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Wilfredo Eduardo "Fefo" Ruiz Bruno (born June 1, 1962) is a retired Uruguayan professional basketball player.[1] At a height of 1.92 m (6'3 3⁄4") tall, and a weight of 84 kg (185 lbs.), he played at the small forward position.

Fefo Ruiz

Personal information
Born	(1962-06-01)June 1, 1962 Montevideo, Uruguay
Nationality	Uruguayan
Listed height	6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1976–2002
Position	Small forward
Career history
1976–1979	Atlético Welcome
1980–1982	Atlético Aguada
1982	Atlético Peñarol
1983–1985	Club Neptuno
1985–1987	Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca
1987	Nacional
1987–1989	Olimpo de Bahía Blanca
1989	Monte Líbano
1989–1990	Atlético Welcome
1990	Club Neptuno
1991	Atlético Peñarol
1992–1993	Atlético Welcome
1993	Club Neptuno
1993–1997	Atlético Welcome
1997	Nacional
1998	Club Neptuno
2001	Club Ferro Carril de Salto
2002	Club Universitario de Salto
Career highlights and awards
3× Argentine League Top Scorer (1985–1987) Uruguayan Federal Championship career stats leaders Uruguayan Federal Championship all-time leading scorer
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Uruguay FIBA AmeriCup 1984 Brazil FIBA South American Championship 1981 Uruguay 1983 Brazil 1985 Colombia

Professional career

During his club basketball career, Ruiz played in Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil. On 12 November, 1983, while playing with Club Neptuno, he set the Uruguayan Federal Championship's all-time single game scoring record, when he scored 84 points in a league game against Colón.[2][3] He finished his career in Uruguay as the Uruguayan Federal Championship's all-time leading scorer, having scored a total of 18,512 points in the league.[4]

As a member of Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca, of the top-tier level Argentine League (LNB), he was the league's best scorer, during its first three years of existence (1985–1987).

National team career

In the FIBA World Cup of 1982, while playing with the senior men's Uruguayan national basketball team, Ruiz averaged 23.4 points per game. At the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, in 1984, Ruiz was one of the leaders of the Uruguayan national team, along with Carlos Peinado and Horacio “Tato” López. The team finished the tournament in sixth place, and Ruiz averaged 19.5 points per game during the tournament.

References

External links

• FIBA Profile 1
• FIBA Profile 2
• Sports-Reference.com Profile
• Basketball-Reference.com Profile
• Fefo Ruiz: "Lo mejor en aquel momento fue el grupo humano que teníamos" (in Spanish)

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