Rubén Bustos

Rubén Bustos
Personal information
Full name Rubén Darío Bustos Torres
Date of birth (1981-08-28) August 28, 1981
Place of birth Villa del Rosario, Norte de Santander, Colombia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Right-back
Youth career
CD América de Cali
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2007 América de Cali 143 (11)
2004 → Atlético Nacional (loan) 19 (2)
2007 → Cúcuta Deportivo (loan) 19 (0)
2007 → Grêmio FBPA (loan) 18 (1)
2008–2011 Internacional 18 (2)
2009–2010 → Millonarios (loan) 42 (6)
2011–2012 América de Cali 38 (4)
2013 Boyacá Chicó 15 (1)
2013 Cúcuta Deportivo 7 (0)
International career‡
2003–2008 Colombia 12 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of January 14, 2014
‡ National team caps and goals as of November 16, 2009

Rubén Darío Bustos Torres (born August 18, 1981) is a Colombian retired football player, He played as a defender

Rubén Darío is often confused with his brother, Darío Alberto Bustos, who is also a Colombian football player currently playing for Cúcuta Deportivo; he has 4 children, whose names are Diego Fernando Bustos, who plays in the America de Cali under 17 soccer team, Fredy Emanuel Bustos, who plays in traveling team in the US named South Miami United F.C., Samuel Bustos, and Santiago Bustos.

He was part of Cúcuta 2006 Colombian 1st division Championship and helped Cúcuta Deportivo from the Copa Mustang get to the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores 2007. He scored the 2 goals by free kicks to help Cúcuta reach the semifinals. In July 2007 he signed on loan with Gremio in Brasil. After Campeonato Brasileiro 2007, Bustos signed a professional contract with Brazilian team Internacional, main rival of his last team. For 2009, Bustos has been contacted to play again back in his country for Millonarios de Bogotá. Millonarios' coach Oscar Quintabani and president of Millonarios Juan Carlos Lopez have confirmed the transaction on loan.

Bustos has moved back to Internacional in 2010, where he is contracted until 2012, but he was dropped to the club's reserves team. In July 2011, he moved to his first professional team América de Cali.

In November 2007, he helped Colombia win both its matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers versus Venezuela and Argentina by scoring two free kick goals.[1]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Colombia 200330
200742
200850
Total 122
Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bustos goal.
List of international goals scored by Rubén Bustos
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 17 November 2007 Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia  Venezuela 1–0 1–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [3]
2 21 November 2007 Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia  Argentina 1–1 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [4]

References

  1. ↑ "New-look Colombia thinking big". FIFA.com. 13 March 2008. Archived from the original on 17 June 2008.
  2. ↑ "Rubén Bustos". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Colombia vs. Venezuela". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Colombia vs. Argentina". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
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