Rubén Tufiño

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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Tufiño and the second or maternal family name is Schwenk.
Rubén Tufiño
Personal information
Full nameRubén Dario Tufiño Schwenk
Date of birth (1970-01-09) January 9, 1970
Place of birthSanta Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionDefensive Midfielder
Youth career
1982–1988Tahuichi Academy
1989–1993South Carolina
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1995–1996Oriente Petrolero?(?)
1997–1999Blooming115(11)
2000Oriente Petrolero14(1)
2001Blooming9(3)
2002–2004Bolívar97(9)
2005The Strongest29(7)
2006Blooming10(0)
National team
1995–2004Bolivia35(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Rubén Darío Tufiño Schwenk (born January 9, 1970 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a former Bolivian football midfielder who played in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano for important clubs, as well as, the Bolivian national team.

Club career

He began playing football at a young age for the prestigious Tahuichi Academy, where he later received a 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 country to sign with 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 following year, Tufiño signed with Bolívar from La Paz, where he spent the next two campaigns and added two more national championships to his resume. After negotiating 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.

International career

He also played for the Bolivian national team between 1995 and 2004, scoring 1 goal in 35 international games.[1]

Honours

Club

References

  1. ↑ Bolivia - Record International Players - RSSSF


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