Rodrigo Ruiz

Rodrigo Ruiz
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Patricio Ruiz de Barbieri
Date of birth (1972-05-10) May 10, 1972 (age 52)
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 Unión Española
1993Regional Atacama (loan)
1994–1996 Puebla 65 (10)
1996–1999 Toros Neza 132 (32)
1999–2006 Santos Laguna 269 (59)
2005Pachuca (loan) 0 (0)
2007–2010 Tecos 100 (14)
2008Veracruz (loan) 17 (2)
2010–2011 Santos Laguna 25 (0)
2011–2013 Tecos 59 (2)
Total 667 (119)
International career
1993–2001 Chile 7 (1)
Managerial career
2015–2019 Tecos
2020 Lobos Zacatepec
2020–2022 Irritilas
2022–2024 Los Cabos United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rodrigo Patricio Ruiz de Barbieri (born 10 May 1972) is a former Chilean professional footballer.[1]

Club career

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He played for Unión Española, Regional Atacama, Toros Neza, Santos Laguna, Pachuca,[2] Veracruz, and last played for Estudiantes Tecos of the Ascenso MX.[3]

International career

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During the qualifiers to the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Ruiz played a match with the Chile national team against Uruguay at Centenario Stadium, that Chile lost 1–0. In total, he made 7 appearances for Chile and scored one goal.[4]

Coaching career

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He began his career with Tecos in 2015.[5] After working in Lobos Zacatepec and Irritilas FC, he joined Los Cabos United in 2022.[1]

Personal life

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He was nicknamed Pony by his former fellow footballer in Unión Española, Mario Lucca, due to his strength and height.[6]

He naturalized Mexican by residence.[3]

One of the 33 miners rescued from the 2010 mining accident in Copiapó, Chile, Mario Gómez, is related to him since Gómez is the cousin of his mother-in-law.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Primeras palabras del nuevo director técnico Rodrigo "El Pony" Ruiz Bienvenido". Facebook (in Spanish). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Se presentó Rodrigo 'Pony' Ruiz como refuerzo del Pachuca". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). 16 May 2005. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b "El 'Pony' Ruiz, la figura olvidada por Santos Laguna". ESPN.cl (in Spanish). ESPN. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Rodrigo Ruiz". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Los chilenos que han dirigido en el extranjero" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Mario Lucca recuerda por qué apodó 'Pony' a Rodrigo Ruiz". ESPN.cl (in Spanish). ESPN. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Pariente de Rodrigo 'Pony' Ruiz fue rescatado en mina de Chile". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). 13 October 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
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