Rubens Nicola

Rubens Nicola
Personal information
Full name Rubens Nicola Glagliarde Júnior
Date of birth (1955-07-30) 30 July 1955
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Position Forward
Youth career
1964–1969 Portuguesa
1969–1974 Juventus da Mooca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1978 Olaria
1976 → Botafogo (loan) 12 (2)
1977 → Corinthians (loan) 1 (0)
1979 Ceará 10 (1)
1980 Unión Española 31 (9)
1981 Everton 27 (3)
1982–1983 Cobresal
1983 Rangers 35 (6)
1984 Colo-Colo 18 (4)
1985 Audax Italiano 21 (1)
1986 Deportes Laja
1986 Curicó Unido
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rubens Nicola Glagliarde Júnior also known as Rubens Nicola (born July 30, 1955, in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian former footballer who played for clubs in Brazil and Chile.

Career

Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Nicola moved to Chile in 1979. A striker with excellent technique, he played with great success for Rangers Talca, being remembered by ranguerinos by five goals in 1983 he scored a Colo-Colo two on the first wheel in the 2-1 win that piducanos obtained in the Estadio Nacional, and three in the second round in an unforgettable 5-2 in the Estadio Fiscal de Talca.[1]

In 1984, Colo-Colo decides to hire managing to have good performances, despite the poor performance of the team in that year.[2]

Presently living in Brazil, where he devoted himself to the care of a restaurant in the city of Cabo Frio, on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. Linked to football continues as Chairman of the Football League Cabofriense.[3][4]

Teams

Honours

Corinthians

References

  1. ↑ YouTube: Rangers 5-2 ColoColo (1983)
  2. ↑ La Cuarta: Un brasileño que le hizo más goles al Cacique de los que anotó en Colo Colo
  3. ↑ LUN: La nueva vida del barbudo más famoso del fútbol chileno
  4. ↑ BOL: Rubens Nicola, Ex-ponta-direita do Corinthians e do futebol chileno
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Fernández, José Tomas (13 April 2026). ""Pude jugar en la UC, pero preferí ir a pasar las fiestas de fin de año a Brasil"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "1981-1982 – Los años de aprendizaje". Club Deportes Cobresal (in Spanish). 18 July 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Mora, Patricio (25 April 2025). "Ídolo eterno: Rubens Nicola regresa a la Fortaleza Rojinegra". Diario El Centro (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  8. ↑ Valdés, Juan Vera (10 July 2020). "Rubens Nicola: «Chile es mi segunda patria y me hizo muy bien vestir el manto sagrado de Colo Colo»". ADN Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "1986 Puerto Montt 0 vs Laja 1 Gol Rubens Nicola" (in Spanish). Retrofutbol Chile. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "UN BRAZUCA EN EL CURI 🇵🇱🇧🇷" (in Spanish). Curicó Unido en el Corazón. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2026.


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