var playerInfo={"B6B40535701B4CD0DB864915DEF06E2A":"","5BAE2FF41BC6AD03489546EF11EAFCB7":"1978-11-26","C3DE130B7D4AB7DB":"Andrejs Rubins","BE541FF326E82F6A":"Qarabag","1A49EE26E6AAD5C64FC6A19EFDD00C1A":"Shinnik Yaroslavl,Crystal Palace","7379EA3CEBE73A3F":"175cm","185D9308B7C9E0BBE486C613A62D93FE":"2","4FB95329DB27F065AB688F47FF3E7436":"","EBC62A89E472008E22ACFCF9251EA2ED":"","EDBF020A791C65EC6DC356F5C22437AB":"31","FD159EB5937AD12F4B2E9E75B80D3D16":"Latvia","5BB437CAF240E475":"","D39E7C23A464F86D":"1","7FB3F46040506B81":"Andrejs Rubins","41F6CDCCD6C1C3AD77386ED2FC4083F7":"A quick and skilful midfield player, Andrejs Rubins is almost exclusively left-footed and poses a particular threat from set-pieces. <BR><BR>National team<BR><BR>Having graduated from Latvia's Under-18 and Under-21 sides, Rubins made his first senior appearance in a friendly against Tunisia in November 1998. He was a regular in the qualifying campaigns for UEFA EURO 2000? and the 2002 FIFA World Cup, both of which ultimately ended in disappointment. <BR><BR>UEFA EURO 2004? qualifying<BR><BR>Rubins was well established in his berth on the left of midfield, appearing in all eight group matches and both play-off games. <BR><BR>Club<BR><BR>A product of Skonto FC's youth system, Rubins moved to Sweden and ?sters IF at the age of 17, before returning to Skonto two years later. Part of the title-winning teams of 1998, 1999 and 2000, he added the Latvian Cup in 1998 and 2000. <BR><BR>2000: Rubins joined compatriot Aleksandrs Kolinko at English side Crystal Palace FC in 2000\/01 but was unable to gain a regular place over the next three years, making a total of 31 league appearances. <BR><BR>2002: Signed for Russia's FC Spartak Moskva in December 2002 but did not play a first-team game. Rubins subsequently transferred to FC Shinnik Yaroslavl, for whom he appeared in 24 league matches in 2003. <BR><BR>Did you know?<BR><BR>While at Crystal Palace, Rubins scored a spectacular goal against Liverpool FC in the 2001 English League Cup semi-final.","2278C81F60D7F1ECF170F6DDE4B76865":"FK Inter Baku","572BB26E7A76C211":"1071","12F030D6FCEE9D12":"3830","e_index":5};