Ricardo Peláez
 Ricardo Peláez Linares (born March 14 1963) is a former Mexican footballer. He represented Mexico at the FIFA World Cup in 1998. He scored two goals in the group matches against South Korea a 3–1 win for Mexico and a 2–2 draw with Netherlands.Peláez is currently serving as the sporting director of the Mexican national team. From 2011 to 2014 he was the president of Liga MX club América.