Rodrigo Ruiz

For the player who competed for Mexico at the 1950 World Cup, see Rodrigo Ruiz (footballer, born 1923). For the Costa Rican sport shooter, see Rodrigo Ruiz (sport shooter).
Rodrigo Ruiz
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Patricio Ruiz de Barbieri
Date of birth (1972-05-10) May 10, 1972
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position Second Striker, Right Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992 Unión Española
1993 Regional Atacama
1993–1994 Unión Española
1994–1996 Puebla 65 (10)
1996–1999 Neza 132 (32)
1999–2006 Santos Laguna 269 (59)
2007–2010 Tecos UAG 100 (14)
2008 Veracruz 17 (2)
2010–2011 Santos Laguna 25 (0)
2011–2013 Tecos UAG 59 (2)
Total 667 (119)
National team
1993–2001 Chile 7 (1)
Teams managed
2015– Tecos UAG

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Rodrigo Patricio Ruiz de Barbieri (born May 10, 1972 in Santiago, Chile) is a retired Mexican-Chilean footballer and current manager of Tecos UAG. He played for Unión Española, Toros Neza, Santos Laguna, CD Veracruz, and last played for Estudiantes Tecos of the Ascenso MX. Ruiz is a symbol for the Santos Laguna fans along Jared Borgetti for being great players during their time on Santos.

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 São Paulo.

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