Benjamín Ruiz

Benjamín Ruiz
Personal information
Full name Benjamín Ignacio Ruiz Herrera
Date of birth (1981-08-21) 21 August 1981 (age 43)[1]
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
Everton

References

  1. ^ "Benjamín Ruiz". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 3 May 2024.