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

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

Honours

Player

Atlético Madrid

• La Liga: 1965–66
• Copa del Generalísimo: 1964–65

Manager

Granada

• Segunda División B: 1982–83

External links

• Manuel Ruiz Sosa at BDFutbol
• Manuel Ruiz Sosa manager profile at BDFutbol
• Manuel Ruiz Sosa at National-Football-Teams.com
• Manuel Ruiz Sosa – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Manuel Ruiz Sosa at EU-Football.info