Benjamín Ruiz

Benjamín Ruiz

Personal information
Full name	Benjamín Ignacio Ruiz Herrera
Date of birth	21 August 1981
Place of birth	Santiago de Chile, Chile
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current team	Unión La Calera
Number	--
Youth career
1995–2000	Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2001–2005	Audax Italiano	90	(2)
2006	Colo-Colo	2	(0)
2006	Deportes La Serena	11	(0)
2007	Palestino	8	(0)
2007	O'Higgins	11	(0)
2008–2009	Everton	27	(0)
2010–2015	Ñublense	45	(0)
2015–	Unión La Calera	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 August 2012. † Appearances (goals)

Benjamín Ignacio Ruiz Herrera (Spanish pronunciation: [beŋxaˈmin ruˈiθ], born 21 August 1983) is a Chilean footballer that currently plays for the Primera B side Unión La Calera as a right back. He began his career at powerhouse club Universidad Católica, joining then in 2001 to Audax Italiano, remaining there five seasons, until the coach Claudio Borghi called him for play at Colo-Colo, most successful club of the country, in where won the Torneo de Apertura, his first professional title. Two seasons later, Benjamín earned with Everton, another honour in his career, under the orders of veteran head coach Nelson Acosta.

Honours

Club

Colo-Colo

• Torneo de Apertura (1): 2006

Everton

• Torneo de Apertura (1): 2008

External links

• Benjamín Ruiz profile at Soccerway