Rubén Ruiz Díaz

Rubén Ruiz Díaz
Personal information
Full name Rubén Martín Ruiz Díaz Romero[1]
Date of birth (1969-11-11) 11 November 1969
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position 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

Rubén Martín Ruiz Díaz Romero (born 11 November 1969) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He 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 career

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.[2]

On 14 March 1993, while Ruiz Díaz was playing for Monterrey in a match against Leon, a strong shot from Leon forward Isaac Ayipei knocked Ruiz Díaz unconscious.[3] He regained consciousness after six hours in hospital.[3] Initial reports had indicated that he had suffered a broken jaw but that was corrected.[4]

International career

Ruiz Díaz made his international debut for the Paraguay national 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.

References

  1. 1 2 Rubén Ruiz Díaz at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ Villanueva, Artemio (26 March 2007). "Rubén Martín Ruiz Díaz: Un triunfador en el arco" [Rubén Martín Ruiz Díaz: A winner in the arc] (in Spanish). ABC.
  3. 1 2 "El balonazo de Ayipei que mandó al hospital a Ruíz Díaz" [The Ayipei ball that sent Ruíz Díaz to the hospital]. am.com.mx (in Spanish). 2 April 2020. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020.
  4. ↑ Ramos, Jorge (2 August 2019). "El día que Ayipey noqueó a la 'Bomba' Ruiz Díaz" [The day Ayipey knocked out “Bomba” Ruiz Díaz]. Fieramanía (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2025.
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