2002,www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=46024.html, 3 February 2008,www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind%3D2/newsid%3D46024.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20080309212047www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind%3D2/newsid%3D46024.html,">web.archive.org/web/20080309212047www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind%3D2/newsid%3D46024.html, 9 March 2008, live, However, three months later, without playing a game, he moved to Shinnik Yaroslavl,NEWS, Trio strengthen Spartak ranks, UEFA, 12 March 2003,www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=58413.html, 3 February 2008,www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind%3D2/newsid%3D58413.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20080309212053www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind%3D2/newsid%3D58413.html,">web.archive.org/web/20080309212053www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind%3D2/newsid%3D58413.html, 9 March 2008, live, where he played 51 games in two seasons, scoring 4 times. In January 2005, Rubins signed a four-year contract with Spartak Moscow, who were then managed by Latvian manager Aleksandrs Starkovs.NEWS, Rubins ready for Spartak, UEFA, 5 January 2005,www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=271586.html, 3 February 2008,www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind%3D2/newsid%3D271586.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20080309212002www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind%3D2/newsid%3D271586.html,">web.archive.org/web/20080309212002www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind%3D2/newsid%3D271586.html, 9 March 2008, live, After struggling to settle, he made just five appearances, and the club sent him on loan back to Shinnik Yaroslavl in January 2006 for 12 months.NEWS, Basinas makes Mallorca move, UEFA, 20 January 2006,www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=386999.html, 3 February 2008,www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind%3D2/newsid%3D386999.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20080309212007www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind%3D2/newsid%3D386999.html,">web.archive.org/web/20080309212007www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind%3D2/newsid%3D386999.html, 9 March 2008, live, In June 2007, he was linked with another loan move, this time with English Football League Championship club Blackpool,NEWS, Pool target Spartak Moscow player, Blackpool Gazette, 28 June 2007,www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/Pool-target-Spartak-Moscow-player.2988413.jp, 3 February 2008,www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/Pool-target-Spartak-Moscow-player.2988413.jp," title="web.archive.org/web/20080309195549www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/Pool-target-Spartak-Moscow-player.2988413.jp,">web.archive.org/web/20080309195549www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/Pool-target-Spartak-Moscow-player.2988413.jp, 9 March 2008, dead, but he eventually went on loan to the Latvian Higher League club Liepājas Metalurgs on 27 July for six months.NEWS, Metalurgs bring Rubins home, UEFA, 5 January 2005,www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/news/kind=1/newsid=564967.html, 3 February 2008,www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/news/kind%3D1/newsid%3D564967.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20080309211841www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/news/kind%3D1/newsid%3D564967.html,">web.archive.org/web/20080309211841www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/news/kind%3D1/newsid%3D564967.html, 9 March 2008, live, He was released by Metalurgs together with his international team-mate Imants Bleidelis after half-season for unexplained reasons. Bleidelis retired from professional football then, but Rubins signed a contract with the Azerbaijan Premier League club Inter Baku in August 2008.WEB,www.tvnet.lv/sports/futbols/29154-rubins_paraksta_ligumu_ar_baku_inter, Rubins paraksta lÄ«gumu ar Baku Inter, 19 June 2008, He spent two successful seasons there, becoming a vital starting eleven player for the club, scoring nine goals in 49 league games. Rubins also managed to become the champion of Azerbaijan in the 2009–10 with Inter.WEB,www.efutbols.lv/news/item/631_Rubins_un_Karlsons_-_Azerbaid%C5%BE%C4%81nas_%C4%8Dempioni, Ziņas - Rubins un Karlsons - Azerbaidžānas čempioni, www.efutbols.lv, 6 June 2022,www.efutbols.lv/news/item/631_Rubins_un_Karlsons_-_Azerbaid%C5%BE%C4%81nas_%C4%8Dempioni," title="archive.today/20120731120152www.efutbols.lv/news/item/631_Rubins_un_Karlsons_-_Azerbaid%C5%BE%C4%81nas_%C4%8Dempioni,">archive.today/20120731120152www.efutbols.lv/news/item/631_Rubins_un_Karlsons_-_Azerbaid%C5%BE%C4%81nas_%C4%8Dempioni, 31 July 2012, dead, He started the 2010–11 season with another Azerbaijan Premier League club QarabaÄŸ from Aghdam, joining on a two-year contract on a free transfer.WEB,sportacentrs.com/futbols/legionari/21072010-rubins_pariet_uz_karabakh, Rubins pāriet uz “Karabakh”, 21 July 2010, Rubins suffered several injuries that caused limited game time, and he only managed to appear in 12 league games and was released at the end of the season. In 2011, he was signed by Azerbaijan Premier League club Simurq PFC.WEB,parsportu.lv/articles/3/53851/, Pie Jurana spÄ“lÄ“s Rubins un Grebis, parsportu.lv, 6 June 2022,parsportu.lv/articles/3/53851/," title="archive.today/20120716054222parsportu.lv/articles/3/53851/,">archive.today/20120716054222parsportu.lv/articles/3/53851/, 16 July 2012, dead, Rubins scored one goal in 18 matches for the club, and in July 2012 he was released.Struggling with a long-term hip injury, Rubins announced his retirement from professional football on 13 March 2013, saying: “If I cannot play for 100%, that’s not worth it.”

International career

Rubins made his international debut for the Latvia national team on 10 November 1998 in a friendly match 3–0 loss against Tunisia.WEB,www.lff.lv/lv/aizlase/speletaji/rubins/, Latvijas Futbola federācija, With 117 international caps he is the second most capped player in the history of Latvia national team, 50 matches short of Vitālijs Astafjevs.WEB,www.lff.lv/lv/aizlase/speletaji/, Latvijas Nacionalā izlase / Latvian national team, 9 December 2011, dead,www.lff.lv/lv/aizlase/speletaji/," title="web.archive.org/web/20080212161912www.lff.lv/lv/aizlase/speletaji/,">web.archive.org/web/20080212161912www.lff.lv/lv/aizlase/speletaji/, 12 February 2008, Rubins also participated at the EURO 2004 in Portugal.

Coaching career

After his retirement Rubins started coaching children and youngsters in IkÅ¡Ä·ile.WEB,sportacentrs.com/futbols/latvijas_izlase/13032013-rubins_beidz_futbolista_karjeru, Rubins: “Ja nevaru spÄ“lÄ“t par simts procentiem, tad nav vÄ“rts”, 13 March 2013, Prior to the 2014 Latvian First League season Rubins was appointed the assistant manager of FK Ogre.WEB,sportacentrs.com/futbols/1_liga/31032014-prohorenkovs_un_rubins_trenes_1_ligas_jau?is_mobile=0, Prohorenkovs un Rubins trenÄ“s 1.lÄ«gas jaunpienācÄ“ju “Ogri”, 31 March 2014, As of 2022 he was an assistant coach to FK Spartaks JÅ«rmala.WEB, Pāragri mūžībā aizsaukts Andrejs Rubins, Andrejs Rubins died too soon,www.fkspartaks.lv/coaching-staff, FK Spartaks JÅ«rmala, 3 August 2022, 3 August 2022,

Death

Rubins died on 1 August 2022,WEB,www.delfi.lv/a/54612154, Atvadīšanās no Andreja Rubina notiks 9. augustā, Sports, Delfi, delfi.lv, 2022-08-09, 2022-08-05, lv, the Latvian Football Federation announced his death on 3 August.WEB, Pāragri mūžībā aizsaukts Andrejs Rubins,lff.lv/zinas/14208/paragri-muziba-aizsaukts-andrejs-rubins/, Latvijas Futbola federācija, 3 August 2022, lv, 3 August 2022,

Career statistics

{{updated|26 September 2013}}{| class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center“|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition!rowspan=“2“|Club!rowspan=“2“|Season!colspan=“3“|League!colspan=“2“|National cup!colspan=“2“|League cup!colspan=“2“|Continental!colspan=“2“|Total!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!GoalsCrystal Palace 2000–01 Crystal Palace F.C. season>2000–01{{Soccerbase season2000}}Football League First Division–2722001–02 Crystal Palace F.C. season>2001–02{{Soccerbase season2001}}–802002–03 Crystal Palace F.C. season>2002–03{{Soccerbase season2002}}–20!colspan=“2“|Total!31!!0!!2!!0!!4!!2!!0!!0!!37!!2Inter Baku2008–09 Azerbaijan Premier League>2008–09PREMIER LEAGUE STATS 2008/09 >URL=HTTP://WWW.PFL.AZ/UPLOAD/ARXIV/200809/OYUNCUSTATS200809.PDF ACCESSDATE=26 SEPTEMBER 2013 ARCHIVEURL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20140211091820/HTTP://WWW.PFL.AZ/UPLOAD/ARXIV/200809/OYUNCUSTATS200809.PDF, 11 February 2014, Azerbaijan Premier League|62009–10 Azerbaijan Premier League>2009–10PREMIER LEAGUE STATS 2009/10 >URL=HTTP://WWW.PFL.AZ/UPLOAD/ARXIV/200910/OYUNCUSTATS200910.PDF ACCESSDATE=26 SEPTEMBER 2013 ARCHIVEURL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20120809180019/HTTP://WWW.PFL.AZ/UPLOAD/ARXIV/200910/OYUNCUSTATS200910.PDF, 9 August 2012, |3!colspan=“2“|Total!49!!9!!!!!!!!!!2!!0!!51!!9FK QarabaÄŸ>QarabaÄŸ2010–11 Azerbaijan Premier League>2010–11PREMIER LEAGUE STATS 2010/11 >URL=HTTP://WWW.PFL.AZ/UPLOAD/ARXIV/201011/OYUNCUSTATS201011.PDF ACCESSDATE=26 SEPTEMBER 2013 ARCHIVEURL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20130708090422/HTTP://WWW.PFL.AZ/UPLOAD/ARXIV/201011/OYUNCUSTATS201011.PDF, 8 July 2013, |Azerbaijan Premier League|0Simurq PFC>Simurq2011–12 Azerbaijan Premier League>2011–12PREMIER LEAGUE STATS 2011/12 >URL=HTTP://WWW.PFL.AZ/UPLOAD/ARXIV/201112/OYUNCUSTATS201112.PDF ACCESSDATE=26 SEPTEMBER 2013 ARCHIVEURL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20131017180225/HTTP://WWW.PFL.AZ/UPLOAD/ARXIV/201112/OYUNCUSTATS201112.PDF, 17 October 2013, |Azerbaijan Premier League-191!colspan=“3“|Career total!110!!10!!4!!0!!4!!2!!6!!0!!124!!12

Honours

Skonto

• VirslÄ«ga: 1998, 1999, 2000
• Latvian Cup: 1998, 2000; runners-up 1999

Spartak Moscow

• Russian Premier League runners-up: 2005

Liepājas Metalurgs

• VirslÄ«ga runners-up: 2007
• Baltic League: 2007

Inter Baku

• Azerbaijan Premier League 2009–10; runners-up 2008–09

Latvia

• Baltic Cup: 2001, 2003

See also

• List of men’s footballers with 100 or more international caps

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

• {{Soccerbase}}
• {{NFT|3741}}
• Andrejs Rubins at Latvian Football Federation {{in lang|lv}}

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