Rodrigo Ruiz
Chilean-Mexican footballer (born 1972)
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Rodrigo Patricio Ruiz de Barbieri (born 10 May 1972) is a former Chilean professional footballer.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Rodrigo Patricio Ruiz de Barbieri | ||
| Date of birth | May 10, 1972 | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1994 | Unión Española | ||
| 1993 | → Regional Atacama (loan) | ||
| 1994–1996 | Puebla | 65 | (10) |
| 1996–1999 | Toros Neza | 132 | (32) |
| 1999–2006 | Santos Laguna | 269 | (59) |
| 2005 | → Pachuca (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Tecos | 100 | (14) |
| 2008 | → Veracruz (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 | |||
Club career
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
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
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
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]
Honours
Santos Laguna
