Justo Ruiz

Justo Ruiz González (born 31 August 1969) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

In a 21-year senior career, his professional input consisted of 62 Segunda División games with Bilbao Athletic and Eibar and 23 in the Portuguese Segunda Liga with União da Madeira.

Starting in 2008, Ruiz worked as manager of the Andorra under-21 national team for 11 years.

Club career Ruiz was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country. After five years in the Spanish Segunda División, four with Athletic Bilbao's reserves and one with SD Eibar, he continued his career in the lower leagues, including three seasons with FC Andorra (who competed in the Spanish system). In 1998–99, he represented C.F. União in Portugal's Segunda Liga.

The following summer, aged 30, Ruiz moved back to FC Andorra, resigning from his position in September 2016 alongside his entire staff.

International career Ruiz won 21 caps for Spain across five youth levels. He appeared with the under-20 side at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.

In 1996, Ruiz began representing the Andorra senior team. He played a total of 21 FIFA World Cup qualification games for his adopted country, making his last competitive appearance on 21 November 2007 against Russia at the age of 38 years and two months.

For several years, Ruiz worked as manager of the Andorran under-21s. He left his post in October 2019, after being named Secretary of State for Sports.

International goals Scores and results list Andorra's goal tally first. GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1. 8 September 1999 Camp d’Esports d’Aixovall, Aixovall, Andorra 1–1 1–2 Euro 2000 qualifying 2. 7 October 2000 Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, Andorra la Vella, Andorra 1–2 1–2 2002 World Cup qualification