Ricardo Munguía Pérez

Ricardo Munguía Pérez (born 5 June 1975) is a retired Mexican footballer who played as a defender.

Ricardo Munguía
Munguía in 2007
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Munguía Pérez
Date of birth (1975-06-05) 5 June 1975
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Veracruz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1997 Veracruz 39 (0)
1996 → Correcaminos UAT (loan)
1996 → Acapulco (loan)
1997–1998 Atlético Yucatán
1999 Toronto Lynx 23 (0)
2000–2001 San Luis
2001 Atletico Chiapas 0 (0)
2002 Albinegros de Orizaba 15 (0)
2003 Oaxaca 15 (0)
2003–2004 Tlaxcala 25 (0)
2004–2005 Pioneros de Obregón 28 (1)
2005 Lagartos de Tabasco 12 (1)
2006–2007 Coatzacoalcos 29 (0)
2007–2008 Serbian White Eagles
2008 Veracruz 1 (0)
2009–2010 Albinegros de Orizaba 38 (1)
2011 Serbian White Eagles
2011–2012 Estudiantes de Altamira 15 (0)
2015 Scarborough SC
National team
1993–1995 Mexico U20 1 (0)
Teams managed
2016 Scarborough SC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 2, 2017
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Munguía and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

Career

Club career

In 1999, he played abroad in the USL A-League with the Toronto Lynx.[1]On 17 July 2007, Munguía went on trial with the Serbian White Eagles in the Canadian Soccer League (CSL).[2] His trial was successful and he joined the club a few days later after his international transfer was approved.[3] He debuted for the club on 10 August 2007 in a 6-3 win over the North York Astros.[4] 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.[5]

Munguía was captain of Albinegros for the 2010 season.[6] Munguía (known in Mexico as El Ringo) retired from Mexican football in 2010 and re-joined the Serbian White Eagles prior to the 2011 CSL season.[6]In 2015, he returned to the CSL to play with Scarborough SC.[7]

International career

He was part of the Mexican national under-20 team that played in the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship.[8] He also won a silver medal with Mexico at the 1995 Pan American Games.[9]

Managerial career

Munguía was named the head coach in 2016 for Scarborough SC in the Canadian Soccer League.[10]He is also an academy coach for Cherry Beach Soccer Club.[11]

Personal

His late father Ricardo Munguía Padilla (also nicknamed Ringo) was also a footballer.

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References
  1. "Ricardo Munguia Perez | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  2. Vujcic, Djuradj (2007-07-17). "Meksikanac u Orlovima?" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  3. Vujcic, Djuradj (2007-07-25). "A Hole in the Net". Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  4. Serbian White Eagles FC (2007-08-10). "Kiša golova na Centennial parku" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  5. Serbian White Eagles FC (2007-10-27). "Toronto Kroacija – Srpski beli orlovi (4:1)" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  6. Once Titular (2012-05-01). "Ringo Munguía espera jugar en el Apertura" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  7. "Scarborough SC | Canadian Soccer League". web.archive.org. 2015-11-15. Archived from the original on November 15, 2015. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  8. Ricardo Munguía at ogol.com.br
  9. Cherry Beach profile
  10. "Футболисти от „Септември" /Сим/ с успешен старт в първенството на Канада с побългарения „Скарбъро"". Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). June 3, 2016. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  11. "Cherry Beach Soccer Club : Powered by GOALLINE". cherrybeachsoccer.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
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