German Ruano

German Ruano

Personal information
Full name	German Geovanni Ruano González
Date of birth	17 October 1971 (1971-10-17) (age 40)
Place of birth	Mazatenango, Guatemala
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	defender (retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1991–1993	CD Suchitepéquez
1993–2009	CSD Municipal
National team‡
1995–2001	Guatemala	57	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 March 2010

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Ruano and the second or maternal family name is González.

German Geovanni Ruano González (born 17 October 1971), popularly known as El Chino, is a former Guatemalan football defender who has played the majority of his career for CSD Municipal in Guatemala's top division.

Club career

Ruano, a right back, began his career with local side CD Suchitepéquez. In 1993, he was brought to Municipal by the then club's coach Horacio Cordero, and from then he has won 11 league titles and five domestic cups at said team.^[1] In 2008, he started his sixteenth season with Municipal, being the second-longest serving active squad member after Juan Carlos Plata. Ruano has wore the number 17 on his shirt throughout his career.

After finishing second on the 2008-2009 clausura tournament, his contract was not renewed, and afterwards he announced his retirement from the sport.

International career

Ruano made his debut for Guatemala in a December 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and went on to collect 57 caps, having taken part in the qualification processes to the World Cups of 1998 and 2002. He played four matches at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup^[2] and two matches at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[3] He also won two Central-American titles with the national team, in 2001 and 2004.

His final international was a January 2001 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Costa Rica, a game which also marked the end of the international careers of national team stalwarts Jorge Rodas and Edgar Valencia.

References

1. ^ Source: http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2008/abril/19/232992.html
2. ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tables/96gc-full.html. Retrieved 2008-10-29. 
3. ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tables/98gc-full.html. Retrieved 2008-10-29. 

External links

• Career History
• FIFA.com - Individual record at FIFA tournaments

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Name	Ruano, German
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Date of birth	17 October 1971
Place of birth	Mazatenango, Guatemala
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