José Miguel Cubero
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Cubero with Costa Rica at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Miguel Cubero Loría | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarchí, Alajuela, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sarchí (president) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Herediano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2014 | Herediano | 134 | (16) |
| 2009 | → Puntarenas (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Blackpool | 19 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Herediano | 58 | (4) |
| 2017 | → Alcoyano (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2023 | Alajuelense | 161 | (11) |
| 2023 | Puntarenas | 13 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Sporting San José | 7 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Sarchí | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Costa Rica U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2019 | Costa Rica | 54 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Miguel Cubero Loría (born 14 February 1987), nicknamed El Cucu, is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and current president of Sarchí, the club which he founded and played for.
Developed in the youth academy of Herediano, Cubero made his professional debut for the club in 2006. Years later, he would be loaned to Puntarenas before returning to Herediano. In 2014, Cubero moved to England and signed for Blackpool. However, he would once again return to Herediano two years later. Cubero was briefly loaned to Alcoyano in Spain, before joining Alajuelense in 2018. He briefly returned to Puntarenas in 2023, before joining Sporting San José later that same year. A year later, Cubero joined Sarchí, the club which he owns, before retiring from professional football in 2025.
After representing the Costa Rica U20 team, Cubero made his official debut for the senior team in 2010. He would represent Costa Rica at the 2011 Copa Centroamericana and the 2011 Copa América. Cubero was also part of the Costa Rica team that reached the quarter-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He later made appearances for the nation at the 2014 Copa Centroamericana and the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. During Cubero's international career, he made 54 appearances and scored twice.