German Ruano
Personal information
Full name	German Geovanni Ruano González
Date of birth	17 October 1971 (1971-10-17) (age 38)
Place of birth	Guatemala
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	retired
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1991–1993 1993–2009	CD Suchitepéquez CSD Municipal
National team2
1995–2000	Guatemala	55 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of October 29, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

German Geovanni Ruano (born 17 October 1971), popularly known as "El Chino" Ruano, is a former Guatemalan football defender who currently played for CSD Municipal in the Liga Nacional de Guatemala.

Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Club career

Ruano, a right back, began his career with 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] As of 2008, he is playing 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.

[edit] International career

Ruano made 55 appearances for the full Guatemala national football team, 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.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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

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