Rubén Pulido

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Martín and the second or maternal family name is Pulido.

Rubén Pulido

200px Pulido (left) in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Rubén Martín Pulido
Date of birth	(1979-02-02) 2 February 1979
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	Real Madrid C
2000–2001	Conquense	29	(5)
2001–2002	Getafe	32	(0)
2002–2003	Sporting Gijón	22	(4)
2003–2004	Rayo Vallecano	34	(4)
2004–2007	Getafe	49	(3)
2007–2008	Almería	26	(3)
2008–2010	Zaragoza	45	(2)
2010–2012	Asteras Tripoli	39	(4)
2012–2014	Aris	35	(0)
Total		311	(25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rubén Martín Pulido (born 2 February 1979) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.

He amassed La Liga totals of 97 games and eight goals over the course of five seasons, representing in the competition Getafe, Almería and Zaragoza. He finished his professional career in Greece.

Football career

Pulido was born in Madrid. After appearing for modest UB Conquense and Getafe CF, the latter then in the third division, the Real Madrid youth graduate spent one second level season each with Rayo Vallecano and Sporting de Gijón.

In the 2004 summer Pulido returned to Getafe, helping the capital side retain its recently obtained top level status. However, he was never an undisputed starter during his three years with the club, with a best output of 25 La Liga games in his second campaign.

In July 2008 Pulido joined top flight newcomers UD Almería, and was one of the Andalusia side's most important players during his first year scoring three league goals, including the only in a 20 January 2008 home win over Deportivo de La Coruña and another in a 2–2 home draw to FC Barcelona on 16 March.

After just one season with Almería – he had signed a two-year deal – Pulido joined Real Zaragoza, freshly relegated to the second level. He contributed with 23 matches as the Aragonese were immediately promoted back.

In the 2009–10 campaign Pulido played in roughly the same number of games, netting twice: against former club Almería (2–1 home win) and Villarreal CF (3–3 home draw), and appearing inclusively as right-back; in the following summer, the 31-year-old did not see his contract renewed and joined Greek team Asteras Tripoli FC.

External links

• Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
• Rubén Pulido profile at BDFutbol
• Rubén Pulido at Soccerway