Rubén Ruiz Díaz

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz Dìaz and the second or maternal family name is Romero.

Rubén Ruiz Díaz

Personal information
Full name	Rubén Martín Ruiz Díaz Romero
Date of birth	(1969-11-11) 11 November 1969
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1989	Rubio Ñú
1989–1990	Talleres
1990–1991	San Lorenzo	61	(0)
1992–1998	Monterrey	147	(0)
1999	Puebla	12	(0)
1999	Estudiantes
2000–2002	Talleres
2003	Zacatepec	16	(0)
2004–2005	Necaxa	12	(0)
International career‡
1992	Paraguay U23
1989–1998	Paraguay	14	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 July 2007

Rubén Martín Ruiz Díaz Romero (born 11 November 1969) is a former Paraguayan football goalkeeper, who was nicknamed "Puchi" and "La Bomba" during his career. He represented Paraguay at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. In the 1990s, he became a referent of the Mexican outfit Monterrey.

Club

Born in Asunción, Ruiz Díaz began playing football in the youth side of Club Rubio Ñu, before making his senior debut for the club at age 15. He played professional football in the Primera División Argentina and Primera División de México.

International

Ruiz Díaz made his international debut for the Paraguay national football team on 9 July 1989 in a 1989 Copa América match against Brazil (2–0 loss). He obtained a total number of 11 international caps, earning his last cap in 1998.

External links

• Rubén Ruiz Díaz at National-Football-Teams.com
• Rubén Ruiz Díaz – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)