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
The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the football world championship for men's national teams. The finals tournament was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. The country was chosen as the host nation by FIFA for the ...
. In the 1990s, he became a referent of the Mexican outfit
Monterrey
Monterrey ( , ) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, and the third largest city in Mexico behind Guadalajara and Mexico City. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the city is anchor ...
.
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
The Liga MX, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional Association football, football division in Mexico, holding 2 tournaments per year.
The league is considered the strongest in North America, and amo ...
.
International
Ruiz Díaz made his international debut for the
Paraguay national football team on 9 July 1989 in a
1989 Copa América
The Copa América 1989 football tournament was hosted by Brazil, from 1 to 16 July. All ten CONMEBOL member nations participated.
Brazil won their fourth Copa América, and first since 1949, by beating Uruguay 1–0 in the final match at the ...
match against
Brazil (2–0 loss). He obtained a total number of 11 international caps, earning his last cap in 1998.
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1969 births
Living people
Paraguayan men's footballers
San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
Talleres de Córdoba footballers
C.F. Monterrey players
Zacatepec F.C. players
Club Necaxa footballers
Club Puebla players
Liga MX players
Argentine Primera División players
Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers
Paraguay men's international footballers
1998 FIFA World Cup players
Men's association football goalkeepers
Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers for Paraguay
1989 Copa América players
1991 Copa América players
1995 Copa América players
1997 Copa América players
Footballers from Asunción
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