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Carlos Ruiz

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Carlos Humberto Ruiz Gutiérrez (born 15 September 1979), initially nicknamed El Pescadito or "The Little Fish" but later became El Pescado or "The Fish" (even by Spanish-speakers), is a Guatemalan former professional footballer who played as a striker. A product of CSD Municipal's youth academy, Ruiz played for five MLS clubs (Los Angeles Galaxy, FC Dallas, Toronto FC, Philadelphia Union, and D.C. United), scoring 88 goals in 182 MLS regular-season matches and 16 goals in the post-season, which is the second most post-season goals in MLS history. In 2002, he was named the MLS's Most Valuable Player of the season. He was a member of the Guatemalan national team from 1998 to 2016. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). Carlos Ruiz is the 8,037th most popular soccer player (down from 6,532nd in 2024), the 40th most popular biography from Guatemala (down from 39th in 2019) and the most popular Guatemalan Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Carlos Ruiz ranks 8,037 out of 21,273. Before him are Kento Kato, Mel Charles, Sándor Schwartz, Pascal Nouma, Çağlar Söyüncü, and Fumiyuki Kanda. After him are Shinnosuke Honda, Pablo Maqueda, Humberlito Borges, Nicolas Nkoulou, Sebastian Boenisch, and Kim Yong-dae.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Carlos Ruiz ranks 449. Before him are Michelle Williams, Michal Martikán, Joel Griffiths, Nazlı Tolga, Sotirios Kyrgiakos, and Samoa Joe. After him are Lake Bell, Kim Yong-dae, Eric Johnson, Francileudo Santos, Nathalie Dechy, and Marián Hossa.

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In Guatemala

Among people born in Guatemala, Carlos Ruiz ranks 40 out of 44. Before him are Rodolfo Quezada Toruño (1932), Carlos Batres (1968), Sandra Torres (1955), Luis von Ahn (1978), Norma Cruz (1962), and Thelma Aldana (1955). After him are Karin Herrera (1967), Soluna Samay (1990), José Francisco Calí Tzay (1961), Gaby Moreno (1981), Guillermo Ramírez (1978), and Marco Pappa (1987).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Guatemala

Among soccer players born in Guatemala, Carlos Ruiz ranks 1. After him are Guillermo Ramírez (1978), and Marco Pappa (1987).

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