Ruben Darío Hernández Ariza (born February 19, 1965 in Armenia) is a former Colombian football (soccer) striker, one of the leading scorers in his country's history, and one of the early busts of Major League Soccer. Overall, Hernández scored 180 goals in the Colombian League for ten different teams: Deportes Quindío, Millonarios, Once Caldas, Atlético Nacional, Envigado, Independiente Medellín, América de Cali, Independiente Santa Fe, Deportes Tolima, and Deportivo Pereira. He retired in 2000. In 1996, "Rubencho" signed with Major League Soccer's MetroStars, but lasted only ten games with them without scoring a goal. He became unhappy in the United States and the league granted him a release back to Colombia. For Colombia, Hernández scored one goal in 17 caps and played for his country at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Notes 1965 births Living people Colombian footballers Colombian expatriate footballers New York Red Bulls players Atlético Nacional footballers Millonarios F.C. players Once Caldas footballers América de Cali footballers Independiente Santa Fe footballers Independiente Medellín footballers Deportes Tolima footballers Deportes Quindío footballers Deportivo Pereira footballers Expatriate soccer players in the United States Colombian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Colombia international footballers 1989 Copa América players 1990 FIFA World Cup players Categoría Primera A players Major League Soccer players People from Armenia, Colombia Association football forwards Footballers from Barranquilla 20th-century Colombian people