Aníbal Ruiz

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is Leites.

Aníbal Ruiz Leites (30 December 1942 – 10 March 2017) was a Uruguayan association football coach.^[1][2]

Aníbal Ruiz

Personal information
Full name	Aníbal Ruiz Leites
Date of birth	(1942-12-30)30 December 1942
Place of birth	Salto, Uruguay
Date of death	10 March 2017(2017-03-10) (aged 74)
Place of death	Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1963	Danubio
1964–1966	Sud América
1966–1968	Cúcuta Deportivo
1969–1970	Deportivo Anzoátegui
1971	Montevideo Wanderers
1972	Unión Tumán
1972–1974	Montevideo Wanderers
1975	Ramonense
1976	Miramar Misiones
Managerial career
1976	Nacional (assistant)
1977	Danubio (assistant)
1978	Defensor Sporting (assistant)
1979	Olimpia (assistant)
1980	Newell's Old Boys (assistant)
1981	Peñarol (assistant)
1982	Olimpia (assistant)
1983	Atlético Nacional (assistant)
1984	River Plate Montevideo
1985	Olimpia
1986	Atlético Nacional
1987	Olimpia
1988	Montevideo Wanderers
1989–1990	Necaxa
1991	Deportivo Quito
1991	Olimpia
1992	El Salvador
1992–1993	UAG
1993–1996	Veracruz
1996–1997	Puebla
1997–1998	León
1998–2000	UAT
2000–2001	Guaraní
2001	Olimpia
2002–2006	Paraguay
2006	Veracruz
2008	Emelec
2008	Cúcuta Deportivo
2010–2011	Universidad San Martín
2012	León de Huánuco
2013	Universidad San Martín
2014	Municipal
2015	Toluca (assistant)
2016	Chiapas (assistant)
2017	Puebla (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Death

On March 10, 2017, while serving as assistant manager to lead manager José Cardozo at Puebla, Ruiz collapsed on the pitch of the Luis "Pirata" Fuente Stadium in Veracruz while the team was warming up. Ruiz later died as a result of a heart attack on the way to a local hospital.^[3]