Raúl Ruiz Matarín

Raúl

Raúl in 2011
Personal information
Full name Raúl Ruiz Matarín
Date of birth (1990-03-25) 25 March 1990
Place of birth Alicante, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
Guijuelo
Youth career
1998–2000 Sporting Plaza Argel
2000–2008 Hércules
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Hércules B
2008–2009 Hércules 10 (1)
2009–2012 Real Madrid B 15 (0)
2011Halmstads (loan) 14 (1)
2012–2014 Albacete 31 (0)
2013S.S. Reyes (loan) 12 (0)
2014– Guijuelo 68 (4)
National team
2009 Spain U19 5 (1)
2008 Spain U21 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 September 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is Matarín.

Raúl Ruiz Matarín (born 25 March 1990), known simply as Raúl, is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Guijuelo as a right winger.

Club career

Raúl was born in Alicante, Valencian Community. After reaching the club's youth system at the age of 10[1] he was promoted to hometown Hércules CF's first team for the 2008–09 season, appearing sparingly – but scoring once – as it fell short of a La Liga promotion.

In the 2009 summer Raúl signed with Real Madrid, being immediately relocated to its reserve side.[2] On 1 February 2011, he was loaned out to Swedish club Halmstads BK along with Castilla teammates Javi Hernández and José Zamora.[3]

In late January 2012, Raúl terminated his contract with Real Madrid and signed until June 2013 with Albacete Balompié in the third division.[4] After a loan stint at UD San Sebastián de los Reyes, in the same level,[5] he featured more regularly during the 2013–14 campaign, which ended in promotion.

On 1 August 2014, Raúl joined CD Guijuelo also in the third tier.[6]

International career

In November 2008, Raúl was summoned by the Spanish under-21 team, appearing in a friendly with Portugal in Cartaxo. He came on as a substitute for Daniel Parejo in the 80th minute of a 1–4 loss.[7]

On 10 February 2009, also from the bench and in a friendly (he took the place of Fran Mérida at half-time), Raúl scored the third and final goal for the under-19s in a 3–0 win over England, in Bournemouth.[8]

References

  1. «Estoy en una nube» ("I'm on a cloud"); Diario Información, 6 October 2008 (Spanish)
  2. Raúl Ruiz, feliz en su nueva casa (Raúl Ruiz, happy in his new home); Real Madrid C.F, 20 October 2009 (Spanish)
  3. "Castilla players loaned to Halmstad". Real Madrid C.F. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  4. "El Alba ya cuenta con Raúl Ruiz y Torres se incorporó al Alcoyano" [Albacete have Raul Ruiz and Torres joined Alcoyano] (in Spanish). La Tribuna de Albacete. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  5. "Raúl Ruiz se marchará cedido al San Sebastián de los Reyes y deja hueco" [Raúl Ruiz will be loaned to San Sebastián de los Reyes and will leave a place] (in Spanish). La Tribuna de Albacete. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  6. "Raúl Ruiz y Jonathan Ortiz, nuevos jugadores del Guijuelo" [Raúl Ruiz and Jonathan Ortiz, new players of Guijuelo] (in Spanish). La Gaceta de Salamanca. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  7. La Sub-21 naufraga en Portugal (Under-21 sink in Portugal); Diario AS, 18 November 2008 (Spanish)
  8. Exhibición de la Sub'19 en Inglaterra (Under-19 show in England); Diario AS, 10 February 2009 (Spanish)
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