Rubén Ruiz Díaz
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rubén Martín Ruiz Díaz Romero | ||
Date of birth | 11 November 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1989 | Rubio Ñú | ||
1989–1990 | Talleres | ||
1990–1991 | San Lorenzo | 61 | (0) |
1992–1998 | Monterrey | 147 | (0) |
1999 | Puebla | 12 | (0) |
1999 | Estudiantes | ||
2000–2002 | Talleres | ||
2003 | Zacatepec | 16 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Necaxa | 12 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
1992 | Paraguay U23 | ||
1989–1998 | Paraguay | 14 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 June 2009. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 July 2007 |
Rubén Martín Ruiz Díaz Romero (born 11 November 1969) is a former Paraguayan football goalkeeper, who was nicknamed "Puchi" and "La Bomba" during his career. He represented Paraguay at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. In the 1990s, he became a referent of the Mexican outfit Monterrey.
Club
Born in Asunción, Ruiz Díaz began playing football in the youth side of Club Rubio Ñu, before making his senior debut for the club at age 15. He played professional football in the Primera División Argentina and Primera División de México.[1]
International
Ruiz Díaz made his international debut for the Paraguay national football team on 9 July 1989 in a 1989 Copa América match against Brazil (2–0 loss). He obtained a total number of 11 international caps, earning his last cap in 1998.
References
- ↑ Villanueva, Artemio (26 March 2007). "Rubén Martín Ruiz Díaz: Un triunfador en el arco" [Rubén Martín Ruiz Díaz: A winner in the arc] (in Spanish). ABC.
External links
- Rubén Ruiz Díaz at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rubén Ruiz Díaz – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish)