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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1967-04-28)28 April 1967 (age 58) | ||
| Place of birth | Muggia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1988 | Pievigina | 25 | (10) |
| 1988–1989 | Pergocrema | 30 | (11) |
| 1989–1992 | Fano | 88 | (25) |
| 1992–1997 | Cesena | 166 | (74) |
| 1997–2001 | Brescia | 129 | (75) |
| 2001–2003 | Piacenza | 60 | (38) |
| 2003 | Ancona | 9 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Perugia | 13 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | Mantova | 23 | (7) |
| 2005 | Calcio Chiari | 7 | (9) |
| 2005–2006 | Rodengo Saiano | 18 | (9) |
| 2006–2009 | Cortefranca | 64 | (58) |
| 2009–2010 | ASD Castel Mella | 14 | (16) |
| 2010–2011 | Cavenago | 6 | (2) |
| Total | 646 | (337) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dario Hübner (Italian pronunciation:[ˈdaːrjoˈubner];German:[ˈhyːbnɐ]; born 28 April 1967) is an Italian former professionalfootballer. NicknamedIl Bisonte ("The Bison"),[1] he scored over 300 goals throughout his career, only playing in the higher divisions towards the end of his career. Hübner became the oldest player to win theSerie A top scorer award, which he managed during the2001–02 Serie A season at the age of 35; this record was later broken byLuca Toni in 2015, who won the award at the age of 38.
An opportunisticforward with an eye for goal, and an accurate finisher (with both his head and feet) andpenalty taker, he was, however, questioned for his work-rate and behaviour at times. 38 of Hübner's career goals came from penalties, whilst he was sent off ten times throughout his career, also receiving 36 yellow cards.[2][3][4][5]
Born inMuggia,Province of Trieste, Hübner started his career in 1987–88 atPievigina, inInterregionale, scoring ten goals. He later also played inPergocrema (1988–89),Fano (1989–92) inSerie C, andCesena (1992–97), inSerie B.[1]
Following Cesena's relegation to Serie C in 1997, Hübner moved to newly promotedSerie A sideBrescia, making his debut in the top Italian division in his thirties. On his debut, he scored his first goal in Serie A, againstInter at theSan Siro Stadium, from anAndrea Pirlo assist, and on his second appearance, he scored a hat-trick againstSampdoria.[1] Notwithstanding his impressive tally of 16 goals, Brescia were relegated toSerie B the following season, although he was later named the club'scaptain and main penalty taker, and helped the side to re-gain promotion to Serie A, scoring 21 goals during the1999–2000 Serie B season.[1] During the2000–01 season, he played alongside attacking midfieldplaymakerRoberto Baggio, the team's new captain, under coachCarlo Mazzone, while he also faced competition as the starting striker fromIgli Tare, who had a higher work-rate than Hübner. Alongside Baggio, Hübner was extremely prolific, as he scored 17 goals, helping the club to qualify for the2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup.
After joining newly promoted Serie A clubPiacenza in 2001, for 6 billion Lit.,[4] Dario consistently battled for the title of top scorer in Serie A (capocannonieri), coming 1st alongsideDavid Trezeguet in the2001–02 season, at 35 years old, with 24 goals, and 7th in2002–03 season with 14 goals. Along withIgor Protti, Hübner is the only player to have won the top scoring titles inSerie A,Serie B, andSerie C1 (winning the Serie B top scorer title during the1995–96 season withCesena, scoring 22 goals, and the Serie C1, Girone A top scorer title during the 1991–92 season withFano, scoring 14 goals).[6] He is currently Piacenza's all-time Serie A top scorer.[7]
After his time with Piacenza, he later played forAncona during the first half of the2003–04 Serie A season, although he was unable score or help the club avoid the relegation zone, and subsequently moved to Serie A clubPerugia (2004), where he was also unsuccessful in helping the club to avoid relegation. He later moved on to play forMantova inSerie C1 (2004–05).
In September 2005 he left professional football and signed forChiari ofSerie D, which he left two months later to joinRodengo Saiano, another Serie D club (2005–06).
In 2007–08 season, he played forOrsa Corte Franca of Eccellenza (2006–09), also later playing with Castel Mella (2009–10) and Cavenago (2010–11), before retiring and working as acoach.
Hübner is of German heritage on his father's side; his paternal grandfather was fromFrankfurt, but he later moved to Trieste.[1] However, although his grandfather was German, Dario Hübner does not speak theGerman language fluently.
He was nicknamedBisonte (Bison).[1]
In 2015, he featured in a music video, "L'estate di Hubner", by the band Toromeccanica. He was also referenced in the 2018 song "Hübner" by singer-songwriterCalcutta.[8]
He used to be an avid smoker, smoking more than 20 cigarettes per day, even on the bench during his time at Brescia,[9] and was also known for drinkinggrappa.[4][5][10][11][12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cesena | 1992–93 | Serie B | 34 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 36 | 11 | |
| 1993–94 | Serie B | 32 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1[a] | 1 | 38 | 16 | |
| 1994–95 | Serie B | 33 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | 35 | 16 | ||
| 1995–96 | Serie B | 36 | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 22 | ||
| 1996–97 | Serie B | 31 | 15 | 3 | 3 | — | 34 | 18 | ||
| Total | 166 | 74 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 180 | 83 | ||
| Brescia | 1997–98 | Serie A | 30 | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 16 | |
| 1998–99 | Serie B | 36 | 21 | 4 | 2 | — | 40 | 23 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Serie B | 32 | 21 | 3 | 1 | — | 35 | 22 | ||
| 2000–01 | Serie A | 31 | 17 | 8 | 7 | — | 39 | 24 | ||
| Total | 129 | 75 | 16 | 10 | — | 145 | 85 | |||
| Piacenza | 2001–02 | Serie A | 33 | 24 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 24 | |
| 2002–03 | Serie A | 27 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | 28 | 15 | ||
| Total | 60 | 38 | 2 | 1 | — | 62 | 39 | |||
| Ancona | 2003–04 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Perugia | 2003–04 | Serie A | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 3 | |
| Mantova | 2004–05 | Serie C1 | 23 | 7 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 27 | 7 | |
| Career total | 400 | 197 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 436 | 217 | ||
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