Alejandro Ruidiaz

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Alejandro Ruidiaz
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-09-03) 3 September 1969 (age 53)
Place of birth Avellaneda, Argentina
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1984–1985 Independiente B
1986–1991 Independiente
1989 Toshiba S.C.
1990–1991 Independiente
International career
Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alejandro Ruidiaz (born 3 September 1969) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. [1] [2] He competed at the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics. [3]

Career

Ruidiaz played at the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship and made his debut with Club Atlético Independiente's first team at the age of 17. [4] He was part of the Argentina national team which participated at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In 1989, he competed at the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship and joined Japanese side Toshiba S.C. [4] Having returned to Independiente in 1990 he was severely injured in a car crash. [4] He played his last match for the club in December 1991 before being released. [4]

In September 1992, he was close to a move to River Plate but during examinations related to a knee injury he was diagnosed with a heart problem which forced him to retire from playing aged 23. [4]

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References

  1. Alejandro Ruidiaz at BDFA (in Spanish)
  2. Alejandro Ruidiaz at FootballDatabase.eu
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alejandro Ruidiaz Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ruidiaz". La Nación (in Spanish). 28 October 1999. Retrieved 26 May 2020.