Sebastián Rakán Dubarbier Bruschini (born 19 February 1986) is an Argentine former professional

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who played as a left midfielder or left back. He also held a

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Club career

Born in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Dubarbier made his senior debut with

Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasi ...

in his hometown, later having a short spell with

Club Olimpo Club Olimpo, usually referred to as Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province. The club was founded October 15th, 1910. Its primary activity is soccer. The club is recognized i ...

. In January 2008 he moved abroad, signing with

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from Romania. In February 2010, Dubarbier moved teams and countries again, joining Ligue 1 side

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. On 14 January of the following year he was loaned to

CD Tenerife Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1912, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez Lóp ...

in Spain, remaining in the country the following seasons. Dubarbier signed for fellow Segunda División club Córdoba CF on 30 January 2012, also on loan. The move was made permanent in August, and he scored twice during the campaign to help the

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ns rank in 14th position; he was reconverted in a left back in the process. On 28 June 2013, Dubarbier joined

UD Almería Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 26 July 1989 and known as ''Almería Club de Fútbol'' until 2001, when it was renamed ''Unión D ...

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for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 19 August, starting in a 2–3 home loss to

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. On 24 July 2015, Dubarbier agreed to an extension with the ''Rojiblancos'' until 2019. On 7 December of the following year, however, he terminated his contract after alleging personal problems, and joined Estudiantes de La Plata two weeks later. Dubarbier returned to Spain on 15 June 2018, with the 32-year-old signing a one-year deal at

Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña (), Deportivo or simply Dépor, is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. They currently play in the Primera División RFEF – ...

as a

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. He left Galicia after only competitive appearance, and retired in 2020 at

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Honours

CFR Cluj *

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: 2007–08, 2009–10 * Cupa României: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 * Supercupa României: 2009 Individual *

Foreign Player of the Year in Romania (Gazeta Sporturilor) The Foreign Player of the Year in Romania ( ro, Jucătorul străin al anului) is an association football award An award, sometimes called a distinction, is something given to a recipient as a token of recognition of excellence in a certain fi ...

: 2008Anchetele gazetei: Adrian Mutu, cel mai bun fotbalist/ Constantina Dita-Tomescu, cel mai bun sportiv roman al anului 2008 (Newspaper surveys: Adrian Mutu, best footballer / Constantina Dita-Tomescu, best Romanian sportsman of the year 2008)
Hot News, 23 December 2008

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dubarbier, Sebastian 1986 births Living people Argentine people of French descent Footballers from La Plata Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Club Olimpo footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Club Atlético Banfield footballers Liga I players CFR Cluj players Ligue 1 players FC Lorient players La Liga players Segunda División players CD Tenerife players Córdoba CF players UD Almería players Deportivo de La Coruña players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Romania Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain