Rubén da Silva Football player

Rubén Fernando da Silva Echeverrito is a retired Uruguayan football striker. He was born on April 11, 1968, in the city of Montevideo in Uruguay. He played for a number of clubs in Uruguay, Argentina, Spain, Italy and Mexico.Da Silva started his career in 1986 with Danubio in the Primera División Uruguaya. In 1988 he helped the team to win the league title, contributing 23 goals, which also won him the title of topscorer.In 1989 he moved to Argentine giants River Plate, where he was part of the team that won the Primera Division in 1988–1989.Da Silva then moved to Italy in 1991, where he played for U.S. Cremonese before returning to River Plate in 1992, where he was topscorer in the Clausura 1993, prompting his move to CD Logroñés in SpainIn 1994 Da Silva returned to Argentina to play for River Plate's fiercest rivals, Boca Juniors.In 1995 Da Silva left Boca to join Rosario Central, where he won the Copa Conmebol (currently known as Copa Sudamericana) in 1995, and was again topscorer of Argentina, with 15 goals in the Apertura 1997 tournament.Da Silva had a two-year spell with UAG Tecos in Mexico before returning home to Uruguay with Club Nacional de Football in 2000. Nacional won the Primera Division in 2000, then Da Silva returned to his first club, Danubio, where he retired in 2004 after helping the club to claim the Primera division title.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 11, 1968
Birth place
Montevideo , Uruguay
Height (meters)1.82

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Football player

position
Forward (association football)
teams
Boca Juniors
Uruguay national football team
Club Atlético River Plate
CD Logroñés
Danubio F.C.
Estudiantes Tecos
Club Nacional de Football
Rosario Central

Rubén da Silva on Wikipedia

External resources

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