Manuel Ruiz Sosa

Not to be confused with Manuel Ruiz.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is Sosa.
Manuel Ruiz Sosa
Personal information
Full name Manuel Ruiz Sosa
Date of birth (1937-04-10)10 April 1937
Place of birth Coria del Río, Spain
Date of death 12 December 2009(2009-12-12) (aged 72)
Place of death Seville, Spain
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Coria
Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1964 Sevilla 153 (5)
1955–1956 → Coria (loan)
1964–1968 Atlético Madrid 37 (0)
1968–1969 Granada 3 (0)
Total 193 (5)
International career
1960 Spain U21 2 (0)
1959–1960 Spain B 3 (1)
1960–1961 Spain 5 (0)
Managerial career
1969–1970 Coria
1970–1971 Alicante
1971–1972 Lleida
1972 Jaén
1973–1974 Alcoyano
1974–1975 Villena
1975–1977 Jaén
1977–1978 Oviedo
1978–1979 Jaén
1979–1980 Linares
1980–1981 Algeciras
1981–1982 Alcalá
1982–1983 Granada
1983–1984 Córdoba
1984–1985 Jaén
1987 Almería
1987–1988 Coria
1988 Granada
1990 Andalusia
1990–1991 Atlético Madrileño
1993–1995 Sevilla (assistant)
2000 Sevilla B
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manuel Ruiz Sosa (10 April 1937 – 12 December 2009) was a Spanish football midfielder and manager.

Honours

Player

Atlético Madrid

Manager

Granada