Rodrigo Archubi

Rodrigo Archubi
Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Javier Archubi
Date of birth	June 6, 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth	Remedios de Escalada, Argentina
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Sportivo Italiano
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2008	Lanús
2007–2008	→ Olympiacos (loan)
2008–2010	River Plate
2011	Juventude
2011–2012	Kazma
2012–2014	Boca Unidos
2014–2018	Sportivo Italiano
2018–2019	Sportivo Dock Sud
International career
2005	Argentina U-20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:28, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Rodrigo Archubi (born 6 June 1985 in Remedios de Escalada) is an Argentine football winger, who last played for Sportivo Dock Sud.

Career[edit]

Archubi of Greek origin began his playing career in 2003 with Club Atlético Lanús. He made his debut in a 0–1 home defeat to Arsenal de Sarandí on 29 June 2003. He made his international club debut for the club in the 2006 Copa Sudamericana where he scored 4 goals in 6 appearances.

In 2007, he joined Greek side as a major signing, Olympiacos however he did not settle in his country of origin and returned to Argentina in January 2008 to play for River Plate.^[1] He won the Greek Super Cup in October 2007.

He made his Copa Libertadores debut in 2008 for River Plate and was part of the squad that won the Clausura 2008 tournament.

Following a 2–2 draw with Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata, Archubi failed a doping test which could have resulted in a 2-year ban from football, but he received only a 3-month suspension beginning in January 2010 as he was found to have taken "recreational drugs" (cannabis) rather than "medically prohibited drugs".^[2]^[3] Archubi was subsequently released by River Plate.^[4]

In 2011, Archubi started training in Esporte Clube Juventude, from Caxias do Sul, Brazil.

In August 2011, Archubi sign to Kuwaiti Premier League side Kazma for £500.000 for one season, he performed very well with Kazma, however had difficulty adopting to the heat and culture in Kuwait.^[5]

In 2012, he joined Argentine side Boca Unidos club from Corrientes Province.^[6]

Youth international[edit]

In 2005 Archubi was part of the Argentina Under-20 team that won the FIFA World Youth Championship.

Titles[edit]

Olympiacos

Greek Super Cup: 2007

River Plate

Argentine Primera: Clausura 2008

Argentina

FIFA World Youth Championship: 2005

References[edit]

^ cfin.com (in Spanish)^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Un caso de dóping: Archubi at Clarín (in Spanish)
^ Tres meses para Archubi at La Nación (in Spanish)
^ Mercado de Pases at Universo Futbol (in Spanish)
^ Kazma sign with Rodrigo for £500.000 alazraq.com (in Arabic)
^ Boca Unidos sumó tres refuerzos de trayectoria, entre ellos Rodrigo Archubi playfutbol.infobae.com (in Spanish)

External links[edit]

Rodrigo Archubi at Soccerway
Rodrigo Archubi – FIFA competition record (archived)
Guardian statistics
(in Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics

[1] .com (in Spanish)^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Un caso de dóping: Archubi at Clarín (in Spanish)

[3] Tres meses para Archubi at La Nación (in Spanish)

[4] Mercado de Pases at Universo Futbol (in Spanish)

[5] Kazma sign with Rodrigo for £500.000 alazraq.com (in Arabic)

[6] Boca Unidos sumó tres refuerzos de trayectoria, entre ellos Rodrigo Archubi playfutbol.infobae.com (in Spanish)

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