Rubén Darío Bustos

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Rubén Darío Bustos

Personal information
Full name	Rubén Dario Bustos Torres
Date of birth	(1981-08-28) August 28, 1981 (age 40)
Place of birth	Villa del Rosario, Norte de Santander, Colombia
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Right Back
Youth career
	CD América de Cali
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2007	América de Cali	143	(11)
2004	→ Atlético Nacional (loan)	19	(2)
2007	→ Cúcuta Deportivo (loan)	19	(0)
2007	→ Grêmio FBPA (loan)	18	(1)
2008–2011	Internacional	18	(2)
2009–2010	→ Millonarios (loan)	42	(6)
2011–2012	América de Cali	38	(4)
2013	Boyacá Chicó	15	(1)
2013	Cúcuta Deportivo	7	(0)
National team‡
2003–2008	Colombia	12	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 14, 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 16, 2009

Rubén Dario Bustos Torres (born August 18, 1981, in Villa del Rosario, Norte de Santander) is a Colombian retired football player, He played as a defender

Rubén Darío is often confused with his brother, , who is also a Colombian football player currently playing for Cúcuta Deportivo; he has 4 children, whose names are , who plays in the America de Cali under 17 soccer team, , who plays in traveling team in the US named South Miami United F.C., , and Santiago Bustos.

He was part of Cúcuta 2006 Colombian 1st division Championship and helped Cúcuta Deportivo from the Copa Mustang get to the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores 2007. He scored the 2 goals by free kicks to help Cúcuta reach the semifinals. In July 2007 he signed on loan with Gremio in Brasil. After Campeonato Brasileiro 2007, Bustos signed a professional contract with Brazilian team Internacional, main rival of his last team. For 2009, Bustos has been contacted to play again back in his country for Millonarios de Bogotá. Millonarios' coach Oscar Quintabani and president of Millonarios Juan Carlos Lopez have confirmed the transaction on loan.

Bustos has moved back to Internacional in 2010, where he is contracted until 2012, but he was dropped to the club's reserves team. In July 2011, he moved to his first professional team América de Cali.

In November 2007, he helped Colombia win both its matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) versus Venezuela and Argentina by scoring two free kick goals.

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External links[]

• Rubén Darío Bustos at National-Football-Teams.com

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