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.
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| Born: | 24 January 1976 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 244 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | ITESM Monterrey |
| Position: | Head coach |
| Undrafted: | 2004 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Men's American football | ||
Representing  Mexico
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| World Championship | ||
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1999 Palermo | Team |
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2003 Germany | Team |
Playing career
editCollege career
editRuiz 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
editIn 2004, Ruiz Burguete was signed by the Frankfurt Galaxy of the NFL Europe.[1]
National team
editRuiz 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
editIn 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]
References
edit- ^ a b "Receptor entrevista: Ruiz Burguete, LB salvaje". Receptor (in Spanish). 27 October 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Guillermo 'Cobra' Burguete". Receptor (in Spanish). 5 April 2009. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "IFAF Senior World Championship of American football record book" (PDF). americanfootball.jp. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Guillermo Ruiz Burguete será el coach de Dinos en LFA". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 14 November 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Cinco coaches con historia en la LFA". LFA.mx (in Spanish). 3 October 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "La LFA presentó a su Comisionado y al Presidente del Consejo Administrativo". LFA.mx (in Spanish). 7 September 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ Ayala, José Luis (16 January 2018). "Renuncia comisionado LFA Guillermo Ruiz Burguete". La Silla Rota (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Nacen los Galgos de Tijuana en la LFA". Máximo Avance (in Spanish). 18 November 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ Romero, Marcos (4 January 2023). "Galgos presentó su nuevo Head Coach". El Sol de Tijuana (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.