German Ruano
{{Short description|Guatemalan footballer (born 1971)}}
{{family name hatnote|Ruano|González|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = German Ruano
| image =
| full_name = German Giovanni Ruano González
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|10|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Guatemala City, Guatemala
| height = 1.75 m
| position = Right back
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1991–1993
| clubs1 = Suchitepéquez
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1993–2009
| clubs2 = Municipal
| caps2 = 251
| goals2 = 4
| nationalyears1 = 1995–2001
| nationalteam1 = Guatemala
| nationalcaps1 = 57
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
German Giovanni Ruano González (born 17 October 1971), popularly known as El Chino, is a Guatemalan former footballer who played as a right-back, spending the majority of his career for Municipal in the Guatemalan top division, and was also a member of the Guatemala national team.
Club career
Born in Guatemala City,{{Cite web |url=http://www.rojodecorazon.com/detalleNoticia.php?id=151 |title=Rojos de Corazón ::: El templo de la intimidad escarlata |access-date=22 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607074223/http://www.rojodecorazon.com/detalleNoticia.php?id=151 |archive-date=7 June 2012 |url-status=dead }} Ruano, a right-back of outstanding defensive and attacking skills, began his career with local side Suchitepéquez. In 1993, he was brought by coach Horacio Cordero to Municipal, where he would remain for the next 16 years, winning 12 league titles and five domestic cups, thus becoming one of the most honoured players in the history of the club.Source: http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2008/abril/19/232992.html By 2008, he had become the second-longest serving active squad member after Juan Carlos Plata.
After finishing second on the 2008–09 clausura tournament, Municipal did not renew his contract, and afterwards Ruano, who wore the number 17 on his shirt throughout his career, announced his retirement.
International career
Ruano made his debut for Guatemala in a December 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and went on to collect 57 caps in the next six years, appearing in a total 19 matches during the qualification processes to the World Cups of 1998 and 2002. He also played four matches at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup{{cite web|website=RSSSF |title=CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/96gc-full.html |accessdate=29 October 2008 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121072256/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/96gc-full.html |archivedate=21 November 2008 }} and two matches at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.{{cite web|website=RSSSF |title=CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98gc-full.html |accessdate=29 October 2008 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090610084535/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/98gc-full.html |archivedate=10 June 2009 }}
His final international was a January 2001 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Costa Rica, a game which also marked the end of the international careers of national team stalwarts Jorge Rodas and Edgar Valencia.
Honours
;Club
- Liga Mayor / Liga Nacional winner (12): 1993–94, 2000 Apertura, 2000 Clausura, 2001, 2002 Clausura, 2003 Apertura, 2004 Apertura, 2005 Clausura, 2005 Apertura, 2006 Clausura, 2006 Apertura, 2008 Clausura
- Domestic Cup tournament winner (5): 1994, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2004
- Campeón de Campeones (Super Cup) winner (2): 1994, 1997{{cite web |url= https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/guatcuphist.html |title= Guatemala - List of Cup Winners |accessdate = 10 December 2010|author= RSSSF |year= 2009}}
References
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External links
- {{NFT player|24779}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121025083936/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=165476/index.html FIFA.com - Individual record at FIFA tournaments]
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{{Guatemala Squad 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{Guatemala Squad 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
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Category:Guatemalan men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Guatemala City
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Guatemala men's international footballers
Category:1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Category:1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Category:C.S.D. Municipal players
Category:C.D. Suchitepéquez players
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