- Rubén Ayala
Football player infobox
playername = Rubén Ayala
fullname = Rubén Hugo Ayala Zanabria
height =
nickname = Ratón
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1950|1|8
cityofbirth = Santa Fe
countryofbirth =Argentina
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position =striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1968-1973
1973-1979
1980-1981
1981-1982
clubs = San Lorenzo
Atlético Madrid
CF Atlante
Oro de Jalisco
caps(goals) =
169 (45)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 25 (11)
pcupdate = May 2007Rubén Hugo Ayala Zanabria (born
8 January 1950 inSanta Fe, Argentina ) is a former Argentine footballer. Although he shares the same surname with recently retired Argentine defenderRoberto Ayala they are not related.Playing career
During his club career he played for
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro in Argentina where he was part of the team that famously went unbeaten for the whole of the 1972Nacional championship .In 1973 he left for
Atlético de Madrid inSpain where he won several titles. In 1980 he moved toMexico to play forOro de Jalisco and ClubAtlante .During his playing career he earned 25 caps and scored 11 goals for the
Argentina national football team , and played in the1974 FIFA World Cup .He was nicknamed "Ratón" (Mouse) due to his short height.
Titles
Managerial career
After retiring as a player Ayala took up coaching in Mexico he has been manager of
Cobras de Querétaro (1986-1987),Tampico-Madero (1987-1988),Cobras de Ciudad Juárez (1988-1989), Correcaminos (1992-1994) andCF Pachuca (2000-2005). During his time with Pachuca he guided them to two league titles the Invierno 2001 and the Apertura 2003.External links
* [http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=3757 La Liga statistics] es icon
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