Marco Antonio Ruiz

Marco Antonio Ruiz García ( born July 12, 1969 in Tampico, Tamaulipas ), also known by the nickname Chima, is a former Mexican football player who acted mainly in midfield.

Life

Association

Marco Antonio Ruiz began his career as a professional football player immediately after the discharged at home World Cup in 1986 at his hometown club Tampico - Madero FC, ​​for whom he worked for four years. In the summer of 1990, he joined the Tigres de la UANL, where he spent most of his playing career and in whose ranks he ended his active career in 2004. In between, he was a season (1992/ 93) for Gallos Blancos Queretaro and three and a half years ( mid- 1998 to end- 2001) works for Chivas Guadalajara.

National

In the period between 20 September 2000 ( 2-0 against Ecuador) and 20 June 2001 ( 1-3 against Honduras) Ruiz completed a total of 16 international appearances for the Mexican national team, in which he ( in the very first game to make it 2-0 - Final ) scored a hit. His national team career was only connected to the coach Enrique Meza, who brought him into the team and he was a regular player of " El Tri ". As Meza was dismissed due to negative results in the World Cup qualifiers for 2002, it was over with Ruiz's national career.

Achievements

• Mexican runner: Invierno 1998, Apertura 2003