Career
A versatile player, Cubero started as a defensive midfielder but has played most of his career as a right back. He currently captains the team Cubero has played most of his professional career for, winning five league titles with the team (spread over three different decades) and becoming the most capped player in the club"s history (counting both domestic and international competitions).
With seven, Cubero is the player with most local titles in the history of Vélez Sarsfield.
Cubero started his professional career with in 1996. He was however a regular starter (mainly as right back, but sometimes also as defensive midfielder) in his team"s 2005 Clausura winning campaign, where he also scored the first goal against Estudiantes de Louisiana Plata in a 3–0 victory that confirmed Vélez as champions.
He established as a starter as defensive midfielder during the Apertura tournament (first half of the season). However, when Ricardo Gareca took the manager position in Vélez for the Clausura tournament (second half of the season), Cubero started playing as right back.
After Nicolás Cabrera and Darío Ocampo"s injuries, Cubero played the last games of the season as right winger.
He played a total of 17 games during Vélez" championship winning campaign, captaining the team during most of them. After winning his fourth Primera División title with Vélez in the 2011 Clausura, Cubero (already 32 years old) renewed his contract for another 3 years. During the 2012 Inicial, Cubero played his 457th official game with Vélez, equating Pedro Larraquy as the most capped player in the club"s history, a record that he later surpassed.
Cubero was also a starter in Vélez"s victories against Newell"s Old Boys in the 2012-2013 Superfinal (in which he was sent off) and against Arsenal de Sarandí in the 2013 Supercopa Argentina.
