Rubén Tufiño

Infobox Football biography
playername = Rubén Tufiño


fullname = Rubén Dario Tufiño Schwenk
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1970|1|9
cityofbirth = Santa Cruz
countryofbirth = Bolivia
height = Height|m=1.71
position = Defensive Midfielder
currentclub =
clubnumber =
youthyears = 1982-1988
1989-1993
youthclubs = Tahuichi Academy
South Carolina
years = 1995-1996
1997-1999
1999-2000
2001
2002-2004
2005
2006
clubs = Oriente Petrolero
Blooming
Oriente Petrolero
Blooming
Bolívar
The Strongest
Blooming
caps(goals) = ? (?)
115 (11)
14 (1)
09 (3)
97 (9)
27 (7)
16 (0)
nationalyears = 1995–2004
nationalteam = Bolivia
nationalcaps(goals) = 036 0(1)
pcupdate = May 22 2008
ntupdate = February 24 2008

Rubén Darío Tufiño Schwenk (born January 9, 1970 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a former Bolivian football midfielder. He began playing football at a young age for the prestigious Tahuichi Academy, where he received an scholarship to play for the University of South Carolina. During his years as a Gamecock Tufiño became one of the most successful players in the program history.

After graduating from college, he decided to continue developing his football career, and in 1995 he returned to his hometown to sign for first division club Oriente Petrolero. After two great seasons in Oriente, he transferred to main rival Blooming where he was part of back-to-back national titles. Due to a disagreement in his contract he returned to Oriente Petrolero the following season, before joining the "celestes" for the second time around in 2001. The next season, Tufiño signed with Bolívar from La Paz and spent the next two years there, winning two more national championships. After negotiating with The Strongest, he agreed to a one-year-deal with the "atigrados" which he played for during 2005. Finally, in 2006 he made his third spell with Blooming and by the end of the season he announced his retirement from football.

He also played for the Bolivian national team between 1995 and 2004, scoring 1 goal in 36 games. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/bol-recintlp.html Bolivia - Record International Players] - RSSSF]

Club titles

References

* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=8372 Profile] at National Football Teams