Cuban footballer
Roberto Linares|
| Full name |
Roberto Linares Balmaseda |
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| Date of birth |
(1986-02-10) February 10, 1986 (age 38) |
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| Place of birth |
Zulueta, Cuba |
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| Height |
1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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| Position(s) |
Forward |
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| Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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| 2005–2014 |
Villa Clara |
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|
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| 2015–2018 |
All Boys |
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|
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|
| 2008–2012 |
Cuba |
42 |
(14) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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.
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. 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
| # |
Date |
Venue |
Opponent |
Score |
Result |
Competition
|
| 1 |
7 June 2008 |
Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
1-0 |
1-0 |
Friendly match
|
| 2 |
17 June 2008 |
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda |
 Antigua and Barbuda |
2-2 |
4-3 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
| 3 |
22 June 2008 |
Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba |
Antigua and Barbuda |
1-0 |
4-0 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
| 4 |
22 June 2008 |
Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba |
Antigua and Barbuda |
3-0 |
4-0 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
| 5 |
10 September 2008 |
Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
 Guatemala |
1-0 |
1-4 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
| 5 |
23 October 2008 |
Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba |
 Netherlands Antilles |
3-0 |
7-1 |
2008 Caribbean Cup qualification
|
| 7 |
23 October 2008 |
Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba |
Netherlands Antilles |
7-1 |
7-1 |
2008 Caribbean Cup qualification
|
| 8 |
27 October 2008 |
Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba |
 Suriname |
4-0 |
6-0 |
2008 Caribbean Cup qualification
|
| 9 |
4 December 2008 |
Jarrett Park, Montego Bay, Jamaica |
 Guadeloupe |
2–1 |
2–1 |
2008 Caribbean Cup
|
| 10 |
6 December 2008 |
Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny, Jamaica |
Antigua and Barbuda |
2–0 |
3–0 |
2008 Caribbean Cup
|
| 11 |
11 December 2008 |
Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica |
 Grenada |
2–1 |
2–2 |
2008 Caribbean Cup
|
| 12 |
26 November 2010 |
Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
2-0 |
2-0 |
2010 Caribbean Cup
|
| 13 |
5 December 2010 |
Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique |
Grenada |
1-0 |
1-0 |
2010 Caribbean Cup
|
| 14 |
16 November 2012 |
Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
1-1 |
1-1 |
2012 Caribbean Cup qualification
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