Ricardo Munguía Pérez

Ricardo Munguía Pérez (born 5 June 1975) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Early career Munguía debuted with Veracruz on 13 November 1993, in a 1–1 draw against Puebla.

In 1999, he played abroad in the USL A-League with the Toronto Lynx. Munguía made 23 appearances with Toronto.

In 2005, he played with Lagartos de Tabasco. After a season with Lagartos, he joined Coatzacoalcos in 2006.

Canada On 17 July 2007, Munguía went on trial with the Serbian White Eagles in the Canadian Soccer League (CSL). His trial was successful, and he joined the club a few days after the Ontario Soccer Association approved his international transfer. He debuted for the club on 10 August 2007, in a 6–3 win over the North York Astros. The Serbs would be defeated in the championship series against Toronto Croatia.

Return to Mexico After his second run in Canada, he returned to his former club Veracruz in 2008. His second stint with Veracruz saw limited playing time as he sustained an injury. Shortly after, he re-joined Albinegros and was the team captain for the 2010 season.

Later career Munguía re-joined the Serbian White Eagles before the 2011 CSL season. In the opening round of the postseason, Serbia advanced to the semifinals by defeating Brampton City United. Their playoff journey concluded in the following round after being eliminated by the Ottawa-based Capital City.

Munguía had his final spell in Mexico with Estudiantes de Altamira for the 2011–12 season. His final season in the CSL circuit was in 2015 as he played with expansion side Scarborough SC.

International career Munguía was part of the Mexican national under-20 team that played in the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship. He also won a silver medal with Mexico at the 1995 Pan American Games.

Managerial career In 2012, Munguía was named the manager of his former club Albinegros de Orizaba, and left for personal reasons in 2013.

He returned to the Canadian Soccer League in the summer of 2016 to manage Scarborough SC. He led the eastern Toronto club to a playoff berth by finishing third in the league's first division. In the postseason, Scarborough was eliminated in the opening round by Hamilton City.

He is also an academy coach for Cherry Beach Soccer Club.

Honors Serbian White Eagles Canadian Soccer League International Division: 2007 CSL Championship runner-up: 2007

Mexico Pan American Games Silver Medal: 1995