Aníbal Ruiz

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| name = Aníbal Ruiz

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| fullname = Aníbal Ruiz Leites

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1942|12|30}}

| birth_place = Salto, Uruguay

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2017|03|10|1942|12|30}}

| death_place = Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico

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| position = Midfielder

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| years1 = 1962–1963

| clubs1 = Danubio

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| years2 = 1964–1966

| clubs2 = Sud América

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| years3 = 1966–1968

| clubs3 = Cúcuta Deportivo

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| years4 = 1969–1970

| clubs4 = Deportivo Anzoátegui

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| years5 = 1971

| clubs5 = Montevideo Wanderers

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| years6 = 1972

| clubs6 = Unión Tumán

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| years7 = 1972–1974

| clubs7 = Montevideo Wanderers

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| years8 = 1975

| clubs8 = Ramonense

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| years9 = 1976

| clubs9 = Miramar Misiones

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| manageryears1 = 1976

| managerclubs1 = Nacional (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 1977

| managerclubs2 = Danubio (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 1978

| managerclubs3 = Defensor Sporting (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 1979

| managerclubs4 = Olimpia (assistant)

| manageryears5 = 1980

| managerclubs5 = Newell's Old Boys (assistant)

| manageryears6 = 1981

| managerclubs6 = Peñarol (assistant)

| manageryears7 = 1982

| managerclubs7 = Olimpia (assistant)

| manageryears8 = 1983

| managerclubs8 = Atlético Nacional (assistant)

| manageryears9 = 1984

| managerclubs9 = River Plate Montevideo

| manageryears10 = 1985

| managerclubs10 = Olimpia

| manageryears11 = 1986

| managerclubs11 = Atlético Nacional

| manageryears12 = 1987

| managerclubs12 = Olimpia

| manageryears13 = 1988

| managerclubs13 = Montevideo Wanderers

| manageryears14 = 1989–1990

| managerclubs14 = Necaxa

| manageryears15 = 1991

| managerclubs15 = Deportivo Quito

| manageryears16 = 1991

| managerclubs16 = Olimpia

| manageryears17 = 1992

| managerclubs17 = El Salvador

| manageryears18 = 1992–1993

| managerclubs18 = UAG

| manageryears19 = 1993–1996

| managerclubs19 = Veracruz

| manageryears20 = 1996–1997

| managerclubs20 = Puebla

| manageryears21 = 1997–1998

| managerclubs21 = León

| manageryears22 = 1998–2000

| managerclubs22 = UAT

| manageryears23 = 2000–2001

| managerclubs23 = Guaraní

| manageryears24 = 2001

| managerclubs24 = Olimpia

| manageryears25 = 2002–2006

| managerclubs25 = Paraguay

| manageryears26 = 2006

| managerclubs26 = Veracruz

| manageryears27 = 2008

| managerclubs27 = Emelec

| manageryears28 = 2008

| managerclubs28 =Cúcuta Deportivo

| manageryears29 = 2010–2011

| managerclubs29 =Universidad San Martín

| manageryears30 = 2012

| managerclubs30 =León de Huánuco

| manageryears31 = 2013

| managerclubs31 =Universidad San Martín

| manageryears32 = 2014

| managerclubs32 =Municipal

| manageryears33 = 2015

| managerclubs33 =Toluca (assistant)

| manageryears34 = 2016

| managerclubs34 =Chiapas (assistant)

| manageryears35 = 2017

| managerclubs35 =Puebla (assistant)

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Aníbal Ruiz Leites (30 December 1942 – 10 March 2017) was a Uruguayan association football coach.{{Cite web|url=http://www.elgrafico.com/2017/03/11/fallece-ex-seleccionador-salvadoreno-anibal-ruiz|title=El Gráfico}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/317676/fallecio-anibal-ruiz-extecnico-de-la-selecta/|title=falleció Aníbal Ruiz, extécnico de la Selecta|date=11 March 2017}}

==Death==

On March 10, 2017, while serving as assistant manager to lead manager José Cardozo at Puebla, Ruiz collapsed on the pitch of the Luis "Pirata" Fuente Stadium in Veracruz while the team was warming up. Ruiz later died as a result of a heart attack on the way to a local hospital.{{cite web | title=Muere Aníbal Ruíz por infarto en el 'Pirata' Fuente | work=ESPN Deportes | date=11 March 2017 | url=http://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/3021891/muere-anibal-ruiz-por-infarto-en-el-pirata-fuente | language=es | access-date=2017-03-11 }}