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Born in Vilassar de Mar, Barcelona, Catalonia, Rubi never competed in higher than the Segunda División B during a ten-year senior career. He started out at local club Vilassar de Mar in 1989. Rubi appeared in the promotion playoffs to Segunda División with both Manlleu and Terrassa, falling short on both occasions. Whilst with the former, he scored in a 3–3 away draw against Extremadura on 29 May 1994, but the team eventually finished in second position in their group.
Rubi began working as a coach with Vilassar de Mar, and subsequently was in charge of several Tercera División sides in his native region. With L'Hospitalet, he lost the 2004 promotion play-off final on penalties to Atlético Levante. His first experience in the third division was at Sabadell, being dismissed on 2 March 2005 while two points inside the relegation zone; he was promoted to that level with Espanyol B, a year later. After a short stint with Ibiza-Eivissa, Rubi was appointed at Benidorm. He left the club in the end of the campaign, after achieving a sixth-place finish in the third tier. On 8 June 2012, Rubi signed with Girona after having been part of the staff in previous years. He took the team to the best season of their history, leading them to the fourth position in division two and being eventually knocked out in the play-offs. Rubi left Girona and joined Barcelona on 28 June 2013, being added to Tito Vilanova's staff. On 3 June of the following year, he replaced dismissed Juan Ignacio Martínez at the helm of Real Valladolid. After failing to win promotion to La Liga in the 2015 Segunda División play-offs, Rubi was replaced by Gaizka Garitano on 6 July 2015. On 28 October, he was appointed as manager of Levante, taking over from the sacked Lucas Alcaraz. On his debut three days later, the team lost 3–0 at city rivals Valencia. He only managed to collect seven wins until the end of the season, the side returned to the second tier after a six-year stay and he…
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- Levante UD
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- Pontevedra CF (1996–1997)
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- UE Vilassar de Mar (1989–1992)
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- AEC Manlleu (1992–1994)
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- RCD Espanyol B (1994–1995)
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- CE L'Hospitalet (1995–1996)
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- Terrassa FC (1997–1998)
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- RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Legacy
Almería
Segunda División: 2021–22 Individual
Miguel Muñoz Trophy (Segunda División): 2017–18
Clubs
- Levante UDcurrent
- RCD Espanyol de Barcelonacurrent
- UE Vilassar de Mar1989–1992
- AEC Manlleu1992–1994
- RCD Espanyol B1994–1995
- CE L'Hospitalet1995–1996
- Pontevedra CF1996–1997
- Terrassa FC1997–1998
Played together with
Aarón MartínRCD Espanyol de Barcelona · 2016–2019
Abby ErcegRCD Espanyol de Barcelona · 2009–2010
Abdelkader GhezzalLevante UD · 2012–2012- Abel MatutesRCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Abelardo FernándezRCD Espanyol de Barcelona- Abraham González CasanovaRCD Espanyol de Barcelona · 2013–2016
- Abraham González CasanovaTerrassa FC · 2002–2003
- Abraham González CasanovaTerrassa FC · 2004–2007
Abraham MineroLevante UD · 2016–2017
Adolfo AldanaRCD Espanyol de Barcelona · 1996–1998
Adrian HeathRCD Espanyol de Barcelona · 1988–1989- Adrià CarmonaRCD Espanyol B · 2014–2015
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Identifiers & aliases
Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia, commonly known as Rubi, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a winger. He is currently a manager.
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