Antonio Casado Ruiz

Antonio Casado
Personal information
Full name Antonio Casado Ruiz
Date of birth (1961-03-20) 20 March 1961
Place of birth Huelva, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1981 Betis B
1981–1987 Betis 120 (4)
1987–1991 Recreativo 49 (0)
1991–1998 Écija 171 (1)
1998–1999 Dos Hermanas
Total 340 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Casado and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.

Antonio Casado Ruiz (born 20 March 1961) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

He played seven seasons in La Liga, all with Betis.

Football career

Born in Huelva, Andalusia, Casado made his professional debuts with Real Betis in 1981, playing in five La Liga games in his first season and scoring in a 2–1 away win against RCD Español. In the following five top flight campaigns he was an important first-team member, never appearing in less than 20 matches and adding three UEFA Cup appearances during his stint with the club.

In the 1987 summer, after featuring rarely for the Verdiblancos in his last two seasons, Casado joined neighbours Recreativo de Huelva in the second division, playing four years with the team and being relegated in his third.

In the second level, Ruiz also played with Écija Balompié (two seasons in the category, seven overall), suffering another relegation in 1997. He retired in June 1999 at the age of 38, after a one-year spell with amateurs Dos Hermanas CF.

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