Rubin Okotie

Rubin Okotie
Okotie with Austria in 2015
Personal information
Full name Rubin Rafael Okotie[1]
Date of birth (1987-06-06) 6 June 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Karachi, Pakistan
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1994–1998 SC Wiener Viktoria
1998–2001 Rapid Vienna
2001–2005 Frank-Stronach-Fußballakademie
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Austria Vienna II 55 (19)
2007–2010 Austria Vienna 57 (21)
2010–2012 1. FC Nürnberg 4 (0)
2010–2012 1. FC Nürnberg II 7 (1)
2011–2012Sint-Truiden (loan) 9 (1)
2012–2013 Sturm Graz 43 (11)
2013–2014 Austria Vienna 13 (1)
2014SønderjyskE (loan) 15 (11)
2014–2016 1860 Munich 57 (21)
2016–2017 Beijing Enterprises Group 24 (3)
2018–2019 K Beerschot VA 11 (1)
International career
2005–2006 Austria U19 13 (1)
2006–2007 Austria U20 9 (2)
2007–2008 Austria U21 7 (2)
2008–2016 Austria[3] 18 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:50, 10 September 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2014

Rubin Rafael Okotie (German pronunciation: [ˈruːbɪn ʔoˈkoːti̯ə]; born 6 June 1987) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Having moved to Austria at the age of six, Okotie began his playing career with Austria Vienna. He made his professional debut in 2007 and went on to make over 50 appearances for the club before joining German side 1. FC Nürnberg. Okotie spent a season at Nürnberg, and another season on loan with Belgian side Sint-Truiden before returning to Austria to sign for Sturm Graz. A season-and-a-half later he returned to Austria Vienna where following which he had a loan stint with SønderjyskE in Denmark. In 2014 he signed for 1860 Munich where he scored 21 goals in 57 appearances before joining Beijing Enterprises Group, where he spent a full season. In 2018, he joined his final club, Belgian outfit K Beerschot VA, before hanging up his boots.

Okotie also represented the Austria national team at senior level and was part of Austria's squad at the 2016 UEFA European Championship.

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
  2. ^ "R.Okotie - Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. ^ Rubin Okotie at National-Football-Teams.com