Rubén Darío Insúa Carballo (born 17 April 1961) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played mainly as an attacking midfielder. He is the current manager of San Lorenzo.
Insúa represented the Argentina national team several times. During his playing career, he earned the nickname "el Poeta del Futbol" (the Poet of Football).
Playing career Insúa was born in Buenos Aires. He played most of his career in the Argentine top league. He was part of the Independiente team that won the 1988–89 Primera title. He also played for Barcelona in Ecuador and Deportivo Cali in Colombia, and had a spell with Spanish side UD Las Palmas.
Style of play
As a player, Insúa was regarded as a swift midfielder with an excellent touch and a penchant for scoring from free kicks. These qualities earned him his nicknames "el Poeta del Gol" (the Goal Poet) and "el Poeta del Futbol" (the Football Poet). Although he was primarily an attacking midfielder, he was also capable of playing as a striker.
Managerial career Insúa coached for Ecuador's Barcelona to a national title in 1997, and the Copa Libertadores finals in 1998. He coached San Lorenzo de Almagro to the Copa Sudamericana 2002 title.
Insúa coached Ecuador's Deportivo Quito to the 2009 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A title.
On 1 October 2010, Insúa reached a verbal agreement with Barcelona's president Eduardo Maruri to return and coach the club, which had won its last national title in 1997. On 25 March 2011, he was fired from Barcelona and replaced with Alex Aguinaga.
Insúa was Deportivo Cali's manager since approximately October 2011Insúa appointed as new Deportivo Cali manager until 4 March 2012.Sale Insúa y llega Comesaña al Deportivo Cali
He was the head coach of Argentine football club San Lorenzo de Almagro from end of 2023 to April 2024, when he was fired for poor results.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenure TeamNatFromToRecord Barcelona SC1 January 199731 December 1998Ferro Carril Oeste1 January 199931 December 1999Barcelona SC1 January 200031 December 2000San Lorenzo1 July 200216 July 2003Barcelona SC1 January 200431 December 2004Alianza Lima1 January 200512 May 2005Jorge Wilstermann1 January 200730 June 2007Talleres1 July 20071 March 2008Deportivo Quito18 December 200812 August 2010Barcelona SC2 October 201025 March 2011Deportivo Cali1 October 20115 March 2012Deportivo Quito1 August 201231 December 2013El Nacional29 May 201526 October 2015Bolívar1 January 201625 April 2016LDU Portoviejo4 February 20196 November 2020Binacional7 April 20219 May 2021San Lorenzo18 May 202211 April 2024Barracas Central2 September 202414 June 2026San Lorenzo7 September 2026presentTotal
Honours Player San Lorenzo Primera B: 1982
Independiente Primera División: 1988–89
Barcelona Sporting Club Serie A: 1991
Manager Barcelona Sporting Club Serie A: 1997
San Lorenzo Copa Sudamericana: 2002
Deportivo Quito Serie A: 2009
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