Ricardo Munguía Pérez


Ricardo Munguía Pérez is a retired Mexican footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Club career

In 1999, he played abroad in the USL A-League with the Toronto Lynx.On 17 July 2007, Munguía went on trial with the Serbian White Eagles in the Canadian Soccer League. His trial was successful and he joined the club a few days later after his international transfer was approved. He debuted for the club on 10 August 2007 in a 6-3 win over the North York Astros. 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.
Munguía was captain of Albinegros for the 2010 season. Munguía retired from Mexican football in 2010 and re-joined the Serbian White Eagles prior to the 2011 CSL season.In 2015, he returned to the CSL to play with Scarborough SC.

International career

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

Managerial career

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

Personal

His late father Ricardo Munguía Padilla was also a footballer.