José Roberto Ruiz Esparza Oruña (born 16 January 1965) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a defender.

Career

He was born in the city of Puebla in the state of

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. His debut was on 8 May 1984 in a match against Monterrey (Puebla 5 Monterrey 3 ) he played for his home team

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for more than 15 years. He also played with clubs as Tigres U.A.N.L. from 1994 to

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Necaxa Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. (); often simply known as Club Necaxa, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Aguascalientes (city), Aguascalientes. It competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican ...

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. He is remembered with

as the captain that was defending the club's colors for many years. He is now an active member of the political party National Action Party (PAN). In the 2003 mid-terms he was elected to the

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to represent

's 6th district.

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