Rodrigo Ruiz

Personal information
Rodrigo Ruiz
Full name	Rodrigo Patricio Ruiz de Barbieri
Date of birth	May 10, 1972
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	5'4" (163 cm)
Nickname	Pony
Position	Foward
Club information
Current club	Santos Laguna
Number	11
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1992-1994 1994-1996 1996-1999 1999-Present	Unión Española Puebla Toros Neza Santos Laguna	0 (0) 65 (10) 132 (31) 261 (56)
National team**
2001	Chile	1 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 November 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2006.

Rodrigo Patricio Ruiz de Barbieri (born May 10, 1972 in Santiago, Chile), also known as Pony Ruiz, is a Mexican football player, who currently plays for Santos Laguna of the Primera División de México. He wears the number 11 jersey and is one of the most popular and loved players by the club's fans.

During the qualifiers to the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Ruiz played a match with the Chilean national team against Uruguay at Centenario Stadium, that Chile lost 1-0. Since that match, Ruiz has not played internationally.

Ruiz was one of the best players in the Chilean team Unión Española. There, he played in the Copa Libertadores, where the team lost in quaterfinals against Sao Paulo.