Rubén Paz

Uruguayan footballer

Rubén Paz (born 8 August 1959) is a former Uruguayan football player. He has played for Uruguay national team.

Ruben Paz
Paz during his time at Racing Club
Personal information
Full name Ruben Wálter Paz Márquez
Date of birth (1959-08-08) 8 August 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Artigas, Uruguay
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1975–1976 Peñarol de Artigas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1981 Peñarol 157 (53)
1982–1986 Internacional 145 (69)
1986–1987 Racing Paris 6 (0)
1987–1989 Racing Club 53 (17)
1989–1990 Genoa 25 (1)
1990–1993 Racing Club 75 (12)
1994 Rampla Juniors
1995 Frontera Rivera
1995–1996 Godoy Cruz 7 (0)
1996 Wanderers Artigas
1997–2000 Frontera Rivera
2002 Nacional San José de Mayo
2003–2005 Club Atlético Tito Borjas
2006 Pirata Juniors
National team
1979–1990 Uruguay 45 (8)
Honours
Representing  Uruguay
Copa América
Runner-up 1989 Brazil
Mundialito
Winner 1980 Uruguay
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Club career statistics

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[1]

Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
BrazilLeague
1982 Internacional Série A 8 0
1983 13 5
1984 7 1
1985 16 4
1986 0 0
FranceLeague
1986–87 RC Paris Division 1 6 0
ArgentinaLeague
1987–88 Racing Primera División 27 7
1988–89 26 10
ItalyLeague
1989–90 Genoa Serie A 25 1
ArgentinaLeague
1990–91 Racing Primera División 27 6
1991–92 33 5
1992–93 15 1
Country Brazil 44 10
France 6 0
Argentina 128 29
Italy 25 1
Total 203 40

International career statistics

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay[2] 1979 3 1
1980 10 4
1981 7 1
1982 0 0
1983 0 0
1984 0 0
1985 0 0
1986 3 1
1987 0 0
1988 2 0
1989 14 1
1990 6 0
Total 45 8
Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Paz goal.
List of international goals scored by Rubén Paz
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 September 1979 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay   Paraguay 2–1 2–2 1979 Copa América
2 11 December 1980 Estadio Campus Municipal, Maldonado, Uruguay   Bolivia 4–0 5–0 Friendly
3 18 December 1980 Estadio Luis Tróccoli, Montevideo, Uruguay   Switzerland 2–0 4–0
4 3–0
5 4–0
6 9 August 1981 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay   Colombia 1–0 3–2 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 23 April 1986 Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland   Republic of Ireland 1–0 1–1 Friendly
8 10 July 1989 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Paraguay 3–0 3–0 1989 Copa América

Honours

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Peñarol

Internacional

Racing Club

Uruguay

References

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  1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Rubén Paz". www.national-football-teams.com.
  2. "Ruben Paz - AUF". Retrieved 21 February 2022.