Rodrigo Ruiz

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Rodrigo Ruiz

| fullname = Rodrigo Patricio Ruiz de Barbieri

| image = Pony RuizTecos.jpg

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|5|10}}

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| height = {{height|m=1.63}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

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| years1 = 1992–1994

| clubs1 = Unión Española

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| years2 = 1993

| clubs2 = → Regional Atacama (loan)

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| years3 = 1994–1996

| clubs3 = Puebla

| caps3 = 65

| goals3 = 10

| years4 = 1996–1999

| clubs4 = Toros Neza

| caps4 = 132

| goals4 = 32

| years5 = 1999–2006

| clubs5 = Santos Laguna

| caps5 = 269

| goals5 = 59

| years6 = 2005

| clubs6 = → Pachuca (loan)

| caps6 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2007–2010

| clubs7 = Tecos

| caps7 = 100

| goals7 = 14

| years8 = 2008

| clubs8 = → Veracruz (loan)

| caps8 = 17

| goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2010–2011

| clubs9 = Santos Laguna

| caps9 = 25

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2011–2013

| clubs10 = Tecos

| caps10 = 59

| goals10 = 2

| totalcaps = 667

| totalgoals = 119

| nationalyears1 = 1993–2001

| nationalteam1 = Chile

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| manageryears1 = 2015–2019

| managerclubs1 = Tecos

| manageryears2 = 2020

| managerclubs2 = Lobos Zacatepec

| manageryears3 = 2020–2022

| managerclubs3 = Irritilas

| manageryears4 = 2022–2024

| managerclubs4 = Los Cabos United

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Rodrigo Patricio Ruiz de Barbieri (born 10 May 1972) is a former Chilean professional footballer.

Club career

He played for Unión Española, Regional Atacama, Toros Neza, Santos Laguna, Pachuca,{{cite web |title=Se presentó Rodrigo 'Pony' Ruiz como refuerzo del Pachuca |url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/copa-libertadores/presento-rodrigo-pony-ruiz-refuerzo-pachuca |website=Mediotiempo |access-date=17 October 2022 |language=es |date=16 May 2005}} Veracruz, and last played for Estudiantes Tecos of the Ascenso MX.{{cite web |title=El 'Pony' Ruiz, la figura olvidada por Santos Laguna |url=https://www.espn.cl/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/6902160/rodrigo-pony-ruiz-figura-olvidada-santos-liga-mx |website=ESPN.cl |publisher=ESPN |access-date=17 October 2022 |language=es |date=1 May 2020}}

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.{{cite web |title=Rodrigo Ruiz |url=https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/1993/09/rodrigo-ruiz.html |website=Partidos de La Roja |access-date=17 October 2022 |language=es}}

Coaching career

He began his career with Tecos in 2015.{{cite web |title=Los chilenos que han dirigido en el extranjero |url=https://chile.as.com/chile/2016/05/18/album/1463602195_928448.html |publisher=AS Chile |access-date=17 October 2022 |language=es |date=24 May 2016}} After working in Lobos Zacatepec and Irritilas FC, he joined Los Cabos United in 2022.{{cite web |title=Primeras palabras del nuevo director técnico Rodrigo "El Pony" Ruiz Bienvenido | website=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1321762118201947 |access-date=1 June 2021 |language=es |date=2 December 2020}}

Personal life

He was nicknamed Pony by his former fellow footballer in Unión Española, Mario Lucca, due to his strength and height.{{cite web |title=Mario Lucca recuerda por qué apodó 'Pony' a Rodrigo Ruiz |url=https://www.espn.cl/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/6908812/pony-ruiz-origen-apodo-mario-lucca-entrevista |website=ESPN.cl |publisher=ESPN |access-date=17 October 2022 |language=es |date=3 May 2020}}

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.{{cite web |title=Pariente de Rodrigo 'Pony' Ruiz fue rescatado en mina de Chile |url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/pariente-rodrigo-pony-ruiz-rescatado-mina-chile |website=Mediotiempo |access-date=17 October 2022 |language=es |date=13 October 2010}}