Roberto Linares

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Roberto Linares
Personal information
Full name Roberto Linares Balmaseda
Date of birth (1986-02-10) February 10, 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth Zulueta, Cuba
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2014 Villa Clara
2015–2018 All Boys
International career‡
2008–2012 Cuba 42 (14)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 January 2018

Roberto Linares Balmaseda (born February 10, 1986) is a football forward from Cuba playing currently for Argentine side All Boys.

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Club career

A powerful and pacy striker, [1] Linares played for his provincial side Villa Clara. He was the Cuban league's top goalscorer in 2012. [2] He joined Argentine side All Boys alongside compatriot José Dairo Macías in summer 2015. [3]

International career

He made his international debut for Cuba in a February 2008 friendly match against Guyana and has earned a total of 42 caps, scoring 14 goals. [4] He represented his country in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches (4 goals) [5] and played at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

His final international was a December 2012 Caribbean Cup match against Trinidad & Tobago.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 June 2008 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1-01-0 Friendly match
217 June 2008 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 2-24-3 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
322 June 2008 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 1-04-0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
422 June 2008 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 3-04-0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
510 September 2008 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1-01-4 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
523 October 2008 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles 3-07-1 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification
723 October 2008 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles 7-17-1 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification
827 October 2008 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 4-06-0 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification
94 December 2008 Jarrett Park, Montego Bay, Jamaica Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe 2–12–1 2008 Caribbean Cup
106 December 2008 Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny, Jamaica Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 2–03–0 2008 Caribbean Cup
1111 December 2008 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 2–12–2 2008 Caribbean Cup
1226 November 2010 Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 2-02-0 2010 Caribbean Cup
135 December 2010 Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 1-01-0 2010 Caribbean Cup
1416 November 2012 Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1-11-1 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification

References

  1. ↑ A youth revolution in Cuba - FIFA
  2. ↑ Cuba - List of Topscorers - RSSSF
  3. ↑ QUIENES SON LOS CUBANOS DE ALL BOYS? - Info Liga Cordobesa (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ "Appearances for Cuba National Team". RSSSF .
  5. ↑ Roberto Linares – FIFA competition record (archived)


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