Aníbal Ruiz Leites (30 December 1942 – 10 March 2017) was a Uruguayan association football coach.[1][2]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aníbal Ruiz Leites | ||
Date of birth | (1942-12-30)30 December 1942 | ||
Place of birth | Salto, Uruguay | ||
Date of death | 10 March 2017(2017-03-10) (aged 74) | ||
Place of death | Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1962–1963 | Danubio | ||
1964–1966 | Sud América | ||
1966–1968 | Cúcuta Deportivo | ||
1969–1970 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | ||
1971 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
1972 | Unión Tumán | ||
1972–1974 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
1975 | Ramonense | ||
1976 | Miramar Misiones | ||
Teams managed | |||
1976 | Nacional (assistant) | ||
1977 | Danubio (assistant) | ||
1978 | Defensor Sporting (assistant) | ||
1979 | Olimpia (assistant) | ||
1980 | Newell's Old Boys (assistant) | ||
1981 | Peñarol (assistant) | ||
1982 | Olimpia (assistant) | ||
1983 | Atlético Nacional (assistant) | ||
1984 | River Plate | ||
1985 | Olimpia | ||
1986 | Atlético Nacional | ||
1987 | Olimpia | ||
1988 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
1989–1990 | Necaxa | ||
1991 | Deportivo Quito | ||
1991 | Olimpia | ||
1992 | El Salvador | ||
1992–1993 | UAG | ||
1993–1996 | Veracruz | ||
1996–1997 | Puebla | ||
1997–1998 | León | ||
1998–2000 | UAT | ||
2000–2001 | Guaraní | ||
2001 | Olimpia | ||
2002–2006 | Paraguay | ||
2006 | Veracruz | ||
2008 | Emelec | ||
2008 | Cúcuta Deportivo | ||
2010–2011 | Universidad San Martín | ||
2012 | León de Huánuco | ||
2013 | Universidad San Martín | ||
2014 | Municipal | ||
2015 | Toluca (assistant) | ||
2016 | Chiapas (assistant) | ||
2017 | Puebla (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
On March 10, 2017, while serving as assistant manager to lead manager José Cardozo at Puebla, Ruiz collapsed on the pitch of the Luis "Pirata" Fuente Stadium in Veracruz while the team was warming up. Ruiz later died as a result of a heart attack on the way to a local hospital.[3]
Preceded by Luis Fernando Montoya |
South American Coach of the Year 2005 |
Succeeded by Claudio Borghi |
Paraguay squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup | ||
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Paraguay national football team – managers | |
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El Salvador national football team – managers | |
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South American Coach of the Year | |
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Club Olimpia – managers | |
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Atlético Nacional – managers | |
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