Isaac Jové

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jové and the second or maternal family name is Rubí.
Isaac Jové
Personal information
Full name Isaac Jové Rubí
Date of birth (1980-02-21) 21 February 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Badajoz (manager)
Youth career
San Ginés
Cartagonova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Ciudad Murcia 14 (1)
2001–2002 → Udinese (loan) 0 (0)
2003 → Logroñés (loan) 8 (0)
2003–2004 Lorca Deportiva CF 41 (3)
2004–2005 Almería 31 (2)
2005–2007 Lorca Deportiva CF 55 (4)
2007–2009 Salamanca 75 (9)
2009–2012 Murcia 98 (8)
2012–2013 Iraklis 36 (6)
2013–2014 Niki Volos 34 (10)
2014–2015 Orihuela 14 (2)
2015 CF Lorca Deportiva 4 (3)
Total 410 (48)
Managerial career
2015–2017 CF Lorca Deportiva (assistant)
2017–2019 Algar
2019 Niki Volos
2021 Veraguas
2022 Badajoz
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Isaac Jové Rubí (born 21 February 1980) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, currently a manager.

He amassed Segunda División totals of 227 matches and 20 goals over seven seasons, mainly in representation of Lorca Deportiva, Salamanca and Murcia (two years apiece).

Playing career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Jové started his career with newly created Ciudad de Murcia, winning promotion from Tercera División in 2001. Afterwards, he was loaned to Udinese Calcio in Italy, but did not appear in one single game for the club, being posteriorly loaned to CD Logroñés.[1]

Jové then played one season each with Lorca Deportiva CF in the Segunda División B and UD Almería in the Segunda División,[2] returning to the former after they promoted to the second level. He was an undisputed starter in his second year, but the Murcian side were relegated.

Subsequently, Jové stayed in his country's division two, representing UD Salamanca and Real Murcia.[3][4] He finished his professional career at the age of 34, after two seasons with as many teams in the Greek second tier.[5][6]

Coaching career

After retiring, Jové spent two years as an assistant manager at CF Lorca Deportiva.[7] On 8 June 2017, he was named head coach of amateurs CD Algar.[8]

References

  1. ^ El futuro del Murcia, en manos de veinteañeros (Murcia's future, in the hands of twenty-year-olds); La Verdad, 14 August 2020 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Los murcianos vuelven a Segunda con aspiraciones (Murcians return to Segunda with aspirations); Ideal, 3 August 2011 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ El Murcia y el Cartagena apuestan por la veteranía (Murcia and Cartagena bet on veterans); Super Deporte, 13 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Isaac Jové abandona la plantilla del Murcia tras rescindir su contrato (Isaac Jové leaves Murcia squad after terminating his contract) Archived 2019-10-02 at the Wayback Machine; La Información, 15 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Los ex unionistas Dani López e Isaac Jové se van a Grecia (Former unionistas Dani López and Isaac Jové move to Greece); La Gaceta de Salamanca, 25 September 2012 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ El sueño griego de Isaac Jové (Isaac Jové's Greek dream); La Verdad, 13 September 2019 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Isaac Jové se retira del fútbol y pasa a ser segundo entrenador del Lorca Deportiva (Isaac Jové retires from football and becomes Lorca Deportiva's assistant manager); Lorca Deportiva, 21 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ El CD Algar confía la misión de entrenador a Isaac Jové (CD Algar trust Isaac Jové with manager task); Sport Cartagena, 9 June 2017 (in Spanish)