Rubén Paz

Football player infobox
playername = Rubén Paz


fullname = Rubén Walter Marquez Paz
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1959|8|8
cityofbirth = Artigas
countryofbirth = Uruguay
height = height|meters =1.74
currentclub = Retired
clubnumber =
position = Midfielder, Forward
youthyears = 1975–1976
youthclubs = Peñarol de Artigas
years = 1977–1981
1982–1986
1986–1987
1986–1989
1989–1990
1990–1992
1994
1995
1996
1996
1997–2000
clubs = Peñarol
Internacional
Racing Club de France
Racing Club
Genoa
Racing Club
Rampla Juniors
Frontera Rivera Chico
Godoy Cruz
Wanderers de Artigas
Frontera Rivera
caps(goals) = 0? 0(?)
44 (10)
06 0(0)
53 (17)
25 0(1)
75 (12)
0? 0(?)
0? 0(?)
0? 0(?)
0? 0(?)
0? 0(?)
nationalyears = 1979–1990
nationalteam = Uruguay
nationalcaps(goals) = 45 (12)
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ntupdate =

Rubén Walter Paz Márquez (born August 8, 1959 in Artigas) was a Uruguayan football midfield player, who retired in 2006 at the age of 47. Paz played at two FIFA World Cups for Uruguay and was also South American Footballer of the Year in 1988. He's actually Peñarol's assistence coach.

Career

Ruben Paz began his career at the age of 17 when he joined the Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo in 1977. He played in Peñarol until 1981, where he obtained important achievements, winning 3 consecutive championships Uruguayans (1978-79-80).

In 1982 he emigrated to the Brazilian League, specifically the Rio Grande do Sul team Internacional of Porto Alegre where he won three consecutive championships Gauchos (1982-83-84).

In 1986 makes the leap to Europe, specifically to Matra Racing Paris (now the Racing Club de France) of the Ligue 1 of the French Football League, where he highlighted alongside his compatriot Enzo Francescoli.

The following year he was transferred to Racing Club de Avellaneda in the Argentine league, where he becomes the team leader and an idol for the fans academic, who conquered the South American Super Cup and Super Cup Inter in 1988. He was one of the few players in the Argentinian football was respected by all swollen. That same year he was awarded for journalism mainland as the Best Player of South America.

During the 1989-90 season to play in the Serie A of the Italian Football League hired by the Genoa, which coincides with two other of his compatriots, Jose Perdomo and Carlos Alberto Aguilera.

The following year he returned to Racing Club. In 1992 he returned to Uruguay to play in Rampl Juniors, and then punch by the Club Frontera Rivera.

In 1995 he played for Godoy Cruz de Mendoza. Later continue to play in smaller clubs to leave football in 2006.

International career

Participated in the Uruguayan team that won the World's World Cup in 1980. Later he played two editions of the World Cup, the disputed in Mexico in 1986 and Italy in 1990, in which their combined was eliminated in quarter finals.

Honours

*Primera División Uruguaya: 1978, 1979, 1981 and 1982.
*Campeonato Gaúcho: 1982, 1983 and 1984.
*Liga Mayor de San José: 2003 and 2004.
*Supercopa Sudamericana: 1988.
*Supercopa Interamericana: 1988.
*Mundialito: 1981, for Uruguay national football team.

References

* [http://www.tenfieldigital.com.uy/servlet/hprfchsj?0,2,2%2F43%2F,1,173 Profile]