Mexican gridiron football coach (born 1976)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is
Burguete .
American football player
Guillermo Ruiz Burguete Born: (1976-01-24 ) 24 January 1976 (age 48) Mexico City , MexicoHeight: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 244 lb (111 kg) College: ITESM Monterrey Position: Head coach Undrafted: 2004
2003 IFAF World Championship All-Star Team
José Guillermo Ruiz Burguete (born 24 January 1976) is a Mexican gridiron football coach. He previously played in the NFL Europe with the Frankfurt Galaxy .
Playing career
College career
Ruiz Burguete played college football for the Centinelas CGP in 1995 and 1996 and later for the Borregos Salvajes Monterrey from 1998 to 2000, receiving a scholarship to study at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education , where he majored in Business Administration.[ 1] [ 2]
During his college career, he won two National Championships in 1998 and 1999.
NFL Europe
In 2004, Ruiz Burguete was signed by the Frankfurt Galaxy of the NFL Europe .[ 1]
National team
Ruiz Burguete was part of the Mexico national American football team that competed in the 1999 and 2003 IFAF World Championship , where he was included in the All-Star Team of the tournament.[ 3]
Coaching career
In November 2016, Ruiz Burguete was appointed head coach of the Dinos de Saltillo of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) ahead of the 2017 LFA season .[ 4] Burguete led the Dinos to the Tazón México II , that they lost 18–24 to the Mayas CDMX .[ 5]
In September 2017, he left the Dinos and was appointed as Commissioner of the LFA, but he resigned in January 2018.[ 6] [ 7]
In November 2021, Ruiz Burguete was appointed head coach of the Galgos de Tijuana .[ 8] Burguete left the Galgos ahead of the 2023 LFA season and was replaced by Héctor del Águila.[ 9]
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