Rodrigo Patricio Ruiz de Barbieri (born 10 May 1972) is a former

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

an professional

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Club career

He played for

Unión Española Club Unión Española S.A.D.P. is a professional football club based in the Independencia neighborhood, commune of Santiago, Chile currently participating in the Primera División de Chile. History Foundation, Amateur Era and First seasons ...

Regional Atacama Regional Atacama was a Chilean football (soccer), football club based in the city of Copiapó, Atacama Region. The club was founded in 1979, playing a total of six season at the Primera División of Chile, top level of Chilean football during its ...

Toros Neza Neza Fútbol Club is a Mexican football club based in the city of Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico, that plays in the Liga de Balompié Mexicano. Founded in 1991 as Toros UTN, then the club was moved to Pachuca, Hidalgo and played the 1993–94 ...

Santos Laguna Club Santos Laguna S.A. de C.V., simply known as Santos Laguna or Santos, is a Mexican professional football club based in Torreón, Coahuila. The club competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Founded in 1983 as Club Santos I ...

Pachuca Pachuca (; ), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the east-central Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Hidalgo (state), Hidalgo, located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca Municipality, Pach ...

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, and last played for

Estudiantes Tecos Tecos Fútbol Club, simply known as Tecos, is a Mexican professional football club based in Zapopan, Jalisco, and associated with the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (UAG). It competes in Liga Premier, the third level division of Mexican ...

of the

Ascenso MX Ascenso MX, also known as Ascenso BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, was a professional association football league in Mexico and the second level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Primera División A de México (1994–2009 ...

International career

During the qualifiers to the

1998 FIFA World Cup The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the Association football, football world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams. The finals tournament was held in France from 10 June to 1 ...

, Ruiz played a match with the Chile national team against

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at Centenario Stadium, that Chile lost 1–0. In total, he made 7 appearances for Chile and scored one goal.

Coaching career

He began his career with Tecos in 2015. After working in Lobos Zacatepec and Irritilas FC, he joined Los Cabos United in 2022.

Personal life

He was nicknamed ''Pony'' by his former fellow footballer in Unión Española, Mario Lucca, due to his strength and height. 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.

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* * 1972 births Living people Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Chilean emigrants to Mexico Naturalized citizens of Mexico Mexican men's footballers Unión Española footballers C.D. Regional Atacama footballers Club Puebla players Toros Neza footballers Santos Laguna footballers C.F. Pachuca players Tecos F.C. footballers C.D. Veracruz footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Liga MX players Ascenso MX players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Men's association football midfielders Chilean football managers Chilean expatriate football managers Tecos F.C. managers Expatriate football managers in Mexico Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Chilean sportsmen {{Chile-footy-midfielder-stub