Paul Rachubka played for which team in Jul 2000?
Paul Rachubka Paul Stephen Rachubka ( ; born 21 May 1981 ) is an English professional footballer who last played for Indian club Kerala Blasters FC as a goalkeeper in the Indian Super League . He now works as an accountant in Manchester . Born in San Luis Obispo , California , to an English mother and an American father , Rachubka possesses dual nationality , having moved to England with his family when he was seven years old . He has represented England at under-16 , under-18 and under-20 levels . Club career . Early career at Manchester United and Charlton Athletic . Born in the United States , Rachubka grew up in England from the age of seven . He started playing football for a Stockport club called Norbury Moor Rangers . At the age of nine , after three months there , he was invited to join Manchester United by youth coach Brian Kidd . He signed a trainee contract in 1997 before turning professional in July 1999 . He was included in the clubs squad for the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship in Brazil and made his debut as a substitute in their final group match against South Melbourne on 11 January 2000 . He made two more first-team appearances the following season , against Watford in the League Cup and Leicester City in the league . The 2001–02 season saw Rachubka go on a three-month loan to Manchester Uniteds Belgian feeder club Royal Antwerp , followed by six months with Oldham Athletic . At the end of the season , Manchester United received a £200,000 bid for Rachubka from Charlton Athletic , and he left the club without having conceded a goal in any of his three appearances . After failing to dislodge Dean Kiely in his two years at Charlton , Rachubka was loaned out five times , all in 2004 ; firstly to Burnley in February , then from March to the end of the 2003–04 season he was at Huddersfield Town . On 6 August , at the start of the 2004–05 , he was loaned out to Milton Keynes Dons for one month . He then spent October and November with Northampton Town before returning again to Huddersfield Town , for a further month , on 5 December . Huddersfield Town . Rachubka earned promotion with Huddersfield on loan during the 2003–04 season when they won the Division Three playoffs . After his contract expired with Charlton Athletic in 2004 , Rachubka took the option to re-sign for Huddersfield Town . He was the first-choice goalkeeper at the Galpharm Stadium until Matt Glennon was signed during the summer of 2006 . Rachubka was sent on loan to Peterborough United as cover for Mark Tyler and played four League Two matches over the Christmas and New Year period of 2006–07 . Blackpool . On 31 January 2007 , he went on loan to Blackpool as back-up for Rhys Evans , the ninth loan move of his career . He made his debut for the Seasiders on 27 February and kept a clean sheet in a 1–0 win at his former club Oldham Athletic . On 2 April he was named in the Press Associations League One Team of the Week , alongside Blackpool teammate Wes Hoolahan , for his performance in the 2–1 win over Crewe Alexandra . Also in April , Rachubka picked up an injury that kept him out of the team for six weeks . Blackpools other keepers , Rhys Evans and Lewis Edge , also picked up concurrent injuries , which led to Seasiders boss Simon Grayson bringing in Manchester Citys Joe Hart on loan as an emergency stand-in . When Hart returned to Manchester City , Rachubka returned to the Blackpool first team on 13 May 2007 , for the first leg of the League One play-off semi-final against Oldham Athletic . Blackpool won both legs , and Rachubka played in the final on 27 May at the newly renovated Wembley Stadium . Blackpool won 2–0 against Yeovil Town , gaining promotion to The Championship . On 5 June 2007 , five days after his contract at Huddersfield expired , Blackpool signed Rachubka on a permanent two-year deal . On 13 August 2007 he was named in The Championship Team of the Week for his performance on the opening day of the 2007–08 season , two days before , in the Seasiders single-goal victory over Leicester City at the Walkers Stadium . Rachubka was one of two ever-present players during Blackpools 2007–08 League season , the other being Shaun Barker . Rachubka won the 2007–08 Blackpool Player Of The Year . He made his 100th appearance for the Legendary Seasiders early in the 2009–10 season , in a 2–2 draw with Watford at Vicarage Road . In April 2009 Rachubka signed a new two-year deal at Blackpool . Following his performance in Blackpools 2–0 win over Peterborough United on 26 September 2009 at Bloomfield Road , Rachubka was named in The Championship Team of the Week . On 8 December , Rachubka made his 100th League appearance for Blackpool since making the permanent switch , in a 3–0 win over Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium . Rachubka started the season as Blackpools first choice goalkeeper , however after being sent off in a 4–1 loss against Crystal Palace , substitute goalkeeper Matt Gilks came into the side and managed to displace Rachubka who dropped to second choice due to the impressive form of Gilks . He made 20 league appearances for Blackpool that season as they earned promotion to the Premier League via the playoffs after beating Cardiff City . After being promoted to the Premier League with Blackpool , Blackpool manager Ian Holloway confirmed that Rachubka would be out of action for some time following a knee operation . As such , he was not named in Blackpools 24-man squad for the start of their Premier League campaign the following season . Blackpool signed Ghana goalkeeper Richard Kingson who became the clubs number two during Rachubkas time out injured . Even after returning to fitness , he had to wait until January 2011 to be registered in the Blackpool 25 man squad , when squads to see clubs through until the end of the season were named . Manager Ian Holloway said it was an error not to have named Rachubka in his initial 25 man squad for the first half of the season . On 8 January 2011 , Rachubka made his first start for Blackpool in a year , against Southampton in the Third Round of the FA Cup . In February 2011 , Rachubka suffered another knee injury which ruled him out for large parts of the second half of the season . He returned to light training for Blackpool in mid-March . After only making three appearances during the 2010–11 season , Rachubka was released by Blackpool after they decided not to take up the one-year contract extension they had on Rachubka . Leeds United . On 23 June 2011 , Rachubka put pen to paper and signed for Leeds United on a two-year contract as the backup goalkeeper , he linked up with Simon Grayson who was the manager that signed Rachubka for Blackpool . Rachubka revealed that despite being brought in as a number two he was looking to compete and win the number one shirt . Rachubka made his debut for Leeds on 23 August against Doncaster Rovers in the League Cup . Rachubka made his league debut for Leeds against Doncaster Rovers on 14 October as a substitute replacing the injured Andy Lonergan . On loan transfer deadline day , 24 November , Rachubka joined Tranmere Rovers on loan until January to help recapture some form . This was then extended by 2 months . After returning to Leeds , Rachubka joined Leyton Orient on loan until 6 April . On 1 December 2012 , Rachubka joined Accrington Stanley initially on a week-long emergency loan basis due to an injury sustained to first choice goalkeeper Ian Dunbavin . He made his debut for Stanley the same day in their second round FA Cup tie against Oxford United and was named man-of-the-match . The loan was extended twice , on 6 December , and 14 December , and continued into 2013 after Dunbavins injury ruling him out for most of the season . On 3 May , it was announced that Rachubka would be released by Leeds upon the expiry of his two-year contract . Oldham Athletic . On 7 September 2013 , Rachubka joined Oldham Athletic for the second time in his career , signing a short-term deal until January 2014 . After establishing himself as the number one goalkeeper towards the end of the season ahead of Mark Oxley , and a string of excellent performances , Rachubka was rewarded with a new one-year contract extension . On 2 February 2015 , Rachubka had his contract cancelled by the club after Kean was brought into the club as the new number one goalkeeper . Crewe Alexandra . On 21 February 2015 , Rachubka made his debut for Crewe as a substitute in their 2–0 defeat at Barnsley , scoring an own goal . Bolton Wanderers . On 5 September 2015 , Bolton Wanderers signed Rachubka on a one-year contract to provide cover for Ben Amos . He made his debut for the Wanderers on 16 January 2016 , when coming on as a 12th-minute substitute for midfielder Josh Vela in a 3–0 defeat against Nottingham Forest at The City Ground after Amos had been sent off for a foul on Jamie Ward . At the end of the 2015–16 season , the club confirmed that he would be leaving when his contract expired at the end of June . Kerala Blasters . After spending a season with Bury following his release by Bolton , Rachubka signed for Indian Super League side Kerala Blasters in August 2017 , linking up with former Manchester United teammate Wes Brown . He made his debut for the Kerala club in the opening match of the 2017–18 season against ATK in Kochi , where the match ended in a 0–0 draw . International career . Rachubka has represented England at under-16 , under-18 and under-20 levels . He was in the England under-20 squad that played at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria . He started the last game against Japan under-20s . Rachubka also witnessed the United States 1–0 victory over England in the group opener in the same tournament . Honours . Individual . - Blackpool Player of the Year : 2007–08