Rubén Hugo Ayala Sanabria (born 8 January 1950 in Santa Fe, Argentina) is a former Argentine football player and manager, who played as a forward.
 Ayala in 1974. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rubén Hugo Ayala Sanabria | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Humboldt, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1973 | San Lorenzo | 123 | (47) |
| 1973–1979 | Atlético Madrid | 169 | (45) |
| 1979–1980 | Jalisco | 29 | (16) |
| 1980–1984 | Atlante | 135 | (29) |
| Total | 456 | (137) | |
| International career | |||
| 1969–1974 | Argentina | 25 | (11) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1986–1987 | Cobras de Ciudad Juárez | ||
| 1987–1988 | Tampico Madero | ||
| 1988–1989 | Cobras de Ciudad Juárez | ||
| 1992–1994 | Correcaminos UAT | ||
| 2000–2003 | Pachuca (Assistant) | ||
| 2005 | Pachuca (interim) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Pachuca Reserves and Academy | ||
| 2008–2010 | Universidad del Fútbol | ||
| 2010–2011 | Pachuca Reserves and Academy | ||
| 2011–2012 | Titanes Tulancingo | ||
| 2012 | Murciélagos | ||
| 2013–2019 | León Reserves and Academy | ||
| 2017 | León (Interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 2007 | |||
Playing career
editBorn in Humboldt, Las Colonias Department, Santa Fe Province, Ayala played club football for Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro in Argentina where he was part of the team that famously went unbeaten for the whole of the 1972 Nacional championship.
In 1973, he left for Atlético de Madrid in Spain where he won several titles. In 1979, he moved to Mexico to play for Club Jalisco and Atlante F.C.[1]
During his playing career he earned 25 caps and scored 11 goals for the Argentina national football team, and played in the 1974 FIFA World Cup (scoring against Haiti).
He was nicknamed Ratón (Mouse) due to his short height.
Managerial career
editAfter retiring as a player Ayala took up coaching in Mexico he has been manager of Cobras de Querétaro (1986–1987), Tampico-Madero (1987–1988), Cobras de Ciudad Juárez (1988–1989), Correcaminos (1992–1994) and C.F. Pachuca (2000–2005). During his time with Pachuca he guided them to two league titles the Invierno 2001 and the Apertura 2003 as an assistant coach.
Honours
editSan Lorenzo
- Primera Division Argentina: 1972 Metropolitano, 1972 Nacional
- Copa Argentina Final Canceled: 1970
Atlético de Madrid
- European Cup Runner-up: 1973-74
- Copa Intercontinental: 1974
- Copa del Rey: 1975-76
- La Liga: 1976-77
Atlante F.C.
- CONCACAF Champions Cup: 1983
- Primera División Runner-up: 1981-82
Individual
- Copa Argentina Top Scorer: 1970 (5 goals)
References
edit- ^ Calvo, J. A. (11 November 1979). "Ayala: Dejó el futbol por la puerta falsa" (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo.
External links
edit- (in Spanish) La Liga statistics
- (in Spanish) Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 20, 2007)
- Rubén Ayala – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
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