Diego Ivan Rubio Kostner was born on 15 May 1993 and is a Chilean footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.
17 Facts About Diego Rubio
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Diego Rubio made his professional debut for Colo-Colo in a pre-season friendly against Deportes La Serena as a starter.
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On 2 September 2013, Romanian Liga I club Pandurii Targu Jiu confirmed Diego Rubio was signed on a loan from Sporting, with an option to buy.
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On 3 February 2014, Diego Rubio joined Tippeligaen side Sandnes Ulf on a season-long loan.
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On 8 March 2016, Diego Rubio signed a season-long loan with Major League Soccer side Sporting Kansas City as a Designated Player.
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Diego Rubio signed with the club on a permanent deal on 1 September 2016.
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Ahead of the 2019 season, Diego Rubio was traded to Colorado Rapids in exchange for Kelyn Rowe, $200,000 of General Allocation Money and $100,000 of Target Allocation Money.
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On Feb 20,2019, Diego Rubio signed a three-year contract extension through the 2022 season.
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In 2020, Diego Rubio appeared in 17 matches, starting 13, in the regular season and playoffs.
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Diego Rubio was named to the MLS Team of the Week in Weeks 11 and 24.
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On 31 May 2011, Diego Rubio was called up by Chile national team manager Claudio Borghi to take part in the 28-man pre-list preparatory process for the upcoming 2011 Copa America.
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Diego Rubio officially debuted with Chile national team on 23 June 2011, in a match against Paraguay, the last match of Chile before the Copa America.
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On Nov 6,2020, Diego Rubio was called up for Chile's 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Peru and Venezuela, but was later released from the squad out of precautions over COVID-19.
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Diego Rubio has two footballer brothers, Eduardo, who was a Chile international at senior level, and Matias, who was a Chile international at under-20 level.
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Diego Rubio is godchild of the Chilean football legend Ivan Zamorano.
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On 15 May 2011, was reported that Diego Rubio was on a list of most popular Chilean players on Twitter with 1,247 fans, in the 12th place of 14 players.
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On 24 May 2013, Diego Rubio got married with Rocio Navarro in Seville and on 6 June 2014 his first son Thiago was born.