Álvaro Rubio

Álvaro Rubio
Rubio with Valladolid in 2018
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Rubio Robles
Date of birth (1979-04-18) 18 April 1979
Place of birth Logroño, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Valladolid (manager)
Youth career
1994–1998 Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Zaragoza B 61 (2)
1999–2000 Zaragoza 0 (0)
2000Albacete (loan) 15 (0)
2000–2006 Albacete 163 (0)
2006–2016 Valladolid 294 (8)
2016 Bengaluru 0 (0)
Total 533 (10)
International career
1999 Spain U20 1 (0)
1999 Spain U21 1 (1)
Managerial career
2023–2025 Valladolid B
2024 Valladolid (caretaker)
2025 Valladolid
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's football
FIFA World Youth Championship
Winner1999 Nigeria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Álvaro Rubio Robles (born 18 April 1979) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, currently manager of La Liga club Real Valladolid.

He spent most of his career with Valladolid, appearing in 310 games in all competitions. He also represented Albacete in La Liga, totalling 204 matches over eight seasons (four goals).