Pablo Paz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo Ariel Paz Gallo | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Bahía Blanca, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tenerife (youth) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Newell's Old Boys | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | Newell's Old Boys | 37 | (3) |
| 1995–1996 | Banfield | 22 | (2) |
| 1997–2002 | Tenerife | 107 | (8) |
| 2003 | Independiente | 1 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Valladolid | 9 | (0) |
| 2005 | Atlético Paso | ||
| 2005–2006 | Castillo | 30 | (0) |
| 2006 | Motril | 6 | (1) |
| 2007 | Cerro Reyes | 16 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Vera | ||
| 2011 | Gara | ||
| 2013 | San Andrés | ||
| National team | |||
| 1996–1998 | Argentina | 14 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013–2014 | San Andrés | ||
| 2014– | Tenerife (youth) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Argentina
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| Men's Football | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1996 Atlanta | Team Competition |
| Pan American Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1995 Mar del Plata | Team Competition |
Pablo Ariel Paz Gallo (born 27 January 1973) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a central defender.
In a career that spanned 15 years he played more in Spain than in his homeland, notably with Tenerife for which he appeared in 127 competitive games.
Paz represented Argentina at the 1998 World Cup.
Club career
Paz was born in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires. During his professional career he played for Newell's Old Boys, Club Atlético Banfield, CD Tenerife (his most fruitful period, playing in four La Liga seasons and also reaching the UEFA Cup[1]), Club Atlético Independiente and Real Valladolid; in February 2001, he had an unsuccessful trial with Premier League club Everton.[2][3]
Paz retired from the game altogether in 2013 at the age of 40, after several years in Spain's lower leagues and its amateur football. He started his managerial career with amateurs CD San Andrés,[4] returning to Tenerife in the 2014 summer and taking charge of the youth sides.[5]
International career
Paz gained 14 caps for the Argentine national team in two years, his debut coming in 1996. He was part of the squad that appeared in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and, as the nation was already qualified, he played in the last group stage match against Croatia, a 1–0 win.[6]
Additionally, Paz represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, featuring twice in an eventual silver medal conquest.
References
- ↑ El Tenerife hace historia (Tenerife makes history); Mundo Deportivo, 4 December 1996 (Spanish)
- ↑ Paz on his way to Goodison; BBC Sport, 6 February 2001
- ↑ Changes likely for European format; The Daily Telegraph, 6 February 2001
- ↑ Pablo Paz, nuevo entrenador del CD San Andrés (Pablo Paz, new CD San Andrés manager); El Deportivo, 21 June 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Pablo Paz regresa ´con ilusión´ (Pablo Paz returns ´hungry´); La Opinión de Tenerife, 26 June 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Argentina, a lo práctico (Practical Argentina); Mundo Deportivo, 27 June 1998 (Spanish)
External links
- Argentine League statistics (Spanish)
- Pablo Paz profile at BDFutbol
- Pablo Paz at National-Football-Teams.com
- Pablo Paz – FIFA competition record
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