_(cropped).jpg) Insúa in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rubén Darío Insúa Carballo | ||
| Date of birth | (1961-04-17)17 April 1961 (age 64) | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barracas Central (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1985 | San Lorenzo | 203 | (38) |
| 1985–1986 | Las Palmas | 10 | (4) |
| 1986–1988 | Estudiantes LP | 69 | (11) |
| 1988–1991 | Independiente | 87 | (23) |
| 1990–1994 | Barcelona SC | 80 | (30) |
| 1994–1995 | Deportivo Cali | ||
| 1995–1996 | Quilmes | 7 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1983–1984 | Argentina | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Barcelona SC | ||
| 1999 | Ferro Carril Oeste | ||
| 2000 | Barcelona SC | ||
| 2002–2003 | San Lorenzo | ||
| 2004 | Barcelona SC | ||
| 2005 | Alianza Lima | ||
| 2007 | Wilstermann | ||
| 2007–2008 | Talleres | ||
| 2009–2010 | Deportivo Quito | ||
| 2010–2011 | Barcelona SC | ||
| 2011–2012 | Deportivo Cali | ||
| 2012–2013 | Deportivo Quito | ||
| 2015 | El Nacional | ||
| 2016 | Bolívar | ||
| 2019–2020 | LDU Portoviejo | ||
| 2021 | Binacional | ||
| 2022–2024 | San Lorenzo | ||
| 2024– | Barracas Central | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rubén Darío Insúa Carballo (born 17 April 1961) is an Argentinefootballmanager and former player who played mainly as anattacking midfielder. He is the current manager ofBarracas Central.
Insúa represented theArgentina national team several times. During his playing career, he earned the nickname "el Poeta del Futbol" (the Poet of Football).
Insúa was born inBuenos Aires. He played most of his career in the Argentine top league. He was part of the Independiente team that won the 1988–89Primera title. He also played forBarcelona in Ecuador andDeportivo Cali in Colombia, and had a spell with Spanish sideUD Las Palmas.
As a player, Insúa was regarded as a swiftmidfielder with an excellent touch and a penchant for scoring fromfree kicks. These qualities earned him his nicknames "el Poeta del Gol" (the Goal Poet) and "el Poeta del Futbol" (the Football Poet). Although he was primarily anattacking midfielder, he was also capable of playing as astriker.
Insúa coached for Ecuador'sBarcelona to a national title in 1997, and theCopa Libertadores finals in1998. He coachedSan Lorenzo de Almagro to theCopa Sudamericana 2002 title.
Insúa coached Ecuador'sDeportivo Quito to the2009 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A title.
On 1 October 2010, Insúa reached a verbal agreement withBarcelona's presidentEduardo Maruri to return and coach the club that won his last national title achievement in 1997.[1] On 25 March 2011, he was fired from Barcelona and replaced withAlex Aguinaga.
Insúa wasDeportivo Cali's manager since approximately October 2011[2] until 4 March 2012.[3]
He was the head coach of Argentine football clubSan Lorenzo de Almagro from end of 2023 to April 2024, when he was fired for poor results.[4]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Barcelona SC |  | 1 January 1997 | 31 December 1998 | 72 | 32 | 23 | 17 | 127 | 81 | +46 | 044.44 |
| Ferro Carril Oeste |  | 1 January 1999 | 31 December 1999 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 000.00 |
| Barcelona SC | | 1 January 2000 | 31 December 2000 | 44 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 034.09 |
| San Lorenzo | | 1 July 2002 | 16 July 2003 | 47 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 75 | 62 | +13 | 042.55 |
| Barcelona SC | | 1 January 2004 | 31 December 2004 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 053.85 |
| Alianza Lima |  | 1 January 2005 | 12 May 2005 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 023.53 |
| Jorge Wilstermann |  | 1 January 2007 | 30 June 2007 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 045.45 |
| Talleres | | 1 July 2007 | 1 March 2008 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 033.33 |
| Deportivo Quito | | 18 December 2008 | 12 August 2010 | 83 | 37 | 18 | 28 | 91 | 83 | +8 | 044.58 |
| Barcelona SC | 2 October 2010 | 25 March 2011 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 023.81 | |
| Deportivo Cali |  | 1 October 2011 | 5 March 2012 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 027.78 |
| Deportivo Quito | | 1 August 2012 | 31 December 2013 | 67 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 85 | 79 | +6 | 043.28 |
| El Nacional | 29 May 2015 | 26 October 2015 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 036.84 | |
| Bolívar | | 1 January 2016 | 25 April 2016 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 29 | +0 | 025.00 |
| LDU Portoviejo | | 4 February 2019 | 6 November 2020 | 61 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 79 | 74 | +5 | 031.15 |
| Binacional | | 7 April 2021 | 9 May 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 000.00 |
| San Lorenzo | | 18 May 2022 | 11 April 2024 | 99 | 37 | 42 | 20 | 95 | 73 | +22 | 037.37 |
| Barracas Central | 2 September 2024 | present | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 033.33 | |
| Total | 669 | 254 | 212 | 203 | 847 | 754 | +93 | 037.97 | |||
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