Born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Drubscky began his career as a fitness coach of Cruzeiro's youth setup in 1986.
Drubscky's first senior team was Universidad Católica del Ecuador in 1996, after winning the year's Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior with América Mineiro.
After managerial roles with Democrata-GV, Villa Nova, Ipiranga-MG, Araçatuba, Valeriodoce, Ipatinga, Botafogo-PB and Caxias,[1] Drubscky was a director of football at Atlético Mineiro and América.
[8] Drubscky was demoted to assistant after the arrival of Jorginho, but returned to his previous role in August 2012 after the latter's dismissal.
[10] Drubscky was subsequently in charge of Joinville,[11] Criciúma,[12] Paraná,[13] Goiás[14] and Vitória[15] before being appointed at Fluminense on 24 March 2015.