Benjamín Ruiz

Benjamín Ruiz
Personal information
Full name	Benjamín Ignacio Ruiz Herrera
Date of birth	21 August 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Santiago de Chile, Chile
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Unión La Calera
Number	--
Youth career
1995–2000	Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2005	Audax Italiano
2006	Colo-Colo
2006	Deportes La Serena
2007	Palestino
2007	O'Higgins
2008–2009	Everton
2010–2015	Ñublense
2015–	Unión La Calera
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2012

Benjamín Ignacio Ruiz Herrera (Spanish pronunciation: [beŋxaˈmin ruˈiθ], born 21 August 1983) is a Chilean footballer that currently plays for the Primera B side Unión La Calera as a right back. He began his career at powerhouse club Universidad Católica, joining then in 2001 to Audax Italiano, remaining there five seasons, until the coach Claudio Borghi called him for play at Colo-Colo, most successful club of the country, in where 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.

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