Aníbal Ruiz
Uruguayan footballer and coach (1942-2017)
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Aníbal Ruiz Leites (30 December 1942 – 10 March 2017) was a Uruguayan association football coach.[1][2]
Full name
Aníbal Ruiz Leites
Date of birth
30 December 1942
Date of death
10 March 2017 (aged 74)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Aníbal Ruiz Leites | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Salto, Uruguay | ||
| Date of death | 10 March 2017 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1963 | Danubio | ||
| 1964–1966 | Sud América | ||
| 1966–1968 | Cúcuta Deportivo | ||
| 1969–1970 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | ||
| 1971 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
| 1972 | Unión Tumán | ||
| 1972–1974 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
| 1975 | Ramonense | ||
| 1976 | Miramar Misiones | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1976 | Nacional (assistant) | ||
| 1977 | Danubio (assistant) | ||
| 1978 | Defensor Sporting (assistant) | ||
| 1979 | Olimpia (assistant) | ||
| 1980 | Newell's Old Boys (assistant) | ||
| 1981 | Peñarol (assistant) | ||
| 1982 | Olimpia (assistant) | ||
| 1983 | Atlético Nacional (assistant) | ||
| 1984 | River Plate Montevideo | ||
| 1985 | Olimpia | ||
| 1986 | Atlético Nacional | ||
| 1987 | Olimpia | ||
| 1988 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
| 1989–1990 | Necaxa | ||
| 1991 | Deportivo Quito | ||
| 1991 | Olimpia | ||
| 1992 | El Salvador | ||
| 1992–1993 | UAG | ||
| 1993–1996 | Veracruz | ||
| 1996–1997 | Puebla | ||
| 1997–1998 | León | ||
| 1998–2000 | UAT | ||
| 2000–2001 | Guaraní | ||
| 2001 | Olimpia | ||
| 2002–2006 | Paraguay | ||
| 2006 | Veracruz | ||
| 2008 | Emelec | ||
| 2008 | Cúcuta Deportivo | ||
| 2010–2011 | Universidad San Martín | ||
| 2012 | León de Huánuco | ||
| 2013 | Universidad San Martín | ||
| 2014 | Municipal | ||
| 2015 | Toluca (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | Chiapas (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | Puebla (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Death
On March 10, 2017, while serving as assistant manager to lead manager José Cardozo at Puebla, Ruiz collapsed on the pitch of the Luis "Pirata" Fuente Stadium in Veracruz while the team was warming up. Ruiz later died as a result of a heart attack on the way to a local hospital.[3]