Victor Ruiz

Victor Ruiz Torre (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiktoɾ ˈrwiθ ˈtore]; born 25 January 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Betis as a central defender.

Club Career

Espanyol

Born in Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Ruiz arrived in RCD Espanyol's youth system in 2006 at the age of 17, from neighbouring UE Cornella. In the 2008–09 season he made his senior debut, helping the reserve side win their Tercera Division group and subsequently promote in the playoffs.

Ruiz made his debut with the first team on 6 December 2009, starting and being booked in a 0–4 home loss against Racing de Santander. Coach Mauricio Pochettino fielded him in a further 21 La Liga games that campaign, with the team finally ranking in 11th position; he added two goals, against Malaga CF (2–1 away defeat) and Atletico Madrid (3–0, home).

Napoli and Valencia

In 2010–11, Ruiz played all the minutes for Espanyol in the first 15 rounds.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Виктор Руис (russian)