In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Linares and the second or maternal family name is Balmaseda.

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.[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

# 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 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

References

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


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Linares
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