Rubin Okotie

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Rubin Rafael Okotie (Script error: No such module "IPA".; 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.

Early life and career

Okotie was born in the Pakistani city of Karachi to an Austrian mother and Nigerian father. Soon after his birth, his family moved to Barcelona in Spain before immigrating to Vienna when he was four-years old.[1] Okotie joined his first football club two years later before signing for the Rapid Vienna academy at the age of ten. Three years later, he left to join club rivals Austria Vienna, where he later made his professional debut.[2]

Club career

Austria Vienna

Okotie quickly progressed through the Frank-Stronach-Fußballakademie at Austria Vienna and was playing in the second division with the reserve side at the age of seventeen.[2] In 2007, he made his professional debut for the club against SV Ried before scoring his first goal the following year in a 3–1 win over FC Red Bull Salzburg.[2] At the end of his debut campaign with the club he was recognized with the Austrian Bundesliga's Young Star of the Season award.

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Okotie with Austria Vienna in 2009.

The following season he scored the opening goal in the 2008–09 Austrian Cup final to help Die Veilchen to a 3–1 victory over Trenkwalder Admira, and thereby claim the title. During the 2009–10 Austrian Football Bundesliga season, he suffered a serious knee injury which ruled him out for seven months, and limited him to just seven appearances for the season.[2] During his time on the sidelines, Okotie was approached by 1. FC Nürnberg who assisted him in locating a doctor to help him in the recovery process and at the end of the season he signed for the German club, departing Austria with a return of 21 goals in 57 league appearances.[2]

1. FC Nürnberg

On 30 May 2010, Okotie signed a three-year contract with 1. FC Nürnberg, who had secured promotion to the Bundesliga through the previous season's play-offs.[2] He struggled at the club, however, due in part to injury and illness, and managed to feature in just four appearances during his debut season.[3] He spent the following season on loan in Belgium with Sint-Truiden, where he scored once in ten appearances, before leaving to join Sturm Graz.[4]

Sturm Graz

Okotie failed to feature for Nürnberg again following the expiration of his loan with Sint-Truiden and in January 2012 returned to Austria to join Sturm Graz, initially on a season-long loan.[5] He scored two goals in thirteen appearances on loan before signing for the club permanently on a free transfer at the end of the season.[6] He scored 12 goals across all competitions during the following season's campaign before leaving the club to rejoin Austria Vienna.[7]

Return to Austria Vienna

Okotie returned to Austria Vienna ahead of the 2013–14 campaign but scored only once in thirteen appearances during the course of the season. Following discord with club manager Nenad Bjelica he left to join Danish side SønderjyskE on loan.[8] He made 15 appearances during his spell in Denmark and scored eleven goals.[9]

1860 Munich

After a loan spell with SønderjyskE expired, Okotie joined 2. Bundesliga side 1860 Munich on 2 July 2014 on a two-year contract.[10] He spent two seasons with in Munich during which time he scored 25 goals in 64 appearances and proved to be a crucial player in the club's relegation survival in 2015.[11]

Beijing Enterprises Group

In July 2016, Okotie joined China League One team Beijing Enterprises Group on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[12] He scored three goals in 24 appearances over the next year-and-a-half before mutually terminating his contract with the club in February 2018.[13]

International career

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Rubin Okotie on international duty for Austria in 2014.

As a result of his multinational background, and prior to making his senior debut for Austria, Okotie was eligible to represent three countries at national level, namely Austria, Nigeria and Pakistan. Okotie identifies himself primarily as Austrian, however, stating in an interview with FIFA's website that "I live there, it's where I have my friends, and I think of myself as Austrian" .[2]

Okotie represented Austria at various youth levels and featured for the nation at the 2006 European championships in Poland and the 2007 World Cup in Canada, where Austria reached the semi-finals.[2][14] His senior debut followed in 2008 when he selected by manager Karel Bruckner for a match against Turkey.[2] He was, however, left out of Austria's squad for the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship later that year.[2] Austria failed to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012 tournaments but topped their qualifying group for UEFA Euro 2016. Okotie scored twice during qualifying, against Montenegro and Russia, and was later chosen for the tournament squad.[15][16][17]

Career statistics

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Austria Vienna 2007–08 Austrian Bundesliga 19 3 — — — 19 3
2008–09 34 14 — 5 1 — 39 15
2009–10 4 4 — 3 1 — 7 5
Total 57 21 — 8 2 — 63 23
1. FC Nürnberg 2010–11 Bundesliga 4 0 2 0 — — 6 0
2011–12 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 4 0 2 0 — 6 0
Sint-Truidense (loan) 2011–12 Belgian Pro League 9 1 1 0 — — 10 1
Sturm Graz 2011–12 Austrian Bundesliga 13 2 1 0 — 14 2
2012–13 30 9 3 3 — — 33 12
Total 43 11 4 3 — 47 14
Austria Wien 2013–14 Austrian Bundesliga 13!!1 1 0 6 0 — 20 1
SønderjyskE (loan) 2013–14 Danish Superliga 15 11 — — — 15 11
1860 Munich 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 25 13 2 3 — 2 0 29 16
2015–16 30 8 3 1 — — 33 9
Total 55 21 5 4 — 2 0 62 25
Beijing Enterprises Group 2016 China League One 9 1 0 0 — — 9 1
2017 15 2 0 0 — — 15 2
Total 24 3 0 0 — 24 3
Career total 218 68 12 7 14 2 2 0 246 77

International

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Okotie has scored two goals at senior level for Austria.
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Okotie goal.
List of international goals scored by Rubin Okotie[18]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 October 2014 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria {{ Template:Yesno alias = Montenegro flag alias = Flag of Montenegro.svg flag alias-1852 = Flag of Montenegro (1852–1860).svg flag alias-1860 = Flag of Montenegro (1860–1905).svg flag alias-1993 = Flag of Montenegro (1993-2004).svg flag alias-naval = Flag of the Navy of Montenegro.svg link alias-naval = Montenegrin Navy link alias-army = Montenegrin Ground Army flag alias-army = Montenegrin Ground Army Flag.jpg link alias-air force = Montenegrin Air Force flag alias-air force = Ensign of the Montenegrin Air Force.svg flag alias-navy = Flag of the Navy of Montenegro.svg link alias-navy = Montenegrin Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || UEFA Euro 2016 qualification

2 15 November 2014 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria {{ Template:Yesno alias = Russia flag alias = Flag of Russia.svg flag alias-1668 = Flag of Russia (1668).svg flag alias-1696 = Flag of Russia.svg flag alias-1858 = Romanov Flag.svg flag alias-1918a=Flag of Russia (1918).svg flag alias-1918 = Flag of Russia (1918–1920).svg flag alias-1925 = Flag of the Russian SFSR (1920-1937).svg flag alias-1937 = Flag of the Russian SFSR (1937-1954).svg flag alias-1954 = Flag of the Russian SFSR.svg flag alias-1991 = Flag of Russia (1991–1993).svg flag alias-military = Banner of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (obverse).svg link alias-military = Russian Armed Forces flag alias-army = Flag of the Russian ground forces.svg link alias-army = Russian Ground Forces flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Russia.svg link alias-naval = Russian Navy flag alias-VV MVD naval-1992 = Russia, Naval flag of ships and vessels of the Interior Force 1992.svg flag alias-VV MVD naval = Russia, Naval flag of ships and vessels of the Interior Force 2000.svg flag alias-NGF naval-2016 = Russia, Naval flag of ships and vessels of the Interior Force 2000.svg flag alias-NGF naval = Russia, Flag of ships and vessels of the National Guard.svg flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Russia.svg link alias-navy = Russian Navy flag alias-navy-1992 = Naval ensign of Russia (1992).svg flag alias-air force = Flag of the Air Force of the Russian Federation.svg link alias-air force = Russian Air Force flag alias-marines = Флаг Морской пехоты ВМФ России (2021).jpg link alias-marines = Russian Naval Infantry flag alias-space force = Russian military space troops flag.svg link alias-space force = Russian Space Forces flag alias-coast guard = Russia, Flag of border service 2008.svg link alias-coast guard = Russian Coast Guard flag alias-coast guard-1993 = Russia. Flag of ships of Border Guard Force 1993.svg link alias-coast guard-1993 = Russian Coast Guard flag alias-roc-olympics = Russian Olympic Committee flag.png flag alias-nbfr-badminton = Nbfr logo.png flag alias-rwf-wrestling = RWF logo.svg flag alias-tennis = Rtf tennis flag vector.svg flag alias-aerospace forces = Flag of the Russian Aerospace Forces.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || UEFA Euro 2016 qualification

Honours

Austria Vienna

Austria U20

Austria U19

Individual

References

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