Rodrigo Ruiz
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Patricio Ruiz de Barbieri | ||
| Date of birth | May 10, 1972 | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Los Cabos United (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1994 | Unión Española | ||
| 1993 | → Regional Atacama (loan) | ||
| 1994–1996 | Puebla | 65 | (10) |
| 1996–1999 | Toros Neza | 132 | (32) |
| 1999–2006 | Santos Laguna | 269 | (59) |
| 2005 | → Pachuca (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Tecos | 100 | (14) |
| 2008 | → Veracruz (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Santos Laguna | 25 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Tecos | 59 | (2) |
| Total | 667 | (119) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993–2001 | Chile | 7 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2019 | Tecos | ||
| 2020 | Lobos Zacatepec | ||
| 2020–2022 | Irritilas | ||
| 2022– | Los Cabos United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rodrigo Patricio Ruiz de Barbieri (born 10 May 1972) is a former Chilean professional footballer and current manager of Los Cabos United.
Club career
He played for Unión Española, Regional Atacama, Toros Neza, Santos Laguna, Pachuca, Veracruz, and last played for Estudiantes Tecos of the Ascenso MX.
International career
During the qualifiers to the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Ruiz played a match with the Chile national team against Uruguay at Centenario Stadium, that Chile lost 1–0. In total, he made 7 appearances for Chile and scored one goal.
Coaching career
He began his career with Tecos in 2015. After working in Lobos Zacatepec and Irritilas FC, he joined Los Cabos United in 2022.
Personal life
He was nicknamed Pony by his former fellow footballer in Unión Española, Mario Lucca, due to his strength and height.
He naturalized Mexican by residence.
One of the 33 miners rescued from the 2010 mining accident in Copiapó, Chile, Mario Gómez, is related to him since Gómez is the cousin of his mother-in-law.