Ricardo Munguía Pérez

Ricardo Munguía Pérez (born 5 June 1975) is a Mexican retired footballer who played as a defender.

Ricardo Munguía
Munguía in 2007
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Munguía Pérez
Date of birth (1975-06-05) 5 June 1975
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Veracruz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1997 Veracruz 39 (0)
1996Correcaminos UAT (loan)
1996 → Acapulco (loan)
1997–1998 Atlético Yucatán
1999 Toronto Lynx 23 (0)
2000–2001 San Luis
2001 Atletico Chiapas 0 (0)
2002 Albinegros de Orizaba 15 (0)
2003 Oaxaca 15 (0)
2003–2004 Tlaxcala 25 (0)
2004–2005 Pioneros de Obregón 28 (1)
2005 Lagartos de Tabasco 12 (1)
2006–2007 Coatzacoalcos 29 (0)
2007–2008 Serbian White Eagles
2008 Veracruz 1 (0)
2009–2010 Albinegros de Orizaba 38 (1)
2011 Serbian White Eagles
2011–2012 Estudiantes de Altamira 15 (0)
2015 Scarborough SC
International career
1993–1995 Mexico U20 1 (0)
Managerial career
2016 Scarborough SC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 2, 2017

Career

Club career

In 1999, he played abroad in the USL A-League with the Toronto Lynx.[1] On 17 July 2007, Munguía went on trial with the Serbian White Eagles in the Canadian Soccer League (CSL).[2] His trial was successful and he joined the club a few days later after his international transfer was approved by the Ontario Soccer Association.[3] He debuted for the club on 10 August 2007 in a 6–3 win over the North York Astros.[3] Munguía was an integral part of the White Eagles squad but injured his knee in the semifinal against the Trois-Rivières Attak thus missing out on the final against Toronto Croatia.[4]

Munguía (known in Mexico as El Ringo) was captain of Albinegros for the 2010 season.[5] Munguía re-joined the Serbian White Eagles prior to the 2011 CSL season.[5] In 2015, he returned to the CSL to play with Scarborough SC.[6]

International career

He was part of the Mexican national under-20 team that played in the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship.[7] He also won a silver medal with Mexico at the 1995 Pan American Games.[8]

Managerial career

Munguía was named the head coach in 2016 for Scarborough SC in the Canadian Soccer League.[9] He is also an academy coach for Cherry Beach Soccer Club.[8]

Personal

His late father Ricardo Munguía Padilla (also nicknamed Ringo) was also a footballer.

References

  1. "Ricardo Munguia Perez | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  2. Vujcic, Djuradj (2007-07-17). "Meksikanac u Orlovima?" (in Serbian). Serbian White Eagles FC. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  3. Vujcic, Djuradj (10 November 2022). "Blast from the Past: Open Canada Cup (2007)". Serbian White Eagles FC. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  4. Vujčić, Prvoslav (2007-10-27). "Sve nam je u prvoj utakmici finala oduzeto, ostala je samo večna LJUBAV i najlepše srpsko ime: DRAGORAD!!!" (in Serbian). Serbian White Eagles FC. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  5. Once Titular (2012-05-01). "Ringo Munguía espera jugar en el Apertura" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  6. "Scarborough SC | Canadian Soccer League". 2015-11-15. Archived from the original on November 15, 2015. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  7. Ricardo Munguía at ogol.com.br
  8. "Cherry Beach Soccer Club : Powered by GOALLINE". cherrybeachsoccer.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  9. "Футболисти от "Септември" /Сим/ с успешен старт в първенството на Канада с побългарения "Скарбъро"". Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). June 3, 2016. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
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