Marco Ruiz (footballer)


Marco Antonio "Chemo" Ruíz Torres is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for Sport Victoria.

Club career

Ruiz started his senior career with Sport Coopsol Trujillo, making his Torneo Descentralizado debut in the 2001 season. He only managed to make one league appearance in his time in Trujillo.
In July 2001 he joined Deportivo Wanka for the second half of the 2001 season. He made 3 league appearances for his new club to wrap up his debut season in the top flight. In his second season there he was a regular starter with 42 league games played. However his club could not avoid relegation at the end of the 2002 Descentralizado season.
Then in January 2003 Ruiz joined Coronel Bolognesi FC.

International career

Ruiz was called up for his debut match for the Peru national team by Paulo Autuori. He made his debut on 27 August 2003 at home in a 0-0 friendly match against Guatemala.