Noemí Rubio

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rubio and the second or maternal family name is Gil.

Noemí Rubio Gil (born 7 December 1983) is a Spanish former footballer, who played as a midfielder.

Noemí Rubio

Personal information
Full name	Noemí Rubio Gil
Date of birth	(1983-12-07) 7 December 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth	Sabadell, Spain^[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2005	Sabadell
2005–2009	Espanyol
2009–2011	Barcelona	35	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:31, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

Career

Rubio started her senior career at Sabadell. With this team she won her first national cup in 2003.^[2] In the summer of 2005 she moved from Sabadell, which would disappear just months later, to Espanyol. In her first season in the white and blues she won both the League and Cup.^[2] Her time at the club ended abruptly in May 2009 as she uploaded to her Facebook account photos which showed her supporting Espanyol's rival FC Barcelona at the 2008-09 Copa del Rey final in Valencia.^[3] Rubio was dismissed from the team for the remainder of the season and her contract was not renewed.^[4]

She subsequently moved to Barcelona,^[5] where she spent her two last seasons. In June 2011 she won her fourth national cup in a final match against her former team.^[2][6] It was her last game as she retired at just 27 years old.^[7] She scored her last goal in the semi-finals against Real Sociedad.^[8]

References

1. "Noemí". Bdfutbol. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
2. "Noemí Rubio Gil". EsportpèdiaCat. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
3. "El Espanyol aparta del equipo a una jugadora por ser seguidora del Barça" (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
4. "Noemí Rubio cumplirá su contrato, pero no jugará más esta temporada". Marca (in Spanish). 21 May 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
5. "El Barça fitxa la futbolista expedientada per l'Espanyol per culer". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). 29 July 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
6. Menayo, David (19 March 2011). "El Barcelona gana la Copa de la Reina tras vencer al Espanyol en la final". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 September 2021.
7. "El fiestón acabó a las cuatro en el autocar". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 21 June 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
8. "La Real no puede con el Barcelona". El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 17 June 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2021.