Rubén Vega

Rubén Vega
Personal information
Full name	Rubén Vega Fuentes
Date of birth	24 July 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Castrillo de las Piedras, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ponferradina B (coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1997	Real Sociedad B
1997–2000	Real Sociedad
1998–1999	→ Gimnástica (loan)
1999–2000	→ Albacete (loan)
2001	Sevilla
2001–2002	Alavés B
2002–2004	Cultural Leonesa
2004–2012	Ponferradina
Total
Managerial career
2014–2018	Ponferradina (assistant)
2016	Ponferradina (interim)
2018–	Ponferradina B
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rubén Vega Fuentes (born 24 July 1977) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, currently manager of SD Ponferradina B.

Playing career

Born in Castrillo de las Piedras, Province of León, Vega's career was spent mainly in the Segunda División B, but he did make 11 La Liga appearances over the course of two seasons, with Real Sociedad. He made his debut in the competition on 31 August 1997, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 away loss against FC Barcelona.^[1]

Vega also represented Gimnástica de Torrelavega, Albacete Balompié, Sevilla FC (then in the Segunda División), Deportivo Alavés B, Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa and SD Ponferradina.^[2] He promoted twice to the second tier with the latter side, but suffered the subsequent immediate relegations in 2007 and 2011.^[3]^[4]

Coaching career

Vega retired from football in 2012 at the age of 35, after one year out of football due to a serious hip injury.^[5] He stayed connected with his last club, as assistant coach under Manolo Díaz for the 2014–15 campaign.^[6]

On 27 April 2016, Vega replaced the dismissed Fabri González at the helm of Ponferradina, on an interim basis.^[7] On his professional debut on 1 May, he oversaw a 1–1 second-tier draw at home to Real Zaragoza;^[8] four managers over the season were not able to finally prevent relegation.^[9]^[10]

In June 2018, Vega was appointed at the amateur reserve team.^[11]

References

^ Miserachs, Jaume (1 September 1997). "Este Barça ya ilusiona" [This Barça already have people up in clouds]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2016.
^ Díez, Ramón (16 July 2004). "Rubén Vega ya es oficialmente jugador de la SD Ponferradina" [Rubén Vega is already an official SD Ponferradina player]. Diario de León (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ "Un ascenso que cambió la historia" [A promotion that changed history]. La Nueva Crónica (in Spanish). 31 March 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ Otero, Francisco (12 May 2021). "El primer equipo que descendió a la Ponferradina" [The first team that relegated Ponferradina]. Diario de León (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ "Una lesión de cadera podría retirar a Rubén Vega" [Hip injury could retire Rubén Vega]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 30 December 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ Estébanez, Álex (17 February 2016). "La Ponferradina se encomienda a Fabri: "Vengo a dejarme la vida"" [Ponferradina sell their soul to Fabri: "I'll get this done even if it kills me"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2020.
^ "Rubén Vega afronta su segunda etapa" [Rubén Vega takes on his second spell]. Marca (in Spanish). 27 April 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ Giménez, Paco (1 May 2016). "Empate postrero de Ángel para dejar las cosas igual" [Late Ángel draw to leave things as they were]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ Estébanez, Álex (28 April 2016). ""Hay motivos para echarme que no son los resultados"" ["Some of the reasons to sack me have nothing to do with the results"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ Álvarez, Lorena (4 June 2016). "La Ponferradina dice adiós a la División de Plata" [Ponferradina say goodbye to Silver Division]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ "Rubén Vega dirigirá a la Ponferradina B" [Rubén Vega will lead Ponferradina B] (in Spanish). El Bierzo Noticias. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2024.