Rubén Tufiño

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Rubén Tufiño
Personal information
Full name	Rubén Dario Tufiño Schwenk
Date of birth	January 9, 1970 (1970-01-09) (age 38)
Place of birth	Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Youth clubs
1982-1988 1989-1993	Tahuichi Academy South Carolina
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995-1996 1997-1999 1999-2000 2001 2002-2004 2005 2006	Oriente Petrolero Blooming Oriente Petrolero Blooming Bolívar The Strongest Blooming	? (?) 115 (11) 14 (1) 09 (3) 97 (9) 27 (7) 10 (0)
National team2
1995–2004	Bolivia	036 0(1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 22, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of February 24, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Rubén Darío Tufiño Schwenk (born January 9, 1970 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a former Bolivian football midfielder. He began playing football at a young age for the prestigious Tahuichi Academy, where he received an scholarship to play for the University of South Carolina. During his years as a Gamecock Tufiño became one of the most successful players in the school program's history.

After graduating from college, he decided to continue developing his football career, and in 1995 he returned to his hometown to sign for first division club Oriente Petrolero. After two great seasons in Oriente, he transferred to main rival Blooming where he was part of back-to-back national titles. Due to a disagreement in his contract he returned to Oriente Petrolero the following season, before joining the celestes for the second time around in 2001. The next season, Tufiño signed with Bolívar from La Paz and spent the next two years there, winning two more national championships. After negotiations with The Strongest, he agreed to a one-year-deal with the atigrados which he played for during 2005. Finally, in 2006 he made his third spell with Blooming and by the end of the season he announced his retirement from football.

He also played for the Bolivian national team between 1995 and 2004, scoring 1 goal in 36 games.^[1]

[edit] Club titles

Season	Club	Title
1998	Blooming	Bolivian League Championship
1999	Blooming	Bolivian League Championship
2002	Bolívar	Bolivian League Championship
2004(A)	Bolívar	Bolivian League Championship

[edit] References

• Profile at National Football Teams

1. ^ Bolivia - Record International Players - RSSSF