Rubén Cuesta

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is De la Cuesta and the second or maternal family name is Vera.
Rubén Cuesta
Personal information
Full name Rubén de la Cuesta Vera
Date of birth (1981-09-11) 11 September 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Córdoba, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Séneca (youth)
Youth career
Séneca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Córdoba B
2001 Córdoba 3 (0)
2002–2004 Écija 30 (2)
2004–2006 Atlético Madrid B 60 (1)
2006–2007 Zamora 34 (6)
2007–2011 Guadalajara 124 (12)
2011–2012 Lucena 31 (1)
2012–2013 Linense 35 (3)
2013–2015 Universitario Sucre 70 (7)
2015–2016 Oriente Petrolero 17 (0)
2016 Jumilla 13 (1)
2016–2017 Real Potosí 27 (0)
2017–2018 Atlético Sanluqueño 30 (5)
2018–2019 Always Ready
Total 474 (38)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rubén de la Cuesta Vera (born 11 September 1981), known as Cuesta, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central midfielder.

He all but spent his entire professional career in the Bolivian Primera División.

Playing career

Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Cuesta appeared in three Segunda División matches with Córdoba CF's first team.[1] His debut in the competition was on 20 May 2001, as a late substitute in the 2–0 away loss against Sevilla FC.[2]

Cuesta then spent ten seasons in the Segunda División B, representing Écija Balompié, Atlético Madrid B, Zamora CF,[3] CD Guadalajara, Lucena CF and Real Balompédica Linense.[4] He then took his game to the Bolivian Primera División, where he played for Universitario de Sucre and Oriente Petrolero and won the 2014 Clausura with the former club.[5][6]

In February 2019, Cuesta retired at the age of 37 following spells with FC Jumilla (Spanish third tier), Club Real Potosí (Bolivia, top flight), Atlético Sanluqueño CF (Tercera División) and Club Always Ready (Bolivia, where he conquered the Copa Simón Bolívar and thus earned promotion).[7][4]

Coaching career

After retiring, Cuesta began working as youth manager at his first club Séneca CF.[8][9]

Personal life

Cuesta's father, Manuel (nicknamed Manolín), was also a footballer. A forward, he appeared for both Córdoba and RCD Espanyol in La Liga.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ Rubén Cuesta: “Si hablamos de cantera, el modelo que funciona es el del Séneca” (Rubén Cuesta: "If we talk about youth systems, Séneca is the model that works"); Cordópolis, 7 June 2015 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ 2–0: Paso de gigante del Sevilla hacia el ascenso, que derrotó con comodidad a un Córdoba sin ideas (2–0: Sevilla giant step towards promotion, defeating clueless Córdoba easily); ABC, 21 May 2001 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ El Zamora contrata a Rubén Cuesta, mediocentro del Atlético de Madrid B (Zamora sign Rubén Cuesta, Atlético de Madrid B central midfielder); El Norte de Castilla, 13 July 2006 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ a b Rubén Cuesta, un balono que pone fin a "un largo camino" (Rubén Cuesta, balono sees the end of a "long road"); Europa Sur, 14 February 2019 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ El Universitario de Sucre se refuerza con el español Rubén Cuesta (Universitario de Sucre bolster with Spaniard Rubén Cuesta); La Información, 30 June 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Cuesta cambia el Universitario de Sucre por el Oriente Petrolero de Bolivia (Cuesta swaps Universitario de Sucre for Bolivia's Oriente Petrolero); La Vanguardia, 22 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Rubén Cuesta, del Real Potosí de Bolivia, ficha por el Sanluqueño (Rubén Cuesta, of Bolivia's Real Potosí, signs for Sanluqueño); Andalucía Información, 28 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Rubén Cuesta anuncia su retirada (Rubén Cuesta announces his retirement); Cordópolis, 12 February 2019 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ El organigrama del Séneca CF empieza a coger forma (Séneca CF's organigram begins to take shape); Minuto 90, 3 July 2019 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Un cerebro para la Balona (A brain for Balona); Europa Sur, 4 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ Manolín Cuesta: «Le di el coñazo a mí padre hasta que creó el Séneca» (Manolín Cuesta: "I kept pestering my father until he created Séneca"); Diario Córdoba, 3 June 2016 (in Spanish)