Rubi (footballer)

Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia (born 1 January 1970), commonly known as Rubi, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a winger, and is a manager.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ferrer and the second or maternal family name is Sicilia.
Rubi
Rubi in 2014
Personal information
Full name Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia[1]
Date of birth (1970-01-01) 1 January 1970
Place of birth Vilassar de Mar, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Vilassar Mar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1992 Vilassar Mar
1992–1994 Manlleu 76 (9)
1994–1995 Espanyol B
1995–1996 Hospitalet 38 (9)
1996–1997 Pontevedra 30 (1)
1997–1998 Terrassa 36 (4)
Teams managed
2001–2003 Vilassar Mar
2003–2004 Hospitalet
2004–2005 Sabadell
2005–2008 Espanyol B
2008 Ibiza-Eivissa
2009–2010 Benidorm
2012–2013 Girona
2014–2015 Valladolid
2015–2016 Levante
2017 Sporting Gijón
2017–2018 Huesca
2018–2019 Espanyol
2019–2020 Betis
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Born in Vilassar de Mar, Barcelona, Catalonia, Rubi never competed in higher than Segunda División B during a nine-year senior career. He started out at local club UE Vilassar de Mar, in 1989.[2]

Rubi appeared in the promotion playoffs to Segunda División with both AEC Manlleu and Terrassa FC, falling short on both occasions. Whilst with the former, he scored in a 3–3 away draw against Extremadura CF on 29 May 1994,[3] but the team eventually finished in second position in their group.

Coaching career

Rubi began working as a coach with Vilassar de Mar, and subsequently was in charge of several Tercera División sides in his native region. He was also promoted to the third level with RCD Espanyol B, in 2006.

After a short stint with UD Ibiza-Eivissa, Rubi was appointed at Benidorm CF.[4] He left the club in the end of the campaign, after achieving a sixth-place finish in the third level.

On 8 June 2012, Rubi signed with Girona FC after having been part of the staff in previous years.[5] He took the team to the best season of their history, leading them to the fourth position in division two and being eventually knocked out in the play-offs.[6]

Rubi left Girona and joined FC Barcelona on 28 June 2013, being added to Tito Vilanova's staff.[7] On 3 June of the following year, he replaced dismissed Juan Ignacio Martínez at the helm of Real Valladolid.[8]

After failing to win promotion to La Liga in 2015 Segunda División play-offs Rubi was replaced by Gaizka Garitano on 6 July 2015.[9] On 28 October, he was appointed manager of Levante UD, taking over for sacked Lucas Alcaraz;[10] he only managed to collect seven wins until the end of the season, the side returned to the second tier after a six-year stay and he was sacked on 26 May 2016.[11]

Rubi took over at Sporting de Gijón on 18 January 2017, in the place of Abelardo.[12] In June, following their relegation, he was hired at second-tier SD Huesca.[13]

On 25 May 2018, after leading the Aragonese side to their first-ever promotion to the first division, Rubi announced he would leave the club at the end of the campaign.[14] He returned to Espanyol on 3 June, being appointed manager of the first team also in the top flight.[15]

On 6 June 2019, Rubi left Espanyol after paying his release clause,[16] and was appointed Real Betis manager just hours later.[17] He was dismissed on 21 June of the following year, with the club eight points above the relegation zone with as many games left to play.[18]

Managerial statistics
As of match updated 20 June 2020[19]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Vilassar de Mar 8 June 2001 30 June 2003 76 31 16 29 136 134 +2 040.79 [20]
Hospitalet 30 June 2003 1 July 2004 42 23 7 12 66 48 +18 054.76 [21]
Sabadell 1 July 2004 28 February 2005 25 6 10 9 27 36 −9 024.00 [22]
Espanyol B 1 July 2005 10 March 2008 108 46 30 32 172 125 +47 042.59 [23]
Ibiza-Eivissa 1 July 2008 3 November 2008 11 2 3 6 15 23 −8 018.18 [24]
Benidorm 11 June 2009 1 July 2010 38 18 10 10 68 51 +17 047.37 [25]
Girona 8 June 2012 28 June 2013 47 22 9 16 78 64 +14 046.81 [26]
Valladolid 3 June 2014 6 July 2015 48 23 12 13 71 43 +28 047.92 [27]
Levante 28 October 2015 26 May 2016 31 7 6 18 33 54 −21 022.58 [28]
Sporting Gijón 17 January 2017 10 June 2017 20 4 7 9 23 35 −12 020.00 [29]
Huesca 23 June 2017 3 June 2018 43 21 12 10 61 42 +19 048.84 [30]
Espanyol 3 June 2018 6 June 2019 44 16 13 15 57 59 −2 036.36 [31]
Betis 6 June 2019 21 June 2020 33 10 11 12 49 50 −1 030.30 [32]
Career Total 566 229 146 191 856 764 +92 040.46 —

References
  1. "Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. Gascón, Javier (28 June 2013). "Tito convence a Rubi a la tercera" [Rubi gets talked into by Tito the third time around]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  3. "Punto del Manlleu a base de casta" [Manlleu point due to heart]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 30 May 1994. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  4. Fuster, Vicente (11 June 2009). "Rubi llega al Benidorm para hacerse cargo del nuevo proyecto" [Rubi arrives at Benidorm to take over new project]. Diario Información (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  5. "Joan Francesc Ferrer 'Rubi' serà l'entrenador del Girona" [Joan Francesc Ferrer 'Rubi' will be Girona's manager]. Ara (in Catalan). 8 June 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  6. "El Girona cierra con derrota la mejor temporada en sus 83 años de historia" [Girona close best season of their 83-year history with defeat]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 22 June 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  7. "Joan Francesc Ferrer, Rubi, se incorpora al staff de Tito Vilanova" [Joan Francesc Ferrer, Rubi, added to Tito Vilanova's staff] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  8. "Rubi, nuevo entrenador del Real Valladolid" [Rubi, new manager of Real Valladolid] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  9. "Gaizka Garitano llevará el timón" [Gaizka Garitano will take the reins] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  10. "Rubi, nuevo entrenador del Levante UD" [Rubi, new manager of Levante UD] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  11. "Muchas gracias Rubi" [Thank you very much Rubi] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  12. "Rubi: "Los jugadores van a creer en lo que hacemos"" [Rubi: "The players will believe in what we do"] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  13. "El Huesca anuncia a Rubi como su nuevo entrenador" [Huesca announce Rubi as their new manager]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 June 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  14. "¡Gracias por todo Rubi!" [Thanks for everything Rubi!] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  15. "Rubi, new Espanyol's coach". RCD Espanyol. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  16. "Rubi es desvincula del RCD Espanyol de Barcelona" [Rubi cuts ties with RCD Espanyol de Barcelona] (in Catalan). 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  17. "Rubi, new Real Betis head coach". Real Betis. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  18. "Real Betis sack coach Rubi three games into La Liga resumption". BBC Sport. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  19. Rubi coach profile at Soccerway
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  21. "Tercera División (Grupo 5) 2003–04" [Tercera División (Group 5) 2003–04] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
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