Ricardo Munguía (footballer, born 1975)

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

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

In 1999, he played abroad in the USL A-League with the Toronto Lynx. On July 17, 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 later after his international transfer was approved by the Ontario Soccer Association. He debuted for the club on August 10, 2007 in a 6–3 win over the North York Astros. Munguía was an integral part of the White Eagles squad but injured his knee in the semifinal against the Trois-Rivières Attak thus missing out on the final against Toronto Croatia.

Munguía (known in Mexico as El Ringo) was captain of Albinegros for the 2010 season. Munguía re-joined the Serbian White Eagles prior to the 2011 CSL season. In 2015, he returned to the CSL to play with Scarborough SC.

International career
He 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
Munguía was named the head coach in 2016 for Scarborough SC in the Canadian Soccer League. He is also an academy coach for Cherry Beach Soccer Club.

Personal
His father Ricardo Munguía Padilla (also nicknamed Ringo) was also a footballer.