Diego Alejandro Ruíz Scheuschner (born 19 December 1980) is an Argentine former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Ruiz started his peripatetic playing career in 1997 at

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in Argentina. He then had spells in the lower leagues of Argentine football with

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, Club Atlético Ñuñorco and

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. In 2004, he joined Belgian side

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followed by

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of Chile, then back to Belgium with

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, and back to Chile again with

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in the Liga Chilena de Fútbol, where he had his best spell as a professional. He was transferred to Romanian club

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in 2008, just in time to be part of CFR's championship squad of 2007–08, but was loaned to Kasımpaşa in 2009. For a half a season he played in Azerbaijan for Khazar Lankaran before having his contract mutually terminated in January 2011. He returned to Romania with

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. In January 2012, Ruiz went back to Chile, joining newly promoted

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Honours

CFR Cluj *

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: 2007–08 *

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: 2008, 2009 *

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Universidad de Concepción *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruiz, Diego 1980 births Living people Footballers from San Miguel de Tucumán Argentine men's footballers Club Atlético Lanús footballers Primera B Metropolitana players Club Atlético San Telmo footballers Torneo Argentino A players Primera Nacional players Atlético Tucumán footballers Belgian Third Division players K.V. Kortrijk players Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Segunda División Profesional de Chile players C.D. Cobresal footballers Huachipato FC footballers C.D. Antofagasta footballers C.D. Universidad de Concepción footballers Everton de Viña del Mar footballers Deportes Iberia footballers Belgian Pro League players KAA Gent players Liga I players CFR Cluj players ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș players Süper Lig players Kasımpaşa S.K. footballers Azerbaijan Premier League players Khazar Lankaran FK players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Romania Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Argentine sportsmen