Robert Rubčić (born 2 November 1963) is a Croatian retired footballer and manager.
Playing career Rubčić played for HNK Rijeka for much of his career, collecting 183 league caps between 1982 and 1996. He was the team captain for five years, and played one match for the unofficial Croatia national football team (since Croatia was still part of Yugoslavia at the time). On 22 December 1990, in a friendly match against Romania, in his hometown of Rijeka, he came on in the 86th minute as a substitute for Zlatko Kranjčar.Croatia won the match 2–0.
Managerial career During his managerial career, he led Croatian clubs NK Orijent, NK Crikvenica, and HNK Rijeka,ROBERT RUBČIĆ NOVI TRENER RIJEKE! - Sportske Jutarnji and also acted as the assistant coach for the Croatia national football team, as well as the sport director and scout for Rijeka. In September 2010, he took over as the head coach of Bangladesh. He signed a 1-year contract, becoming the 14th foreigner to lead the national team.Robert Rubčić na klupi Bangladeša: Ovu reprezentaciju želim dići za 30 mjesta - Sport - Index.hr
As coach, he preferred fast plays with lots of running, but also emphasized technical aspects of the game.New Bangladesh Coach Robert Rubcic Full Of Ambition - Goal.com His formation of choice was 4-2-3-1.Robertu Rubčiću 50 tisuća dolara mjesečno za klupu Bangladeša - Sport - Index.hr At the 2010 Asian Games, Bangladesh played in group E and suffered three losses, prompting the Bangladesh Federation to part ways with Rubčić on 14 June 2011.
In November 2015, he was announced as the new manager of Istra 1961, replacing Igor Pamić.Igor Pamić dobio otkaz, Robert Rubčić privremeno preuzeo prvu momčad - SportNet
Career statistics Club statistics
Club performance League Cup Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Yugoslavia League Yugoslav Cup Total1982-83NK RijekaYugoslav First League8010901983-8420--201984-85NK Jedinstvo BihaćYugoslav Second League162001621985-86NK RijekaYugoslav First League4020601986-87140401801987-88311103211988-89323103331989-90161311921990-9110110111 Croatia League Croatian Cup Total1992NK RijekaPrva HNL180312111992-93240402801993-9419060250 Slovenia League Slovenian Cup Total1994-95ND GoricaPrvaLiga16110171 Croatia League Croatian Cup Total1995-96HNK RijekaPrva HNL501060 Country Yugoslavia13381311469 Slovenia16113171 Croatia660141801Total215928524311
International appearances Croatia national teamYearAppsGoals199010
Managerial statistics
TeamTenure*PlayedWonDrawnLost% NK Orijent2003 – 2004 NK Crikvenica2004 – 2005 HNK RijekaOct 2008 – Sep 2009 BangladeshSep 2010 – Jun 2011 NK Istra 1961Oct 2015 – Jan 2016
References
External links
Profile at Prvaliga.si