Rodrigo Ruiz

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Rodrigo Ruiz
Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Patricio Ruiz de Barbieri
Date of birth	May 10, 1972 (1972-05-10) (age 36)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Veracruz
Number	34
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992-1994 1994-1996 1996-1999 1999-2006 2007 2008-present	Unión Española Puebla Toros Neza Santos Laguna Tecos UAG Veracruz	00? 0(?) 065 (10) 132 (32) 261 (59) 030 0(2) 0016 0(3)
National team2
1993-2001	Chile	007 0(1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 20, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Rodrigo Patricio Ruiz de Barbieri (born May 10, 1972 in Santiago, Chile), also known as El Pony Ruiz because of his thighs looking like a ponies thigh, is a Chilean football player, who played for Union Española, Toros Neza, Santos Laguna, UAG Tecos and now plays for the CD Veracruz of the Primera División de México. He wears the number 34 jersey and is one of the CD Veracruz's new incorporations for the Clausura 2008.

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.

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 quarterfinals against Sao Paulo.

He also holds a Mexican passport.

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• (Spanish) Profile

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