Rubén da Silva
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| Rubén da Silva | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rubén Fernando da Silva | |
| Date of birth | April 11, 1968 (age 38) | |
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| Height | 182cm | |
| Nickname | Polillita | |
| Playing position | striker | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1986-1989 1989-1991 1991-1992 1992-1993 1993 1994-1995 1995-1998 1998-2000 2000-2001 2001-2004 |
Danubio River Plate U.S. Cremonese River Plate CD Logroñés Boca Juniors Rosario Central UNAM Pumas Club Nacional de Football Danubio |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Rubén da Silva 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 Spain
In 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 UNAM Pumas 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.
[edit] Titles
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 |  Danubio |
Primera División Uruguaya |
| 1989-1990 |  River Plate |
Primera División Argentina |
| 1995 | Rosario Central |
Copa Conmebol |
| 2000 | Club Nacional de Football |
Primera División Uruguaya |
| 2004 | Danubio |
Primera División Uruguaya |
[edit] Awards
| Season | Club | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Danubio |
Primera División Uruguaya topscorer: 23 goals |
| Clausura 1993 | River Plate |
Primera División Argentina topscorer: 15 goals |
| Apertura 1997 | Rosario Central |
Primera División Argentina topscorer: 13 goals |
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