Benjamín Ruiz

Benjamín Ruiz

Personal information
Full name	Benjamín Ignacio Ruiz Herrera
Date of birth	(1981-08-21) 21 August 1981
Place of birth	Santiago de Chile, Chile
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Youth career
1995–2000	Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2005	Audax Italiano	90	(2)
2006	Colo-Colo	2	(0)
2006	Deportes La Serena	11	(0)
2007	Palestino	8	(0)
2007	O'Higgins	11	(0)
2008–2009	Everton	27	(0)
2010–2015	Ñublense	45	(0)
2015–2016	Unión La Calera	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2012

Benjamín Ignacio Ruiz Herrera (Spanish pronunciation: [beŋxaˈmin ˈrwis], born 21 August 1983) was a Chilean footballer who played as right back.

His last club was then Primera B side Unión La Calera.

Club career

He began his career at powerhouse club Universidad Católica, joining then in 2001 to Audax Italiano, remaining there for five seasons, until the coach Claudio Borghi called him to play at Colo-Colo, most successful club of the country, where he won the Torneo de Apertura, his first professional title.

Two seasons later, Benjamín earned with Everton, another honour in his career, under the orders of veteran head coach Nelson Acosta.

Honours

Club

Colo-Colo

• Primera División de Chile (1): 2006 Apertura

Everton

• Primera División de Chile (1): 2008 Apertura

External links

• Benjamín Ruiz at Soccerway