Luis Enrique Rueda (born 11 January 1972 in

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) is an

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former

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and

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that played as a striker.

Club career

Nicknamed "El Cóndor", Rueda began his professional career at

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in 1996. His impressive displays awoke the interest of Spanish club

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, which later signed him for the 1997–1998 season. In his return to Argentina, he played for Córdoba's fierce rivals Belgrano and subsequently Talleres. His good form rewarded him with a transfer to Argentine giant

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. After a year with the ''academia'' he was loaned to club

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just to be back in Avalleneda the following year to face

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with Racing. In that tournament Rueda excelled with 5 goals scored in 8 games. Gimnasia de La Plata then acquired his rights hoping to benefit from his goals, but Rueda was unable to match the performance on previous seasons. He then played for

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(2004) and later with

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(2005), where he saw some action in Copa Libertadores of that year. In 2006, he moved back to Chile to join La Serena. The following season, he received some offers from Argentina, and ended up signing with second division club

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before landing a job with Gimnasia y Tiro, the club that launched his football career initially.

External links

Argentine Primera statistics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rueda, Luis 1972 births Living people Footballers from Mendoza Province Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Primera Nacional players Torneo Argentino B players Gimnasia y Tiro footballers San Martín de Tucumán footballers Segunda División players CF Extremadura footballers Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético Belgrano footballers Talleres de Córdoba footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Club Olimpo footballers Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Chilean Primera División players Club Universidad de Chile footballers Deportes La Serena footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Men's association football forwards Argentine football managers