Guillermo Ruiz Burguete
Mexican gridiron football coach (born 1976)
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José Guillermo Ruiz Burguete (born 24 January 1976) is a Mexican gridiron football coach. He previously played in the NFL Europe with the Frankfurt Galaxy.
Mexico City, Mexico
| Profile | |
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| Position | Head coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 24 January 1976 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 244 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | ITESM Monterrey |
| NFL draft | 2004: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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Coaching | |
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's American football | ||
Representing  Mexico | ||
| World Championship | ||
 | 1999 Palermo | Team |
| 2003 Germany | Team |
Playing career
College career
Ruiz Burguete played college football for the Centinelas CGP in 1995 and 1996 and later for the Borregos Salvajes Monterrey from 1998 to 2000, receiving a scholarship to study at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, where he majored in Business Administration.[1][2]
During his college career, he won two National Championships in 1998 and 1999.
NFL Europe
In 2004, Ruiz Burguete was signed by the Frankfurt Galaxy of the NFL Europe.[1]
National team
Ruiz Burguete was part of the Mexico national American football team that competed in the 1999 and 2003 IFAF World Championship, where he was included in the All-Star Team of the tournament.[3]
Coaching career
In November 2016, Ruiz Burguete was appointed head coach of the Dinos de Saltillo of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) ahead of the 2017 LFA season.[4] Burguete led the Dinos to the Tazón México II, that they lost 18–24 to the Mayas CDMX.[5]
In September 2017, he left the Dinos and was appointed as Commissioner of the LFA, but he resigned in January 2018.[6][7]
In November 2021, Ruiz Burguete was appointed head coach of the Galgos de Tijuana.[8] Burguete left the Galgos ahead of the 2023 LFA season and was replaced by Héctor del Águila.[9]